Summer 2020

It was the 3rd week of August and I was confused. I was standing outside of a gas station in the town of Fairplay, CO…and I was freezing. Two days earlier, I was in Texas packing for this trip, eager to escape the 100+ degree temperatures. Packing winter weather gear never crossed my mind—because it was August. I scrambled inside the gas station in hopes of finding a sweatshirt or something to provide an additional layer. My sweatshirt and rain jacket would have to suffice, as the gas station sweatshirt inventory lacked sizes for a Texan addicted to Whataburger.

I ran across Roadlyfe on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/roadlyfe/) earlier this year while looking through our #thetoyotamag hashtag list. What immediately caught my attention was not only the beautiful Toyota Chinook RV/Truck, but the amazing locations this vehicle was visiting.

I reached out to Adam Smith, owner of the Toyota Chinook and creator of Roadlyfe. Adam is currently located in Kansas City planning his next slew of adventures, and agreed to do a short interview.

As I go through all of the photos, articles, videos, and swag that we’ve collected over the years from our trips to Ouray for the annual FJ Summit, I sit with mixed emotions about how the world has changed in the last seven months.

With everything that's still going on in the world, we're humbled to be able to provide some inspiration for adventure.

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