Western U.S.

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Wildlife-Rich Road Trips Across The American West

The American West offers enormous skies, open roads, and some of the most impressive landscapes in the country. Visitors come for desert horizons, red rock canyons, mountain passes, and wide prairies – but many travelers overlook the diverse range of wildlife that thrives in these regions. Wildlife-lovers road-tripping through the West will find a mix …

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15 BEST Family Road Trips in the USA

A family road trip is a classic American holiday, but it takes planning to make it great. Some places are better for road trips, while some are better treated as a single-focus destination. In addition to considering the sights and scenery, you need to factor in things like hotel costs and gas prices. Planning the …

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Family road trip across America: from Illinois to California

When my husband got a job in California there was no question about how we would get from our then home ground in Illinois to the Golden State: we would drive! That would be a perfect educational family road trip itinerary: we would be able to observe changes in weather and climate, topography and nature …

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