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ROVA

Twenty-Two: December/January 2020/2021
Magazine

ROVA is a print and digital magazine about traveling the roads of North America: the insightful stories, the spectacular images, and the people who make up this vibrant, growing community.

FROM THE EDITOR

Rova

ROVA IN YOUR WORDS

ROVA RECOMMENDS

GEAR UP!

WHY THE ROAD? • ROVA catches up with road travelers to get the scoop on why they choose to live the nomadic life.

LOVING A VINTAGE VEHICLE AND LETTING IT GO • A year-long affair with a 1976 Toyota Chinook

EAT, PRAY, LOVE: ROAD-TRIP EDITION • Road trips offer adventure, exploration and plenty of opportunities to learn about geography and history. But sometimes, the best thing they can give you is a ton of fast food and self-love.

YEAR-ROUND CAMPING • How do you get away to nature when campgrounds are constantly full and RV parks are expensive and uninviting? Consider the wonders of the private camping club.

LIVING THAT WINTER VAN LIFE • Wintering in your home on wheels is a daunting undertaking, but one that comes with plenty of rewards. ROVA speaks with a few intrepid winter travelers about their cold-climate adventures.

Where’s best for chasing pow?

LEARNING THROUGH OS-MOOSE-IS • A surprise encounter with a moose while hiking through Grand Teton National Park changed the way my family and I view nature and traveling. The world seems a lot wider since coming face to face with how deeply entrenched our own self-centered perspective is.

LOVE ON LINED ASPHALT THE ART OF SINGLE #VANLIFE • Dating is hard, confusing and often pretty weird. Dating while living alone in a van? Well, that’s even more complicated.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR TRAVELERS • After a hellish 2020, it’s important to head into 2021 with self-care front of mind.

HIGHWAY TO HOME • I had always defined home as the comforting constants of family, friends, and Colorado. Right before the most turbulent and emotionally challenging period in my life, I left all three behind. Through grief I found healing, and from the unfamiliar I made a home.

TOO FAR GONE A photo essay

ALASKA AT LAST • The final leg of a decade-long road trip from Coronado Island, California, to Homer, Alaska, wasn’t the easiest journey, and life may have interrupted along the way, but our destination was certainly worth the wait.

GETTING JUST LOST ENOUGH IN THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL • In the heart of the San Rafael Swell, a less-traveled destination of dramatic labyrinthine canyons and forests of hoodoos in southern Utah, there is more waiting in the rocky folds of the earth than you could ever imagine.

FALLING FOR OKLAHOMA • Whether it’s the middle of summer or the dead of winter, Turner Falls in Oklahoma has a lot to offer.

SWAP YOUR GAS PEDAL FOR A PADDLE • Looking for an escape from 24/7 screen time and the never-ending news cycle, Heidi Siefkas parked her car lakeside, near Grand Marais, Minnesota, and chose another escape vehicle—this one powered by paddle.

MY EAST-COAST ROAD TRIP WITH A GERMAN STRANGER • A Floridian road-tripper meets a traveling German, and ends up bringing him along on her adventure. Sometimes, talking to strangers pays off.

FOLLOWING THE DOG’S NOSE • It’s common to road-trip with a dog, but less common to let Fido determine the course of the adventure. From Boston, Massachusetts to Acadia National Park, Maine, this humans-and-dog trio strolled along coastal pathways, and followed the dog’s nose (and their own curiosity) to decide where they would go next.

SOME TROUBLE WITH BUGS, THEN A SOOTHED SOUL • Hasty plans and swarms of insects could easily have been a recipe for disaster in Canada; but there’s truth to the saying that every cloud (of bugs) has a silver lining.

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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 84 Publisher: Executive Media Pty Ltd Edition: Twenty-Two: December/January 2020/2021

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: December 1, 2020

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Travel & Outdoor

Languages

English

ROVA is a print and digital magazine about traveling the roads of North America: the insightful stories, the spectacular images, and the people who make up this vibrant, growing community.

FROM THE EDITOR

Rova

ROVA IN YOUR WORDS

ROVA RECOMMENDS

GEAR UP!

WHY THE ROAD? • ROVA catches up with road travelers to get the scoop on why they choose to live the nomadic life.

LOVING A VINTAGE VEHICLE AND LETTING IT GO • A year-long affair with a 1976 Toyota Chinook

EAT, PRAY, LOVE: ROAD-TRIP EDITION • Road trips offer adventure, exploration and plenty of opportunities to learn about geography and history. But sometimes, the best thing they can give you is a ton of fast food and self-love.

YEAR-ROUND CAMPING • How do you get away to nature when campgrounds are constantly full and RV parks are expensive and uninviting? Consider the wonders of the private camping club.

LIVING THAT WINTER VAN LIFE • Wintering in your home on wheels is a daunting undertaking, but one that comes with plenty of rewards. ROVA speaks with a few intrepid winter travelers about their cold-climate adventures.

Where’s best for chasing pow?

LEARNING THROUGH OS-MOOSE-IS • A surprise encounter with a moose while hiking through Grand Teton National Park changed the way my family and I view nature and traveling. The world seems a lot wider since coming face to face with how deeply entrenched our own self-centered perspective is.

LOVE ON LINED ASPHALT THE ART OF SINGLE #VANLIFE • Dating is hard, confusing and often pretty weird. Dating while living alone in a van? Well, that’s even more complicated.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR TRAVELERS • After a hellish 2020, it’s important to head into 2021 with self-care front of mind.

HIGHWAY TO HOME • I had always defined home as the comforting constants of family, friends, and Colorado. Right before the most turbulent and emotionally challenging period in my life, I left all three behind. Through grief I found healing, and from the unfamiliar I made a home.

TOO FAR GONE A photo essay

ALASKA AT LAST • The final leg of a decade-long road trip from Coronado Island, California, to Homer, Alaska, wasn’t the easiest journey, and life may have interrupted along the way, but our destination was certainly worth the wait.

GETTING JUST LOST ENOUGH IN THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL • In the heart of the San Rafael Swell, a less-traveled destination of dramatic labyrinthine canyons and forests of hoodoos in southern Utah, there is more waiting in the rocky folds of the earth than you could ever imagine.

FALLING FOR OKLAHOMA • Whether it’s the middle of summer or the dead of winter, Turner Falls in Oklahoma has a lot to offer.

SWAP YOUR GAS PEDAL FOR A PADDLE • Looking for an escape from 24/7 screen time and the never-ending news cycle, Heidi Siefkas parked her car lakeside, near Grand Marais, Minnesota, and chose another escape vehicle—this one powered by paddle.

MY EAST-COAST ROAD TRIP WITH A GERMAN STRANGER • A Floridian road-tripper meets a traveling German, and ends up bringing him along on her adventure. Sometimes, talking to strangers pays off.

FOLLOWING THE DOG’S NOSE • It’s common to road-trip with a dog, but less common to let Fido determine the course of the adventure. From Boston, Massachusetts to Acadia National Park, Maine, this humans-and-dog trio strolled along coastal pathways, and followed the dog’s nose (and their own curiosity) to decide where they would go next.

SOME TROUBLE WITH BUGS, THEN A SOOTHED SOUL • Hasty plans and swarms of insects could easily have been a recipe for disaster in Canada; but there’s truth to the saying that every cloud (of bugs) has a silver lining.

PICTURE THIS...


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