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Driving Pikes Peak: A Trip up America’s Mountain

Kenin Bassart — Thu, 25 May 2017 15:25:51 +0000

Are you up for a drive to 14,115 feet? If your answer to this question is a resounding “yes” then you’d better get yourself over to Colorado and take a ride up to Pikes Peak. For anyone who has a love of cars and driving, Pikes Peak is arguably considered the pinnacle of American Driving. We […]

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Road Trip Planner for the White Mountain National Forest New Hampshire

Kenin Bassart — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:49:18 +0000

We recently spent a Summer housesitting in New Hampshire and absolutely fell in love with the White Mountain National Forest. Located in the northern portion of NH, the White Mountains make for a great day trip or a lovely weekend getaway. It has all of the elements that make for a perfect rambling road trip: beautiful […]

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Ramblin’ Guide to Rapid City, SD – From the Badlands to Rushmore!

Kenin Bassart — Fri, 22 May 2015 18:50:18 +0000

When it’s your stated mission to go out and seek new and interesting adventures, it can be hard to return to certain places. It’s not because you didn’t enjoy it on your first visit, but rather because you enjoyed it so much that you’re afraid a second visit might reveal it as one-dimensional or heck, […]

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Road Trip Planner for West Virginia Scenic Drives

Kenin Bassart — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:56:54 +0000

The winding mountain passes and back country roads make West Virginia a perfect location to plan a scenic road trip. Whether you plan to tour through West Virginia on a motorcycle, car, or RV, you can spend days exploring the beautiful countryside as well as taking in some really neat cultural and historical sites. We […]

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Discovering Historic Kalispell Montana – More Than Just Outdoors

Kenin Bassart — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:47:36 +0000

For many travelers Kalispell, Montana serves as a base camp for enjoying the lovely outdoors. While this is absolutely true, we spent some time visiting Kalispell in the Fall, and found a lovely small town that was rich in both culture and history. Lauren and I first found out about Kalispell, MT while planning a […]

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Road Trip Planner for the Blue Ridge Parkway & Skyline Drive

Kenin Bassart — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:05:20 +0000

What do crisp mountain air, incredible vistas, and winding roads all have in common? There’s one place in America that will give you all three in plentiful abundance: The Blue Ridge Parkway. We’ve driven the entire road from end to end as well as it’s smaller sister road, Skyline Drive, and are happy to report […]

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I Left My Heart in Traverse City

Kenin Bassart — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:11:09 +0000

From the moment we arrived, I could feel that Traverse City was more than just a small lakeside vacation destination for big city Michiganders. Instead it’s a town filled with great food, fantastic culture, beautiful beaches, and some really amazing people. Even though we only spent a few nights getting to know the town, Lauren […]

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Taking a Tour of the Houmas House Plantation and Gardens

Lauren Bassart — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:28:20 +0000

Tucked away in the little town of Darrow, Louisiana is a gem of a place called The Houmas House Plantation and Gardens. Known as the “crown jewel of Louisiana’s river road” it is a property that is steeped in historical significance, and has ben restored to reflect the splendor that Southern Plantation homes have long […]

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The Weird and Wonderful Abita Mystery House

Kenin Bassart — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:07:08 +0000

Weird. Wacky. Eccentric. Wonderful. Junky. All of these words have been used to describe the Abita Mystery House (aka the UCM Museum) in the Louisiana North Shore community of Abita Springs. After spending some time there I can assure you that all of them are 100% accurate. Prior to our arrival in the area we […]

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Road Tripping the Louisiana Brewery Trail

Kenin Bassart — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:15:33 +0000

The American South has come to the craft beer game a little late, but what they lack in variety they seem to make up with in quality and quantity. This is perhaps most true in the state of Louisiana. In order to call attention to their budding brewery business, Louisiana decided to do something special and […]

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