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“Some days you bend so you don’t break, and some days you bend because you finally can.” From "Bend on your own time" Words by Josiah Roe, images by Autumn Schrock and video by Nate Luebbe

“To walk this landscape is to feel the cadence of the land, a rhythm that ebbs and flows like the tides, that rises and falls like the wind.” Julianne Gauron on her respite on the Skellig Ring, Ballinskellig, and the Kerry Dark Sky Reserve.

Purmamarca: in the foothills of the Atacama Desert in the northwest corner of Argentina, the landscape changes from verdant green to nearly-barren, multi-hued mountains matched by the remarkable alpaca-wool blankets and skirts. Learn more from Lisa Morris & Jason Spafford as they continue their remarkable journey around the world by motorcycle. https://lnkd.in/ddueb92n

It is almost that time of year where we escape the heat up into the mountains (or the coast). One of our fav spots, and not just because of its incredible wine, is El Dorado county east of Sacramento and up into the Sierra Nevada to Lake Tahoe. For vanlifers/RV-ers/Overlanders, it is a treasure of public land and dispersed camping. Enjoy! Visit El Dorado + Jody Franklin https://lnkd.in/eMa8QxfH

“Bella Coola” itself is a name with layers. It’s an exonym—a name given from outside—and a corruption of the Heiltsuk word bḷ́xʷlá, meaning “somebody from Bella Coola” or more loosely, “stranger.” The Nuxalk (pronounced “Ne-Hawk”) endonym for the local region is Nuxalk, and for the specific village site of Bella Coola, the name is Q’umk’uts. From “A Stranger Beautiful”, with words and visuals by Josiah Roe with additional visuals from Luke Gibson & Dylan Wolsky With thanks to SOUNDBOKS BC Ferries BFGoodrich 

The Slow Baja Winter Expedition isn’t about speed. It’s about shedding urgency—trading the noise of daily life for the soft crunch of tires on sand, the taste of salt air, and the kind of stillness only the Baja Peninsula can offer: seven Days of Dust, Tacos, and Whale Songs // with Baja Bound Mexican Insurance + Tequila Fortaleza + Rocky Talkie + Benchmark Maps https://lnkd.in/dWmseahn

East Iceland: “Overlanding in our Toyota Hilux, which we name “White Rhino”, we navigate carefully across gravel paths, maneuvering through hairpin turns, and conquering seemingly impassable mountain passes. Though each move and detour is chosen on impulse, at each turn we thoroughly check weather and road conditions. Overhead the sky is in constant motion, clouds breaking to reveal waves of light. Off-shore whitecaps and ice crash into dark, volcanic rock.” Lisa Morris + Jason Spafford https://lnkd.in/dNX2BEfb Dometic + BFGoodrich + BLUETTI + iKamper USA, Inc.

The light and landscape in Alaska - whether at sunrise, sunset, or midnight - stretches our sense of time. It compels us to linger, and in doing so our problems begin fade, and we feel both lost and found in equal measure. Imagery by Sergius Hannan ~ October 2025 Northern Lights workshops now booking. Alaska Travel Industry Association

It's Spring MTB season in Oregon, and for nearly 25 years @salemtrails has been working/organizing/rallying to create *sustainable* trail systems in Silver Falls and throughout the their beautiful corner of the Willamette Valley for you *to have this moment*. Willamette Valley Visitors Association Travel Oregon #SilverFallsStatePark #MTB #WillametteValley

In 1940 John Steinbeck and Ed Rickets set out from Monterrey Bay aboard a 40' sardine fishing boat, the Western Flyer, leading to remarkable journey aroun the Baja Peninsula and the Gulf of California, culminating in the remarkable book "The Log from the Sea of Cortez". The ship has been restored by The Western Flyer Foundation and is now currently docked for some time in La Paz, BCS. You can learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gdjPcpvv