Take a break from the bustle of Seattle, WA, to explore the most northwesterly corner of the U.S. on the Olympic Peninsula. This route takes you on a ride along the mountainous Hurricane Ridge, through forested twisties. Before getting there, you can take some time off the highway on a short three-mile detour through Sequim […]

Escape the sprawling urban landscape of Atlanta by taking a series of secondary roads to Alabama’s iconic Little River Canyon, and then return via rural roads in the foothills of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Charming historic settlements along the way include the Georgia towns of Dallas, Cave Spring, and Rome.

I was born in 1943 and grew up in Hope, Indiana, a small town of about 1,200 a few miles northeast of Columbus. I was a surprise, as my parents never expected kids. Dad was older, a month shy of 47; mom, 14 years his junior. Mom’s parents had died by time she finished high […]