The road shows you things. You just have to drive it.
Real drives, real places, real stories from the forests and highways of the Pacific Northwest.
Honest storytelling from the ground level
No hype. No sponsored scripts. Just a truck, a camera, and places worth documenting.
Red Truck Adventures covers the Pacific Northwest with a focus on local history, scenic drives, gear that actually works, and communities worth knowing. Based in the Lower Columbia region.
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Latest Adventures
Recent drives and discoveries from around the Lower Columbia region and beyond.
Longview to Astoria on an Overcast Day
Sixty miles down the Washington side of the Columbia to the coast, filmed on a gray June morning.
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Portland to Ridgefield for In-N-Out
Fifteen miles up I-5 from Portland to the Ridgefield In-N-Out. Not a scenic drive. Still worth filming.
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Lake Sacajawea and Columbia Valley Gardens in the Morning
A short morning loop through Columbia Valley Gardens and around Lake Sacajawea in Longview.
Watch & Read →Longview to Astoria on an Overcast Day
Sixty miles down the Washington side of the Columbia to the coast, filmed on a gray June morning.
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Local history, environmental notes, and context behind the places we drive through.
The Planned City: A Short History of Longview, WA
Longview is one of the few American cities that was fully planned before anyone put up a building. That explains most of what you notice driving through it.
Five Scenic Drives in the Lower Columbia Region
Five drives within two hours of Longview. No permits, no high clearance, no planning required.
Watching the Watershed: Environmental Monitoring in the Lower Cowlitz
The Cowlitz is watched by agencies, the tribe, and a lot of volunteers with thermometers. Here's what they measure and why.