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.
California
Alabama Hills: Two Days in California's Wild West
There are places that feel real… and places that feel like movie sets. The Alabama Hills somehow feel like both. Tucked beneath the Sierra Nevada near Lone Pine, California, these strange sculptural boulders and golden desert light have drawn filmmakers — and wanderers — for over a century. Here's what two days among the rocks actually looks like.
Hawaii
Green Heart of Kauai: Waterfalls, Canyons and an Unexpected Guide
Kauaʻi has a way of changing your plans. We came for waterfalls between beach days. The island had other ideas — pulling us deeper, past a Jurassic Park gate, into a swamp that swallows fog, and toward a canyon that earns every cliché thrown at it.
Hawaii
Emerald Cliffs Above the Pacific: Nā Pali Coast, Kauai
There are places that stay beautiful only in photographs. Nā Pali Coast is not one of them. No road crosses it. No road ever could. We found our own way in — and it was nothing like we expected.
Nevada, Arizona
Martian Vacation: A Road Trip Told by Jack the Dog
The ground was red. Not orange-at-sunset red. Not dusty-road red. Deep, ancient red — the color of something that has been burning for a million years. I was fairly certain we had driven to Mars.
Utah, Arizona
Fire, Goblins, and a Dog Who Owns Canyons
We rented an RV, pointed it toward Utah and Arizona, and let our schipperke decide which rocks were worth climbing. Spoiler: all of them. A New Year's road trip through the Valley of Fire, Zion, Goblin Valley, Arches, and beyond.