Experience the fascination of a tourist; Feel the comfort of the local
What’s the #1 reason you don’t want to stay in a bed and breakfast? Come on. You can say it. You’re in a safe place. It’s the breakfast part, isn’t it. It’s not the breakfast itself. You know that’s going to be tasty. It’s the people at breakfast. You just never know who’s going to …
Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 14 – The Beauty & Danger of Bed & BreakfastsRead More
You might expect a tourist destination to be filled with tourist traps. You know, overpriced restaurants, gaudy shops offering cheap merchandise, and souvenir emporiums designed to get you to leave as much money as possible before you go. Old Town Albuquerque is most assuredly a tourist destination, but if the places we visited are any …
Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 13 – An Anti-Tourist Trap Tour of a Tourist DestinationRead More
Previous: Chapter 11 – Camping Should be a Pre-Marriage Requirement The drive into Albuquerque was an endless stream of giant yellow billboards extolling the many virtues of the Flying C Ranch. One after another after another and another and another they tease you, exhort you, beckon you to forget whatever destination is plugged into your …
Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 12 – Meeting the Greatest GenerationRead More
Previous: Chapter 9 – Texas is Huge. Canyons are Deep. Turkeys are Jerks. There are no two ways around it: I-40 through the Texas panhandle is a beast. That’s primarily because there are no two ways around it. You can take Route 66, but that parallels the interstate so closely that, unless you’re on a …
Discovering the complex beauty of America’s first National Park.
A First Timer’s Visit to Mythical, Magical Yellowstone National ParkRead More
Visit a desert land that draws artists, creative chefs, talented winemakers and brewers, and anyone enchanted by the great outdoors.
There’s no need for experience if you want to paddle this peaceful class 1 float near Scottsdale, Arizona.
Horses & Herons & Swallows, oh my! What it’s like to Kayak Salt RiverRead More
This scenic drive is short and open only a few months out of the year. See if it’s worth making the effort to tour this remote route.
Driving the Depression-Era Daring of Beartooth HighwayRead More
Experience one of the most beautiful places in America with the Canyon Overlook Trail hike.
Hiking the Canyon Overlook Trail in Zion National ParkRead More
Step to the rim of a volcano and look into the bluest waters you’ve ever seen.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument provides a sobering look at one of the defining moments in U.S. history.
More Than Custer’s Last Stand: Little Bighorn Battlefield National MonumentRead More
