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.
Our Favorite Trips from the Last Ten Years
Over the last ten years, we visited deserts, national parks, historic cities, and quiet forgotten towns — always with cameras close by. Looking back through our favorite photographs brought back cold nights, early sunrises, long road trips, and places that surprised us in unexpected ways. This post is a collection of the trips, moments, and images that stayed with us long after the journey ended.
California
Into Echo Canyon: A Rough Ride Through Death Valley
A rough off-road trail, dragon-scale rocks, a century-old gold mine, and silence so big it has its own weight — our drive into Echo Canyon in Death Valley was one we won't forget.
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
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.
Israel
The Road North: Galilee, Masada, Caesarea, Acre, Jaffa, and the End of the World
Leaving Jerusalem is hard. You keep thinking of things you didn't do. Then the road north opens up — Galilee, Masada, Jaffa, Armageddon — and Israel gives you an entirely different kind of overwhelming.
Wyoming
Yellowstone: Where the Earth Keeps Breathing
Sulfur in the air. Colors that shouldn't exist. A bear swimming toward our dog. Hot springs, geysers, bison, and a full moon blocked by an unexploded shell. Two weeks in Yellowstone by camper.
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.