On the Road

Lake of The Ozarks: Way More Than Water
By Neil Wolkodoff I live in Colorado, and I find big water a bit magical because we don’t have it. Hearing about The Lake of the Ozarks set off a vision of aqua activities. The Lake started as a massive dam and hydroelectric project on the Osage River to service

Airstream’s New Rangeline Touring Coach
By Everett Potter Airstream, the 91-year-old company that launched the silver bullet trailer decades ago, continues its forward march with motorhomes designed to get you out on the road and keep you there, at least for a while. The company’s new Rangeline Touring Coach is a vehicle for the nomadic

Bowlus Unveils The First All-Electric RV
By Everett Potter Bowlus, a leader in performance luxury recreation vehicles, has unveiled the world’s first production all-electric RV, the Volterra luxury travel trailer. The Volterra is fully electric-powered, with a 100-percent increase in battery capacity from previous models. It also offers the first application of AeroSolar™ in the RV

Peace Vans Going Strong as COVID Wanes
By Brian E. Clark Like a lot of small business owners, Harley Sitner was greatly concerned about his company’s survival in the early days of the pandemic. But for Seattle-based Peace Vans – which rents VW buses and Mercedes vans for road trips in the Northwest – the Covid headwinds

3 Essentials For Winter Road Trips
By Everett Potter Whether you’re heading to the Rockies, exploring the Florida Keys or planning a long drive through the Southwest this winter, its pays to be prepared. Road trips always have their share of the unexpected, and that’s especially true in winter, when weather-related issues can make travel hazardous.

Airstream Pottery Barn Special Edition Travel Trailer
By Everett Potter Airstream, Inc., the maker of the iconic “silver bullet” travel trailer, has just announced a new vehicle that’s a partnership with Pottery Barn, a portfolio brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM). You can credit the pandemic, which has driven the current craze for RV travel and the

Cape Van Go: Three Days, Three Capes
By Julie Snyder “One last tip,” said Van Go’s former owner as he handed over the keys. “Disconnect the burglar alarm when you’re in a campground, so it’s not accidentally tripped in the middle of the night.” His wince told us that he and his wife had learned this lesson

Van Go: West Coast Winging It (Part Two)
By Julie Snyder After the 10-plus-hour drive from Portland to the Bay Area that launched our trip (read Part One here), Joe suggested that we limit driving to no more than five hours a day. I’m a road warrior, and with a bed in the back of Van Go,

Van Go: West Coast Winging It (Part One)
Story & photos by Julie Snyder Wide awake in our Barstow, California hotel room at 3 a.m., Joe and I pondered our next move. Did we carry on east to the Grand Canyon despite the winter travel advisory and frigid temperatures? Or cancel our reservations and point Van Go

Under Canvas Lake Powell And Acadia National Park Open
By Everett Potter Under Canvas, one of the leading glamping companies in the US, has just opened their latest resorts: Under Canvas Acadia on the Maine coast and Under Canvas Lake Powell – Grand Staircase in Utah. Under Canvas currently has seven other camps that are near some of