Driving

Grounded Unveils The World’s First Smart Electric RV
By Everett Potter Grounded, an electric RV startup, has unveiled the world’s first fully customizable smart electric RV. The Grounded G1 is a state-of-the-art RV created by a veteran of Elon Musk’s SpaceX that aims to set a new standard for sustainable travel with class-leading layout customization, solar power, and

Van Go: Best Laid Plans
By Julie Snyder The plan was simple enough. Point Van Go due north for the four-hour drive to Port Townsend, Washington, visit some friends living there, and overnight at a vintage hotel. The next day, head west to the Pacific Coast for beach time, then south to Lake Quinault Lodge

Airstream Unveils Ultimate Remote Work Travel Trailer
By Everett Potter Leave it to Airstream, maker of the iconic “silver bullet” fleet of Airstream travel trailers, to create a mobile office travel trailer, the ultimate in remote working and travel environments. Their brand new Flying Cloud 30FB Office , which was unveiled today, features a dedicated office space, greater connectivity,

The Confluence of Santa Fe
Story and photos by Neil Wolkodoff There may not be a better place to get your creative juices in high gear than Santa Fe. From its roots in the Indian trails that crossed in Santa Fe, then to horse and wagon travel, mutating as a railroad hub as the industrial

Road Trip: Rolling Down the Washington and Oregon Coasts in a VW Vanagon
By Brian E. Clark When my oldest son finished his college studies a decade ago, we decamped for the Rogue River in southwest Oregon for a mellow, four-day rafting and kayaking trip with OARS, an Angels Camp, CA-based outfitter. This past summer (2019), to toast my daughter’s graduation from high school,

Airstream Unveils New Basecamp Models For The Ultimate Road Trip
By Everett Potter Just in time for the ultimate road trip summer, Airstream, the legendary company that perfected the travel trailer, has unveiled two new models, the Basecamp 20 and the Basecamp 20X. Now that everyone seems to be itching for a self-drive RV getaway during this summer of social

3 Great American Resorts Reopen For Summer
By Everett Potter Three of America’s classic resorts located in New York, Maine, and Colorado have announced plans to reopen this summer, just in time for a much-needed getaway. Each hotel has laid out the standards for accepting guests, based on the ever-changing rules in their respective state. This

10 Top National Parks For You To Visit In The U.S.
By Larry Olmsted The National Park Service (NPS) is slowly reopening parks nationwide, but at least in the short term, some concessions and facilities will remain closed and it won’t exactly be business as usual. At this time, you should check any park’s individual website for details of what is

Airstream Basecamp X
By Everett Potter Airstream fanatics are an exceptionally loyal bunch and anything the company makes has a built-in audience. So when the 80 plus year old company reintroduced its smallest model, the Basecamp, in 2016, there was a lot of buzz among #vanlife enthusiasts. The same could be said for

Airstream’s New Interstate Nineteen
By Everett Potter The name Airstream conjures up the legendary company that designed and developed the coveted “silver bullet” travel trailer that every hipster on the block would like to own. Airstream is still innovating, more than 80 years after their founding by inventor Wally Byam. The company has just introduced a