Every Road Has a Story
Road trips, detours, and the places that stayed with us. We write about where we went, what we found, and what it felt like to be there — from California back roads to medieval Spanish cities.
Arizona
Too Hot to Do Anything. Perfect Time for a Museum
It was 7 a.m. and already 95°F. The creosote bushes weren't moving. Neither was Alex. We went to a museum — and ended up twelve thousand years in the past. Inside the Heard Museum in Phoenix, the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Apache were waiting.
California
A Weekend in the 16th Century: California's Renaissance Faire
No time machine. No questionable decisions involving the home bar. Just a short drive to Irwindale, California — and suddenly, we were in 1597.
Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes: Sand, Wind, and a Mother's Grief
No cell signal. No GPS. Just trees on both sides and the occasional cow watching you drive by. That's how you arrive at one of America's most beautiful places — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Come for the sand. Stay for the story.
Michigan
The Fort at the Edge of Two Lakes
In 1763, the Ojibwe invited the British garrison to watch a lacrosse game. They left their weapons inside. The gates stayed open. It did not end well for the British.
Michigan
Mackinac Island, Michigan: A Step Back in Time
No cars. No engines. Just hoofbeats on cobblestone, the smell of fudge on the wind, and an island that has been quietly ignoring the modern world since 1898. We came for a day. We stayed in 1890.