A bit of context: I’ve been car-camping out of my 1995 Toyota Hiace Super Custom for over a month now, traveling from national forest to national forest, hiking the all-wheel-drive, A/T tire bedecked van up single-lane dirt roads that climb thousands of feet in elevation (Ed. Check out Victoria’s van life series over at The Drive). The peaks of those mountains are where I spend my nights writing, taking photos, and enjoying the peaceful beauty of solitude.

So when Honda asked me if I wanted a new Ridgeline to review, the first question I asked was, “Is it alright if I go off-roading in it?” But no, really, off-roading.
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