Tank of Gas Getaway

Spending a weekend on the edge of a protected, National Wildlife Refuge is a unique experience. It’s almost guaranteed you’ll discover stunning landscapes and curious critters you’ve never seen before. https://rockypointoregon.com/  

Summer doesn’t officially begin for about another week, but already the outdoor recreation industry is getting ready for a full season. So as we kick off another season of the Tank of Gas Getaway, NBC5 introduces us to some Rogue River guides …

First of all, it has a great name: Crack in the Ground!! For the Tank of Gas Getaway season finale, you’re about to disappear inside this bizarre scar in the earth. https://www.blm.gov/visit/crack-in-the-ground

The Rogue Valley Zip Line Adventure is a great excursion this time of year. It’s getting cooler and the foliage way below you will soon burst into fall colors! NBC5 News previews the perfect September Tank of Gas Getaway. https://rvzipline.com/  

Raptors are fierce birds of prey and among the most majestic of the bird species. In this Tank of Gas Getaway, we take you to the Cascades Raptor Center to meet these ferocious hunters with radar vision and razor claws. We’ll get …

We’re bending the rules a bit for this Tank of Gas Getaway. That’s because, depending where you live, a trip to Eureka California may take a little more than one tank of gas. But your visit to the Sequoia Park Zoo will …

Just a little north of Merlin, Oregon on the bank of Jumpoff Joe Creek is the Pottsville Historical Museum. It’s where you’ll find thousands of Oregon artifacts, some dating back to the civil war era. But it’s also home of some of …

Perhaps the best way to learn about historic Jacksonville, Oregon is to discover it’s ghostly past.  Creepy? Oh, yes. Fascinating?  Definitely! In this Tank of Gas Getaway, we reveal Jacksonville’s strange, haunted history. http://jacksonvilleoregon.com/event/haunted-history-walking-tours-2/

There are plenty of ways to explore the Rogue Valley, but only one combines culture, nature and fun the way Rogue Jet Boat Adventures does.  Matt Jordan was along for the ride “Under the Table Rocks”. https://www.roguejetadventures.com/

At it’s time, it was one of the most expensive wars in US history.  A century and a half later, the Modoc War is mostly lost to the history books.  In this week’s Tank of Gas Getaway, NBC’s Matt Jordan brings the …