A Plain State There is only one way to describe the landscape as you as you approach North Dakota from Minnesota: Flat.  There is field after field, all the way to the horizon - no rolling hills or small towns pepper the countryside. North Dakota lays before you as a vast uninterrupted flatness. In my mind a flat state is a...

Carrington, North Dakota, is not the first place you’d look for a volunteer in the Hurricane Harvey search and rescue effort.  A rural town with only about 2,000 people, it's not the first place you'd look for anything.  It is also more than a 20-hour drive to the flood-ravaged Houston. However, working for the Standby Task Force, a digital...

 GO!! Wait, I mean... make sure you are wearing pants.  But then GO.  Most great adventures die without ever making it out of the driveway.  For every trip that gets off the ground there are a dozen that died some where in the planning stages.  Traveling is not hard, so what are you waiting for? This blog is not meant...

Let Your Voice Be Heard If you've got a trip report that is too good not to share or a profile of a trekker you met on the road, lets hear it!  If you make a killer campsite meal or just have a great road trip tip, speak up! Guidelines First, send your story idea to ben@truckbedtrekking.com.  Make sure your pitch makes...

No matter where you're headed, every traveler needs a place to sleep. I'll admit, a great road trip contains its fair share of night driving.  Some of the best miles are passed after a Chinese fire drill to switch drivers at 3 am.  Or while singing along to terrible top 40 radio that you're blasting to keep the whole...