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Harley Davidson motorcycles sit in front of a sunny tent camping site in the woods Motorcycle Camping: Tools, Equipment and Gear every biker needs to have
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Motorcycle Camping: Tools, Equipment and Gear every biker needs to have

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Have you ever taken an overnight trip on your motorcycle?  In particular, have you ever gone motorcycle camping?  If you ride a motorcycle – and especially are interested in taking long and cheap trips on your bike – it’s definitely time to expand your experience into the world of motorcycle camping.  It’s a fantastic combination… Continue reading Motorcycle Camping: Tools, Equipment and Gear every biker needs to have

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A large blue tent sits in a dispersed campsite on a hill in Big Sur, overlooking the Pacific Coast Highway and the cool blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. A brilliant blue sky overhead is nearly cloudless, and the wild grasses are dried and yellow. This campsite was free. How to Camp for Free: Essential Gear for Wild Camping
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How to Camp for Free: Essential Gear for Wild Camping

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A comprehensive list of gear and supplies to help you enjoy your wild camping experience!

A green REI tent in a wild campsite is tucked up into an evergreen shrub in the Arizona wilderness. Brick red dirt, bright green shrubs, distant mountains and a bright yellow hot air balloon round out the scene. How to Camp for Free: Where and When to Wild Camp
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How to Camp for Free: Where and When to Wild Camp

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Want to camp for free? Feeling adventurous? This comprehensive guide tells you everything you need to know about wild camping!

The silhouette of a camper sits under the Milky Way by a campfire in the woods. An antique Porsche 911 sits nearby, under the Milky Way and starry night sky. Night Sky Photography Gear: Essential equipment for photographing the Milky Way
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Night Sky Photography Gear: Essential equipment for photographing the Milky Way

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Take Back Roads presents our comprehensive guide to all of the gear you need for excellent Night Sky Photography

How to photograph the milky way. The Milky Way stretches across the night sky over a campfire, REI tent, and antique Porsche sitting in the Nevada desert How to Photograph the Milky Way: the Basic Steps to Night Photography
Astrophotography - shots of the night sky & Milky Way · Camping · Life, Liberty, and non-travel stories · Photography

How to Photograph the Milky Way: the Basic Steps to Night Photography

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Take Back Roads presents this comprehensive guide to night sky photography, including simple instructions, useful equipment and phone apps, composition and location and advice, with plenty of example photographs!

A wide open back road spreads out off into the distance under desert mountains and a cloudy blue sky in Nevada on our cross country road trip How to Take a Cross Country Road Trip for less than $100
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How to Take a Cross Country Road Trip for less than $100

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Take Back Roads presents our comprehensive guide on how to take an excellent cross country road trip on a tight budget!

The Milky Way shines brightly in a sky full of stars over Big Sur, Live Oak trees, and the Pacific Ocean Astrophotography 3 … Part 2: The Actual Photoblog
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Astrophotography 3 … Part 2: The Actual Photoblog

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In the final installment of the Astrophotography series, we get to read about and see the culmination of our extraordinary wild camping experience in California.

Bixby Bridge on the Pacific Coast Highway sits in the distance near the Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur California Astrophotography 3: Mountainside Camping in Big Sur
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Astrophotography 3: Mountainside Camping in Big Sur

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During a California camping road trip, the author happens upon one of the greatest campsites in America

The Milky Way shines over Inyo National Forest near June Lake and Obsidian Dome. Milky Way galaxy. Stars. Starry Sky. Astrophotography 2: A Million Lights in the Darkness
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Astrophotography 2: A Million Lights in the Darkness

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Several pictures of a lot of stars, virtually all from one of my favorite nights from the camping trip out west.

Sitting by the campfire in Joshua Tree National Park under a dark canopy of stars Night Sky Photography: Shots of the Moon, Stars, and Milky Way
Astrophotography - shots of the night sky & Milky Way · California · Camping · Photography · Southwest · Travel Blogs, organized by region

Night Sky Photography: Shots of the Moon, Stars, and Milky Way

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The first installment in a series of posts filled with pictures of the stars, moon, and galaxies, taken during our recent road trip through California.