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Getting Around in Style?
Joshua Couch highlights what might show up in the camp-spot next to you. If you’ve ever seen a 4-person tent strapped to the back of a flat-bed truck, then you know there are some pretty entertaining ways people attempt to hit the road with their homes on their vehicles. Joshua Couch’s blog highlights those efforts, […]
Did Texas just Drop the Green Flag on Speed Tourism?
October 7, 2012 by Arteries of America
Could Texas highway 130′s new 85mph speed limit draw tourists with a need for speed? IN NOVEMBER, Texas highway 130 will top the nation’s fastest road, with a posted speed limit of 85 mph. That puts the US second fastest country in the world (a few stretches of highway in Poland are faster by 1 mph). […]
Best Convenience Store EVER?!
September 27, 2012 by Arteries of America
Brendan Leonard takes us to what may be the pinnacle of roadside convenience. ONCE IN A WHILE, I hear about something so bizarre that it makes me question reality. Often, I find out it’s some kind of hoax, and I can go back to my normal existence. Once in a while, however, I look it up, and find […]
Inventor Beats Gas Prices in Style with his Electric GT-40
September 25, 2012 by Arteries of America
Imagine winding your way along the West Coast Electric Highway in one of these. Andrew McClary built an EV that gives the Tesla Roadster a run for its money. The Florida inventor spent two years rebuilding a fiberglass Ford GT-40 replica with an electric motor and a battery pack producing 38 kWh. The drivetrain will push […]
Hot Air Balloon Wrestling, Billings, MT
September 4, 2012 by Arteries of America
Crews keep balloons in check during Magic City Hot Air Balloon Rally. THESE HOT AIR BALLOONS glowed in a park just off I-90 in Billings, Montana, lighting up the dusk as burners flared, and drawing my attention away from keeping my car on the road. Luckily, I had my camera with me. I photographed this […]
Visit US National Parks for Free
January 11, 2012 by Arteries of America
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE released the 2012 dates for free admission to all US national parks. This weekend (Jan. 14th-16th) all 397 parks will be open in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Fourteen more dates will follow throughout 2012 including National Park Week (April 21 to 29), Get Outdoors Day (June 9), National Public […]
Drinking and Driving with Tasteless Beer Snobs
November 1, 2011 by Arteries of America
Ali Kimbrough and Daniel Becker put the pedal to the metal in search of the best craft breweries in the Rocky Mountains. I DISCOURAGE DRINKING AND DRIVING as much as anyone (more than some), but there’s something about putting miles down in search of great microbrews that fits what roadtripping is really about. It has to […]
23 Feet – Documentary Trailer
August 5, 2011 by Arteries of America
Allie Bombach and Red Reel Video have created one of the most in-depth looks at people who choose to live a mobile lifestyle (often living in their cars, trucks or converted school buses) to be closer to the locations of their outdoor passions.
American Gods Roadtrip
July 4, 2011 by ericwarren
Almost anyone who reads Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel American Gods dreams of hitting the road following the route Shadow takes through the Midwest. Last week marked the ten-year anniversary of the book’s first publication. Here are six essential locations to seek out so you can live Shadow’s journey. I have obscured the location of several […]
Photo Essay: Mt. Washington’s Historic Cog Railway
April 18, 2011 by ericwarren
Mount Washington looms over coastal New England. At 6,288 feet, it is visible from the Atlantic Ocean, 80 miles away. The highest windspeed ever recorded was clocked here on April 12th, 1934 at 231 mph. The “home of the worst weather on Earth” is accessible by a winding toll-road, but (for once) I decide to […]
October 26, 2012 by Arteries of America
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