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Professional
Trip Log: An excellent video documenting a road
trip from Zion to Moab via Monument Valley and the Grand
Staircase of the Escalante. (2/1/08)Summer
Road Trip Planning Tips: Seven helpful suggestions
from SmarterTravel.com (4/24/05)
California's
Famous Ridge Route is Closed: The record, torrential
rainstorms that have soaked southern California in early
2005 have caused numerous slides and washouts along the
historical road as profiled in Harrison Scott's Ridge
Route. Photos and information about the damage
will be updated here
as conditions change. (3/27/05)
US
Highway 70 End-To-End: In September, 2000 Alan
Hamilton drove 5668 miles following US-70 from Globe,
Arizona to the Atlantic ocean in North Carolina and back
again. This site includes daily field reports and some
excellent photos documenting this route. Alan's
main site is the most comprehensive Arizona highway
site we have ever seen, and includes scans of rare maps
and historical photographs. (1/9/05)
Old
Spanish Trail: A historical highway that stretched
2,743 miles between St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego,
California. This site is an incredible resource with detailed
history articles and lots of photos. (1/9/05)
Arizona
Leisure Guide: Detailed route information, maps,
& photographs of road trip destinations throughout
the state (10/17/04) Rhode
Island Road Trips! Suggested by RTA Guide TimboTA,
this site feature little-known attractions in "The
Ocean State." (8/8/04) New
Road Trip Every Sunday: Produced by the Washington
Post, directions & maps to destinations starting
from the Washington, D.C. area. Be sure to click on the
"Printable Maps" to access the excellent PDF
files describing these road trips. (7/25/04)
Lewis
& Clark Trail Guides: A superb site with loads
of trip planning information. By
clicking here, you can take a virtual tour of the
1806 expedition. Event calendars are provided for every
section of the Corps of Discovery's route. One of the
best Lewis & Clark sites we have found.
(6/13/04) US
Highway 50 Across Nevada: Road trip aticles first
published in Outside Magazine in July, 2003 Travel+Leisure
Magazine's "Five Road Trips": This article
appeared in the Boston Globe in April, 2004, and
provides good suggestions for summer travels (5/2/04)
Lincoln
Highway: Stretching from New York to San Francisco,
this was the first transcontinental highway ever built.
This site provides maps, photos & history about the
route and what exists today for those seeking to drive
it. (3/21/04) Catskill
Mountains Road Trip: This site features a dozen
weekend road trips in New York state (3/21/04)
Western
Fly-Drive Holidays: A British visitor has created
a superb site with detailed maps & links about road
trips in the Western U.S. (1/25/04)
Ridge
Route Virtual Tour: Mike Ballard's drive along
Southern California's famous Ridge Route—great photos
& descriptions Speed
Runs! Info about road rallies, road races, and
other odysseys involving high velocities. Scenic
drives in Oregon: Descriptions and photos for
sixteen scenic drives, including routes around La Grande
and along the Columbia River Gorge. The site also has
a useful
mileage calculator for points throughout Oregon. California
Historic Highways: At one time there were 18 US
Highways in the Golden State. Casey Cooper has created
an astounding site with historical & modern photographs,
maps, and anecdotes. For more information about the evolution
of the US Highway System click
here. California
Mileage Posts: This site deciphers the seemingly
bizarre code found on mile marker posts throughout California.
This is also a useful resource for learning about just
about every type of road and highway in California. Drives
in Southern California: Photos and descriptions
of scenic drives in the San Gabriel, Lieber, and San Emigdio
Mountain Ranges. Four
Scenic Drives Near San Francisco: Virtual road
trips to Santa Cruz, San Juan Bautista, Monterey, and
Point Reyes posted by Bay Area locals Tom and Margaret
Husband Drive
the Gold Rush Trail: California Highway 49 brings
Mother Lode history to life Colorado
Scenic & Historic Byways: Back country drives
to alpine valleys, ghost towns, and unique destinations
like the source of the Colorado River. The site includes
maps, driving directions, and beautiful photographs. Nevada
Hot Springs: University of Nevada Professor Howard
Goldbaum's excellent site reports on his ongoing mission
to visit all 312 named hot springs in the Silver State.
100-Day
Road Trip to 50 States, 2,500 Towns, 19,000 Miles:
This site chronicles a real road trip undertaken by Bill
& Barbara Windsor beginning April 1, 2003. 10
Themed Road Trips: With truly awesome photos by
Philip Greenspun, these adventures include destinations
like Mono Lake and Monument Valley and have themes like
"birth locations of the atomic age." Route
66: Get Your kicks on the Mother Road! One-Day
Road Trips to American Revolution historical sites
BOOK REVIEW Along Interstate 75:
Attractions between Detroit and the Florida state line.
BOOK REVIEW California's Historic
Ridge Route: Outrageous highway linking Los Angeles
with the central valley. www.byways.org:
Scenic Drives in each state By-The-Way
Magazine: A guide to diners across the U.S.A.
Three Road Trip Itineraries by Mark
Lacy: Mississippi
Delta from Jackson to Natchez, Nine-Day
Loop from Albuquerque through 6 National Parks, Journey
Along Louisiana's King's RoadRoad
Trips through Alberta: 12 scenic routes developed
by the Alberta tourist agency Roadside
America: Offbeat (but right near the road!) tourist
attractions RoadTrip
USA: Eleven itineraries on two-lane highways Six-Day
Road Trip from Dallas, Texas, to Fairbanks, Alaska:
Yes, only six days! This is a very cool site. Mile
by Mile: This commercial site includes a list
of itineraries in the United States and Canada. Businesses
located along the routes provide information and descriptions
of attractions and places to eat and stay. There's also
a fun travel trivia game and a good photo gallery of views
from the routes described. The
American Road: New print magazine dedicated to
historic U.S. two-lane highways.
