It was one of those picture-perfect October days, late in the afternoon, when we pulled into the parking lot of…
Before it gets to Lake Michigan, the Kalamazoo River widens to form a couple of connected lakes and on either…
If you’ve ever been to visit Assateague, Chincoteague, and other barrier islands in Virginia, you’ve spent some time on U.S.…
Don't let this creep you out but this off the beaten path report is about bats — the kind with…
By Tom & Patti Burkett RV Podcast Off the Beaten Path Reporters This spring our rhubarb plant went out of…
By Tom & Patti Burkett Dinosaurs are one fun thing you can count on seeing in your RV road trip…
We just finished a remarkably fun Florida RV trip to the Space Coast, staying at the Jetty Park Campground and…
It's an amazing sight that happens every May around this time: a mystery of nature known as the synchronous fireflies…
You want remote? Try Flamingo Campground in the Everglades! We are sure you'll love it as much as we did,…
Petrified Wood Park in South Dakota By Tom & Patti Burkett The year was 1930 and, just like everywhere else…
Remembering the journey? As we remain locked down and under a no unnecessary travel warning, we've been spending time looking…
The George Washington Carver Memorial in Diamond, MO By TOM & PATTI BURKETT Here are a few things we learned…
Exploring French Link, IN By Tom and Patti Burkett We heard from Tom’s sister that the West Baden Spa Hotel…
By Tom and Patty Burkett We recently saw “Rocketman,” the Elton John biopic, and in one of the grand scenes…
Driving across Nebraska on highway 4, it’s hard to miss the big building sitting at the top of the hill. From…
By Tom and Patti Burkett The first time we pulled into the Blue Heron Visitor Center the place was buzzing. Food…
By Tom & Patti Burkett Driving across Nebraska on highway 4, it’s hard to miss the big building sitting at…
By Tom and Patti Burkett We were looking forward to a stop in Lindsborg, Kansas. Many of Tom's ancestors are Swedish,…
Southern Illinois is nestled between two of the biggest rivers on the continent. Historically, regular floods of both the Ohio and…
By Tom & Patti Burkett Off the beaten path travel is all about small towns. The last generation highways and…
Do you remember that scene when Maria runs across the mountain meadow singing “the hills are alive?” We never knew the…
New Haven Connecticut is probably best known as he home of Yale University, and if you go there, you would…
If you're someone who enjoys boondocking, you're sure to have discovered the treasures to be found in the US National…
It seems that every major urban area has a favored natural retreat that draws its residents when it comes to…
We were meandering in the Hill Country of Texas and did what we often do, pulled off in the next…
We're wondering if you remember Joe Palooka. If you don't, we'll remind you that he's an easygoing animated heavyweight prize…
Along the Trail of the Mountain Spirits in the Gila National Forest of New Mexico are the fascinating Gila Cliff…
We were in Franklin, Indiana, and Rob Shilts was waiting for us, out of the rain, beneath a marquee that…
September was cold in the Montana mountains, and we’d just enjoyed an afternoon soak in the hot springs at White…
In the Badlands of North Dakota hard up against the Montana border, is the sprawling Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It…
One of the pleasures, and occasional challenges, of traveling away from the main routes is finding a good local restaurant. …
Here's the video of our recent Roadtreking gathering at Glacier National Park. We had drama, adventure, excitement, entertainment and even…
By Anna and Tom Burkett It was middle of the night dark when four of us piled into the car. …
Say “Wisconsin” to almost anyone, and they’re likely to think of cheese. There is cheese in this story, but you’ll…
By Tom and Patti Burkett If you were a West Virginia coal miner, life was especially hard in the early…
If you’re headed to or from Houston, or New Orleans, or Pensacola along the Gulf Coast, it’s easy to get…
