412. Pipe Spring National Monument, Navajo Bridge, and Running Low on Fuel

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🗓️ 31 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In episode 412 of the RV Miles podcast, we continue our @noovovans road trip across northern Arizona via scenic Route 89A, sharing why the overlooked drive offers great stops beyond the Grand Canyon. We take an unplanned visit to Pipe Spring National Monument, drive through Kaibab National Forest, past Vermilion Cliffs, and stop at Marble Canyon’s Navajo Bridge near Lee’s Ferry, *Get links and more in the show notes at https://RVMiles.com/412*Support RV Miles and independent RV journalism 👉 https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers*Curated, not Regurgitated. Sign up for the RV Miles Newsletter: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist/*HOMECOMING tickets are on sale: https//rvmiles.com/homecoming Support our Sponsors:*Check out all Blue Ox has to offer at https://BlueOx.com*Find all the RV parts and gear you need at etrailer: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle-finder.aspx?etam=p0001*Start your worry-free trial of Travlfi at https://travlfi.com*Find Liquified at https://liquifiedrv.com/ and get 20% off with code RVMILES Track SSTK_MUSIC_ID 437726– Monetization ID MONETIZATION_ID AMXDXB4BX5FLHUYE 00:00 Intro01:00 Live Stream Invite03:47 Route 89A Overview06:39 Pipe Spring Detour16:51 Sponsor Break18:15 Kaibab Forest Drive20:27 Marble Canyon and Navajo Bridge24:54 Wrong Turn Low Fuel30:36 Sponsor Tank Check31:12 Black Tank Diesel Disaster36:50 Lincoln Memorial Undercroft39:28 Travel Health PSA41:56 Uncrustables Hiking Fuel47:30 Homecoming Updates48:55 Final Sign Off

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0:31.2	This week we continue our Van Life road trip across Northern Arizona on Route 89A, one of the most overlooked places in the country
0:39.8	that we absolutely loved. And we got to surprise ourselves with a couple new places, including
0:45.0	Pip Spring National Monument, and more. Plus, did somebody really dump their sewage into an
0:52.8	underground diesel storage tank at a gas station.
0:56.6	All that and more.
0:57.4	This is the RV Miles podcast.
1:00.1	Welcome to episode number 412 of RV Miles.
1:03.0	I'm Jason.
1:03.5	And I'm Abby, and we are two RVers who, along with our boys, have been crisscrossing North America on one epic road trip since 2016.
1:11.3	Here at RV Miles, we talk all things RV and outdoors from industry news to travel destinations,
1:16.8	our national parks, and a whole lot more.
1:19.5	It is almost June.
1:22.3	June is Boston not a loa.
1:24.6	If you're watching or listening to this episode before June 1st, Monday, June 1st, Monday night, June 1st, we are doing a live stream. This is a live stream that we normally do for just our mile marker community, but we're opening it up to everybody. So that'll be at 9 Eastern, 8 Central, seven mountain, six Pacific. I always get it,
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