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It p[ays to ask the locals when you’re looking for interesting off the beaten path attractons. Take the time I stopped after dark at the city park in Walnut Ridge, …
Off the Beaten Path: A Little R&R and Guitar in AR Read More »
One of the reasons we love our Roadtrek RV is that it’s useful for so many things beyond traveling. We’ve used it to haul lumber home for a project, and …
Patti and Tom Burkett Recently we saw a copy of a letter posted on the wall of a museum. It was dated November third. The letter said. “The federal government …
In 1959, a young pharmacist in India gave up his family, his business, and his professional life for the sake of a religious vision. Over the next decade he studied …
Off the Beaten Path: New Vrindinban, West Virginia Read More »
We’d like to clue you in to one of our favorite mountain sights that you’re unlikely to find on a map. Near Cleveland, South Carolina (see interactive map below) you’ll …
Having been to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park any number of times, and given that it’s the most visited of all our parks, we didn’t expect it to generate …
Boston and Cape Cod certainly have their attractions–think lobster, beaches, history—but Massachusetts doesn’t end at the shore. Head west into the mountains, and there’s a completely different landscape to explore. …
As Europeans moved westward across the North American continent they found a variety of artifacts left behind by earlier cultures. Even more have been discovered in recent times. Think petroglyphs, …
Once in a while, exploring out-of-the-way places puts us on the path of a much greater adventure – checking out Cincinnati’s painted pigs, Lexington’s painted horses, and Fort Wayne’s painted …
We’ve often spent time at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee. The Green River, which runs through the park (see …
As you drive along Interstate-70 in Utah, it’s easy to put on a music playlist and blow through without looking left or right. If you do, you’ll lose out. For …
Big Bend in Texas is not one of our most visited national parks but it’s certainly not off the beaten path. Even though this area of the southwest is extraordinarily …
Utah is legend for the sights you can see there—arches, hoodoos, swirling stone landscapes, cliffs and canyons. Visit in season and you’ll definitely be on the beaten path. But there …
We were on our trip with our 20-something niece headed for Madison, WI, and after 325 hard, fast mils we needed a break. “Hey!” I said, “Here’s a 16-foot high …
A trip took us to the Porcupine Mountains of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Our way home took us along M-28, on the southern shore of Lake Superior, where we passed a …
By Anna Burkett New England towns have plenty of vestigial British references. One of these is the suffix minster, as in Westminster, which designates a town with a monastic center or …
Acadia, in Maine, is one of the top 10 national parks in the U.S., with more than 2.5 million visitors annually. Come summer, it’s wall to wall people from Ellsworth …
When you’re driving around the country, you often see the brown signs that mark some sort of historic site. We often stop for these, even though they’re nothing we’ve ever …
Roadtrekers traversing the U.S. will probably end up in Austin, Texas sooner or later. When you do, be sure not to miss out on one of the country’s greatest …