Tag: road trip detours
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: A Spontaneous Detour {Georgia}

A familiar Alan Jackson song turned our drive home into an unexpected detour to Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, where we discovered winter trails, sparkling quartz, river views, and plenty of reasons to return.
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Moments & Misadventures :: Woolen Wonders

I had the amazing opportunity to go to Ireland with two aunts who were fulfilling a lifelong dream of going to where their grandparents came from. My one aunt is an accredited genealogist who had traced our family tree back to the 1300s. We would stop by museums and seeing a large picture of someone…
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Crowley’s Ridge State Park {Arkansas}

After spending one day at Silver Dollar City, the next day we were on the road again back to home. On the way back, we decided to take a different way home so we could go through Arkansas. I have never been to Arkansas before, and truthfully I have actually given very little thought to…
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Visiting Bubblegum Alley: A Strangely Fascinating Attraction {California}

Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo is one of California’s strangest roadside attractions. Discover why this colorful, quirky stop is worth adding to your Central Coast road trip.
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Four Corners Monument {Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, & Colorado}

Have you ever wanted to be in two places at once? What about being in four places at once? Well then you need to make a trek to Four Corners, the only place in the states that four states meet giving you the change to be in all of them at once. The monument is…