ROVA

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.

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GEAR UP!

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

ROAD TRIP, BABY! • One family’s mission to drive from SoCal to Lake Tahoe with an infant.

PSSST! YOU’RE BEING FOLLOWED! • They might not have the most square footage, but smaller travel trailers have a lot of other benefits.

EATING AT THE PUMP (AND THE LAUNDROMAT) • Great meals and friendly company await road-trippers who avoid fast-food restaurants. Sometimes you find them in unusual places.

5 EPIC SUMMER ROAD TRIPS • Summertime has always been the time of road trips.

UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES OF A MOBILE MARRIAGE • An unfiltered look at living life on the road with your partner.

THE GREAT GRAPE ADVENTURE Wine Across the United States • With 11,000 wineries across the country, wine lovers are spoilt for choice. ROVA has rounded up some of the most interesting, accomplished, and scenic wineries where you can enjoy a nice drop.

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: ALLOWING THE GOOD • Some roads don’t take you as far as your imagination might—but all roads will take you somewhere worthwhile.

THE ROAD-TRIP LONG GAME • Road-tripping doesn’t have to be a finite endeavor; here’s how to play the road-trip long game.

NOT PERFECT, BUT WORTH IT

RAISING A GLASS TO AMERICAN SINGLE MALT WHISKEY • Scotland no longer has the monopoly on impressive single malt whiskeys.

The PNW’s Single Malt Whiskey Honor Roll

VENTURING INTO THE BITTERROOT VALLEY • The Bitterroot Valley might not be on the map yet for road-trippers and van-lifers, but it has something for every type of adventurer. Time spent here will prove that western Montana offers an outdoor and craft beer scene like nowhere else.

LEAD AND FREE CLIMBING IN LAS VEGAS • A Closer Look at Nevada’s Red Rocks Canyon

THE ULTIMATE GREAT LAKES ROAD TRIP • Few coastlines induce such sentiments of wonder and calm more than the verdant shorelines of Northern Michigan. Driving along this stretch of the Great Lakes is one of the greatest open-road experiences anyone can have in the United States.

WHAT’S IN A NAME? • An adventure to discover the oddly named towns of Luck, Trust, Horse Shoe, and Bat Cave, North Carolina.

CAPE COD LIKE A LOCAL • Cape Cod is a treasure trove of beautiful vistas, quirky shops, and perfect sandy spots to breathe in the cooling ocean air.

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