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Road Trip Pizza: A King Supreme in Hawthorne, Nevada
I was not passing through Hawthorne on the way to somewhere else. I had time to spend before returning to Arizona, and Nevada gave me enough room to slow the route down without traveling too far away. Summer temperatures hovered in the high 90s and occasionally reached 100 degrees. Walker Lake offered inexpensive primitive…
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Road Trip Pizza: Unexpected Delight in Flagstaff, Arizona
Fat Olives was already on my list when I arrived in Flagstaff, Arizona. I was boondocking among the ponderosa pines and using the area as a base while exploring Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments. A member of my Car Camping and Living Community also joined me in Flagstaff for a meetup. After…
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Road Trip Pizza: The Hawaiʻi Combination That Proved Me Wrong
Working at Wild Ridge has placed me at least two hours from anything that resembles civilization. That distance becomes much more noticeable when I start craving pizza. There is no quick drive into town and no delivery driver coming up the mountain. If I want pizza, I either have to make my own version…
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Road Trip Pizza: An Unforgettable Night in a Marfa, Texas
I planned my stop in Marfa as a small vacation from my normal road routine. Instead of sleeping in the 4Runner, I booked a tipi at El Cosmico with a firepit inside. The tipi gave me the kind of experience I wanted for the night: somewhere unusual, comfortable, and completely different from my regular…