This is STOP 7, the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Jefferson, TX The Drive from Jefferson, TX to Fredericksburg, TX Jefferson to Fredericksburg This drive is probably the longest "jump" of the entire trip and today we will cross the 2000 mile driving mark. We purposely do a route that will take us through historic [...]
This is STOP 6, the 10th, 11th and 12th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop 5 in Vicksburg, MS. This stop was in the really nice little town of Jefferson Texas. The Drive from Vicksburg, MS to Jefferson, TX Vicksburg MS to Jefferson TX We aren't pressed for time today - it would only be 3.5 hours if we took the [...]
This is STOP 5, the 7th, 8th and 9th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in New Albany, MS. The Drive from New Albany, MS to Vicksburg, MS We know a 7+ mile stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway is closed around Tupelo, so we head south on MS-15 to MS-278 and pick up the NTP there. This puts us at mile [...]
This is STOP 4, the 6th day of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Chattanooga, TN. The Drive from Chattanooga, TN to New Albany, MS The original plan for today was to drive the northern third of the Natchez Trace Parkway. This 444 mile roadway stretches from Nashville, TN to Natchez, MS. It is not only a National Scenic Byway, it is one [...]
This is the 4th and 5th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Bryson City ,NC. Cherohala Skyway We first make our way from Bryson City to the town of Robbinsville where we enter the Cherohala Skyway. Here are some interesting facts about this road It is listed as one of the top ten motorcycle routes by the Discovery Channel It is the [...]
This is the 2nd and 3rd days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to the previous stop in Marion, VA The Drive from Marion, VA to Bryson City, NC Time to head from Marion, VA to Bryson City, NC - and we choose to take the Blue Ridge Parkway essentially from the VA/NC border to its terminus just outside of Bryson City. We've both driven this spectacular [...]
Let us introduce you to our travel mascot, Roadie. We aren't 100% sure whether its male or female, a moose or a reindeer - but it doesn't matter. It's just Roadie. Roadie has the best seat and view in the car, right in front of our GPS (we refer to as Gloria). Roadie is excited for what should be the first of many road trip adventures with us. This is the first day of our [...]
We originally planned to fly into Rome and road trip over a few weeks up to Venice where we were going to catch an 8 country Mediterranean cruise. We waited until the first week of August before bailing out of this trip (too many Covid restrictions in place). This left us trying to figure out what travel we wanted to do this fall. On Monday, we cancelled out of our European vacation and started the [...]
Cathedral Valley in Southern Utah - Capital Reef National Park The Cathedral Valley Loop is a 60 mile, rugged back-country drive through Capitol Reef National Park and BLM land. I requires one river ford and several wash crossings. Spectacular Canyons studded with sculpted monoliths, towers and cliffs wait you. How to view: This presentation is built to be responsive and will render on any device. Click the expand button in the upper right hand [...]
