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Classic American drives planned end to end, with mileage, realistic costs, overnight stops and the detours that make a route memorable.
Seven days, about 600 miles, and the most famous coastline in America. A day-by-day Pacific Coast Highway itinerary with honest driving times, where to sleep and what to skip.
Eric Gamble
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The guides we send to every friend who asks. Read these first and the rest of the section makes more sense.
Safety gear you hope you never use, comfort items you will use every hour, and the…
Gas is rarely the expense that sinks a road trip budget. A line-by-line breakdown of what…
Seven days, about 600 miles, and the most famous coastline in America. A day-by-day Pacific Coast…
Seven days, about 600 miles, and the most famous coastline in America. A day-by-day Pacific Coast Highway itinerary with honest driving times,…
Eric Gamble
Route 66 turns 100 in 2026. Here is a realistic two-week plan from Chicago to Santa Monica, with the neon motels, diners…
Eric Gamble
469 miles, no billboards, no trucks and a 45 mph speed limit. A milepost-by-milepost guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway, with the…
Eric Gamble
Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands and Arches in one red-rock loop. Driving times, permits, timed entry and the scenic byway that…
Eric Gamble
Turquoise lakes, granite spires and a highway that closes under snow half the year. Our five-day Cascade Loop from Seattle over the…
Eric Gamble
Most road trip emergencies are boring and preventable: a tired driver, a bald tire, an empty tank in the desert. Our practical…
Eric Gamble
Four states, one shoreline and sand so white it squeaks. Our six-day Gulf Coast road trip from New Orleans through Mississippi and…
Eric Gamble
Car-free Mackinac Island, root-beer-colored waterfalls, painted cliffs on Lake Superior and the rugged Keweenaw. A seven-day Upper Peninsula road trip through one…
Eric Gamble
Surf towns, a desert full of boulders, a mid-century oasis and the best weather in America, on a loop you can drive…
Eric Gamble
