Category: Southwest

Posts about the American Southwestern states, such as Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, California, and more.

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
Arizona and New Mexico · California · Camping · Nevada and Utah · Southwest · Travel Blogs, organized by region

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!

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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
Arizona and New Mexico · California · Camping · Nevada and Utah · Southwest · Travel Blogs, organized by region

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!

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!

A brilliant golden sunset creates a beautiful warmth on a wild field of hay and grass under a blue cloudy sky on Big Stone Beach Road near Milford Delaware Great American Road Trips: the Best Back Road by State
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Great American Road Trips: the Best Back Road by State

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Are you searching for excellent road trip options to have a true American experience? Look no further – your back road travel plans start here! We highlight some of the best back roads by state, including maps, highlights, and things to see and do along the way.

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
Astrophotography - shots of the night sky & Milky Way · California · Camping · Photo Prints available for Purchase · Southwest · Travel Blogs, organized by region

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 Pacific Coast Highway Big Sur 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
Astrophotography - shots of the night sky & Milky Way · California · Camping · Photo Prints available for Purchase · Southwest · Travel Blogs, organized by region

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.

Two college friends pose after hiking to Wave Cave in Arizona Exploring Outdoors to Maintain College Relationships
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Exploring Outdoors to Maintain College Relationships

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Graduating from college comes with a lot of excitement and change. You and your friends are making life decisions that will affect all of your relationships. Some of you will return home after college, some of you will stay in one place. Some may travel temporarily, and some may move across the U.S. to tackle… Continue reading Exploring Outdoors to Maintain College Relationships

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.