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Namibian Oasis

An unusual scavenger hunt through the desert of Namibia

Explore, WorldKristina GeorgievaApril 28, 2020explore, world, Namibia, Africa, south africa, desert, scavenger hunt, road trip, salt water, dead sea, swim, inn, unusual, friends

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A writer drives out west to lose herself in the wilderness

Explore, NatureSydney SpicerDecember 3, 2019explore, nature, wild, wilderness, wildlife, mountains, driving, road, road trip, parks, prairie, Rocky Mountains, appalachians, West, east, west coast, ocean, water, stream, river, camping, tent, hike, hiking, personal essay

The Solitude of Oman

A photo essay relating the solitude found while traveling along the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula

Create, PhotographyGrant PriceSeptember 17, 2019create, photography, travel photography, travel, travel essay, photo essay, Oman, solitude, Middle East, loneliness, alone, solo, hiking, sand, water, road trip, stillness, travel writer

Safe Places

Fiction by Alexandra Hubbell

Create, WritingAlexandra HubbellAugust 6, 2019create, writing, fiction, short fiction, shorty story, motherhood, mother, mom, son, family, road trip, motel, statue of liberty, abuse, neglect, loneliness

Ghosts, Gold, and Forgetting

A road trip leading through the vast untouched stretches of Western Australia leads to discoveries of loss

Explore, WorldRachel WattsJuly 10, 2019ghosts, gold, forgetting, ghost town, Australia, Western Australia, cemetery, dead, lost, abandoned, mines, money, rich, history, vast, road trip

Long Beach, Washington

A road trip to Long Beach, Washington forces one traveler to think about why it’s important to leave our own cities, for the chance to explore another

Explore, CityTomm McCarthyJanuary 10, 2019explore, city, airport, travel, tourist, beach, ocean, sea, pacific northwest, washington, oregon, waves, seafood, long beach, astoria, road trip, lighthouse, cape, landscapes, cities

Yosemite

Hiking in the crown jewel of the High Sierra, where enormous granite rock formations encircle an idyllic valley of green

From Angst to Adventure

Head into the wild with Channing Kaiser as she drives across the country, explaining why it's okay to ditch society for a while to embrace vanlife

Grow, SocietyChanning KaiserOctober 23, 2017grow, society, road trip, vanlife, travel, travel photography, nature, outdoors, outdoor enthusiast, hiking, hiker, west, Into the Wild, dirty, national park, wanderlust, wandering, nature photography

Instagram Feature: to.the.lees

Billie Heitzman takes us around the world by sharing her majestic travel photography and explaining what it means to embrace adventure

Create, PhotographyBillie HeitzmanOctober 19, 2017create, photography, travel photography, travel, world travel, world, Iceland, Amsterdam, Asia, Banff, Norway, ocean, desert, cityscape, city, lens, nature, road trip, picture, photos, photographer, Europe, snapshot, outdoors

Wilderness as a Mindset

A personal essay about seeking solace in the wilderness in an age when we're constantly connected

Explore, NatureAlex McIntoshSeptember 26, 2017explore, nature, hiking, lakes, mountains, outdoors, wilderness, national park, rocky mountains, tetons, paragliding, kentucky, road trip, environment, wildlife, disconnect, college

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