Read about road trips through the US Southwest, Mexico, the Pacific NorthWest, Transylvania and beyond.
The articles highlight places worth a stop, adding best practices for sustainable travel while on the road.
Autumn colors made me feel like the Million Dollar Highway earned its name by the sea of gold aspens it winds through. In case you haven’t heard of it, the nickname belongs to a 25-mile stretch of the San Juan Skyway between Silverton and Ouray. After driving on this scenic road to Silverton and stopping […]
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During the years we can’t wait for autumn to arrive to northern Arizona, we like to take a road trip to see the fall colors in Colorado. Specifically in the Juan Mountains, with a longer stop in Silverton. Autumn in the higher mountains of Arizona arrives a bit later, and we don’t always have patience
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A 40-mile stretch of road, the Three Capes Scenic Loop includes nearly every geological and natural feature of the Oregon coast, rugged rocks and towering sea-stacks, sand-dunes, secluded beaches, and spruce and sitka forests.
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You’ll see ancient Maya ruins vibrant colonial towns, beaches, cenotes, and caves and all in one road trip through the Yucatan Peninsula.
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There is no better way to drive through a diverse environment, while visiting the Grand Canyon than a Northern Arizona road trip. For Phoenix residents, it also offers the easier way to beat the heat of the summer in town. In the summer months, with temperatures constantly in the 100s, Phoenix becomes an oven. Not
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Considered the most scenic highway in North America, the Icefields Parkway winds through gorgeous mountain peaks, glaciers, and along more lakes than you’d think possible. The most spectacular site along this road is the Athabascan Glacier and the Icefields it is part of. Named after these icefields, the Parkway starts off the Trans-Canada Highway just
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After decades of exploring Maya ruins, we found that there is no better way to explore them during a short vacation than through a road trip through Mexico. Visiting ancient Maya sites is the main reason we kept returning to the Yucatan Peninsula and its touristy Riviera, but we were ready for a longer trip.
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We didn’t plan on driving through the Four Corners area in the summer before school started. The trip we planned to get away from this oven we call Phoenix was a different one. To spend more time in a forest, we set off for Silverton, Colorado, the coolest spot within driving distance from us. It’s
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Starting in November and throughout the winter each year, we look for opportunities to leave Phoenix on a Southern Arizona road trip. An easy thing to do from the city; In fact most destinations are fit for day trips, though we enjoy visiting several of them on a road trip over a long weekend. While
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