Big Butt Road Trip Official

Rating: 4.0 / 5

"Big Butt Road Trip" is a bold, unapologetically fun travelogue that mixes humor, candid personal reflection, and surprising travel tips. The author leans into a provocative title and delivers a book that’s equal parts laugh-out-loud memoir and practical guide for travelers who don’t take themselves too seriously.

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Bottom line "Big Butt Road Trip" delivers a lively, entertaining ride. It’s not a definitive travel guide, but it’s a delightful companion for anyone who appreciates humor, whimsy, and the occasional gross-out laugh on the open road. big butt road trip

We woke up at a KOA near Capitol Reef. My hips made a sound like a rusty garage door opening. We had 150 miles to go to get to the "backside" of Canyonlands.

Pro tip: Skip the Island in the Sky district. Go to the Maze District. It requires a high-clearance vehicle and a total lack of self-preservation instinct.

The road here is washboard gravel. For those who don’t know, "washboard" is a surface designed to vibrate your spine into a fine powder. As we bounced down the trail, my friend looked at me and said, "I think my kidneys just swapped sides." Rating: 4

But oh, the view.

The Big Butt of the canyon is where the Colorado River takes a lazy, massive U-turn. It looks like the river said, "Nah, I don't feel like going straight today." The cliffs are sheer, red, and voluptuous. We sat on a sandstone ledge that had been naturally smoothed into the shape of a park bench—nature’s apology for the drive in.

We didn't see another human for six hours. Just vultures. I think they were following us. What could be better

Do not keep your right heel planted on the floor mat. That twists your hip. Instead, lift your entire leg to move from gas to brake. This uses your quads and hamstrings, protecting your hip rotators.

A skinny person can drive 400 miles on a single tank of gas and a granola bar. You cannot. You need strategic decompression.