The Un-Road Trip
Taking a cross-country road trip without a car – that’s the goal of quirky eco-adventurer, Boaz Frankel. Join him on his 12,000 mile journey by camel, couch bike, canoe, motorized cooler and 100 other modes of transportation as he meets inventors, entrepreneurs and government leaders on his quest for alternative, sustainable transportation. It’s the most unique and unusually challenging road trip you’ll ever see. It’s “The Un-Road Trip,” a Halogen original series.
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EP 1 – “Onward From Oregon”
Boaz kicks off his car-free cross country journey on a motorized cooler, sweats through car-centric Los Angeles and discovers the walking rickshaw in Chicago.
EP – 2 “Cruisin’ To The Capitol”
Boaz uncovers the secret Senate subway in Washington D.C. and dodges alligators on Lake Okeechobee in Florida while stormy seas threaten to wash out the trip!
EP 3 – “Oh, Canada!”
Boaz discovers the future of transportation at MIT, takes to the air in a 1920s barnstormer and finds a biking bonanza in Canada.
EP 4 – “Westward Bound”
As Boaz heads back west, he powers through Minneapolis on a Pedal Pub, jams with a jug band jam on a seven-man bike and wraps up his amazing journey back in Portland on a velomobile.
Boaz Frankel curates a kazoo museum in South Carolina, has surveyed wombat burrows in the Australian bush, and he’s a Guinness World Record Holder for high-fiving. He’s has also been making documentaries and TV shows since 2001. Boaz has never owned a car though he’s recently been thinking about buying a bright yellow electric-assist recumbent tricycle Follow Boaz: @boazf Boaz’s Website
Photographing Boaz
I first met Boaz Frankel back in 2009 while photographing the start of a wild adventure for him. He was about to embark on an amazing journey, crossing the United States using any means of transportation. Anything but a gas powered car. He was going to do what no man has done before…an Un-Road Trip…. [...]
Boaz’s 101 Modes of Transportation
Here are the 101 ways Boaz got around on his Un-Road Trip: 1. A 13 MPH Motorized Cooler 2. Walking 3. Tandem Bike (with Mayor Sam Adams) 4. Amtrak Train 5. BART Commuter Rail 6. Ferry 7. Motorized Yacht 8. Inflatable Motor Boat 9. Electric Golf Cart 10. Agricultural Helicopter 11. Horse Drawn Wagonette 12. [...]
Occasionally Asked Questions about The Un-Road Trip
In the spring and summer of 2009 I traveled across North America on an Un-Road Trip. I criss-crossed the United States and Canada using every mode of transportation except the gas-powered car.
Back in Unincorporated South Carolina…
I spent most of this week at Halogen Headquarters. After writing all the scripts for the Un-Road Trip series over the last few months it was time stop editing and record the final versions of my narration…{Read More}
Day 1 Done – 69 to Go
Day one and four modes of transportation down. It truly felt like a whirlwind, but the timing worked out surprisingly well. And the weather was amazing- a pleasant breeze and right around seventy degrees…{Read More}
State by State by State
Planning an Un-Road Trip is a daunting task. It’s easy to find cool modes of transportation- there are tons of them! The problem is linking them up… {Read More}
The Un-Road Trip: It Begins
A few years ago, my friend Peter and I came up with a plan to walk across the country. We both really wanted to do it, but after doing some calculations we realized it would take a really long time and both of us had jobs/school to get back to… {Read More} The Un-Road Trip: [...]
Create Your Own Un-Road Trip
Episode 1: Onward from Oregon – April 22 at 8pm ET. Bay Area Rapid Transit – www.bart.gov The Vallejo Baylink Ferry – www.baylinkferry.com Pi Mobility Bikes – www.pimobility.com Santa Barbara Car Free – www.santabarbaracarfree.org Episode 2: From Cali to Camels – April 29 at 8pm ET. Helen’s Cycles – www.helenscycles.com Vurtego Pogo Sticks – www.vurtego.com [...]
