Road Trips with Tom |
Silver Falls is Oregon’s largest state park and one of its oldest. So how come you’ve never heard of this amazing collection of waterfalls in the Cascade foothills east of Salem? Elementary, my dear Watson: Just north of here is the Columbia Gorge, with its spectacular and famed waterfalls. That’s where the tourists go (including […]
This post continues our list of North America’s most scenic highways. In this issue you’ll find Scenic Highways 16 through 20. We’ll present five more in a few weeks. Each instalment will be archived so you can come back to it whenever you want. Please use the comments button to share your thoughts on the […]
Our series of posts under the heading “The Road Less Traveled” spotlights out-of-the-way and little-known destinations that most people have never heard of – places like Carhenge. Here, we’re breaking the mold by focusing on a destination that’s just off a major interstate highway and an hour’s drive from one of the country’s most visited […]
This is our second entry in a series focusing on cool places, roads or attractions that are off the beaten path. Today’s destination certainly qualifies. After all, Alliance, Nebraska, may not be the end of the world . . . but you can see it from there. Our attraction is a wildly offbeat piece of folk art […]
As was announced in this blog a few months ago, some of the nation’s most popular national parks have increased their visitor fees. The entrance fee rose from $25 to $30 at these parks: Bryce Canyon Glacier Grand Canyon Grand Teton Yellowstone Yosemite Zion Other parks have implemented similar increases. These affect motorcyclists, bus passengers […]
In early July I took a weeklong road trip to the Upper Midwest. Why would I go there? After all, these are what many people consider flyover states. Well, I like that part of the country. There’s something essentially American about it. This time of year, the fields are intensely green. I like to find […]
We interrupt this road trip blog to focus on another topic that generates excitement and anticipation – food! And what could be more American than good ol’ barbecue? If you’re a barbecue lover, you know that ‘cue is has dozens of styles reflecting various parts of the country. People in Memphis, Chicago, North Carolina and […]