Old North Carolina 105

Discover the Grand Canyon of North Carolina, camping, hiking, and overlanding along Old North Carolina 105 in Linville Gorge Wilderness Area.
Discover the Grand Canyon of North Carolina, camping, hiking, and overlanding along Old North Carolina 105 in Linville Gorge Wilderness Area.
Overland Expo East 2022 is a wrap but the memories, lessons learned, and impressive rigs linger.
The forests, lakes, and wildlife of Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky & Tennessee offer hiking, fishing, camping, and many more outdoor activities.
A road trip guide to wild and historic stops on Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Explore overgrown fields, abandoned farms, and cemeteries along the rough dirt forest roads of Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area.
Kofa Wilderness Refuge is a special destination to us. It's the first place we ever boondocked and we fell in love with the remote and dramatic rock formations. That said, as much as we have explored the area, we stuck to relatively major roads in the past. Yes, all of Kofa's roads are dirt, and, yes, they can have some mean washboard or washouts. But the main arteries in the park that connect to the highway are recognizable on maps, wide enough for two vehicles to easily pass, and easily distinguished from the rest of the landscape. But when we turn down Castle Dome Mine Road, we don't encounter another soul. And we're grateful for that because this trail gets incredibly narrow and rough with tight turns and high brush. But when we reach a clear vista point, that view is all ours.
Wander towering sand dunes in Nevada's western Desert between Las Vegas and Death Valley National Park in Big Dune Recreational Area.
Death Valley is a park meant for vehicles. Stretching 140 miles in length, the Valley is full of attractions that require some kind of vehicle to see in a timely manner. But vehicular diversions are not limited to the pavement.…
We aren't too alarmed when we hear about the wind advisory in Death Valley. After our December experiences with tornados in Kentucky and Kansas, we don't think much of winds in sunny California. Even so, we don't have to be in Tornado Alley for winds to whip up quite a storm. Rather than dropping tree limbs and flipping trailers, this wind kicks up a dust storm so great as to block out the surrounding mountain range and, later on, the sun. We wander Death Valley through a muted haze. Even in that midday twilight, we wear sunglasses and masks to protect our eyes and airways from the grit and dust kicked up by the wind.
The Roam Lab crew chats up overland experts, vendors, and enthusiasts at Overland Expo East in Arrington, Virginia.