A sampling of publications that have helped us along the way.
Some gave advice, some gave travel plans, all gave inspiration.

M A G A Z I N E S

ROVA
Outside
Misadventures
Stay Wild
Backpacker
Sidetracked
Another Escape
Tiny Atlas Quarterly
LOST
The Rolling Home

B O O K S

Guides and Travel Tools
The Wayfarer’s Handbook: A Field Guide for the Independent Traveler | Evan S. Rice
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs | Tristan Gooley
Be Expert with Map and Compass | Bjorn Kjellstrom
Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations | Jonathan Poppele
A Traveler’s Year | Travis Elborough & Nick Rennison
The Art of Travel | Alain de Botton
The Tao of Travel | Paul Theroux
The Wander Society | Keri Smith
Route 66 Adventure Handbook | Drew Knowles
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders | Foer, Thuras & Morton

Vanlife
She Explores | Gale Straub
The Culture of Vanlife | The Rolling Home
Vagabonding | Rolf Potts

Trails and National Parks
The Ice Age Trail Guidebook | Ice Age Trail Alliance
Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail | Melanie Radzicki McManus
Almost Somewhere: 28 Days on the John Muir Trail | Suzanne Roberts
Park Ranger: True Stories from a Ranger's Career in America's National Parks | Nancy Eileen Muleady-Mecham

Wellness
Wanderlust: Modern Yogi’s Guide to Discovering Your Best Self | Jeff Krasnow
The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice | T.K.V. Desikachar
Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness | Quing Li

Long Reads for the Road
Wild | Cheryl Strayed
A Walk in the Woods | Bill Bryson
On the Road | Jack Kerouac
Nomadland | Jessica Bruder
The Anthropology of Turquoise | Ellen Meloy

By no means is this a complete list - send us your ideas of important travel resources we may have missed out on!

“The More that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
— Dr. Seuss