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Slight change of plans: Texas/New Mexico 2016
Last August, we got a jump start on planning our upcoming spring break trip. The first thing we booked was our return flight from Albuquerque to Chicago using air miles. Unfortunately in the months since August, the airline changed its … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, News, Upcoming Travel
Tagged Amtrak, Amtrak Roomette, Amtrak Santa Fe, Big bend national park, Carlsbad caverns national park, Fred Harvey Company, Guadalupe mountains national park, New Mexico National Parks, New Mexico Road Trip, Southwest Chief, Texas national parks, Texas road trip
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Mapping our favorite American road trip literature.
There are many classic books dedicated to the American road trip (or river or trail as the case may be). It’s a genre that never gets old to us. Each author sets out with a different goal, whether it’s exploring … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Reading Material
Tagged American Road, American Road Trip Literature, American Road Trips, Blue Highways, Breakfast at the Exit Cafe, Diary of a Ninety-Eighter, John Steinbeck Road Trip, Lincoln Highway, The Lost Continent, The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, Travels with Charley, Undaunted Courage
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2015 Year In Review
After ringing in the year 2015 in Santiago, Chile, we spent the first few days of January exploring the Atacama Desert. Hiking an 18,000ft volcano and visiting the world’s 3rd largest collection of geysers were highlights. Our spring break was … Continue reading
High Kick’s Best of 2015 List
Dining and drinking are always top-of-mind while we travel, so it’s no surprise many of our road trip memories revolve around tables and bar stools. When something especially good catches our attention, we write it down. Now at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Travel Resources
Tagged American road trip, best drinks 2015, Best food of 2015, best lodging, road trip food
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Spring Break 2016 Destination Reveal
Winter may be just around the corner, but we’re already looking forward to our spring break 2016 adventure. We’re heading to Texas and New Mexico to visit our 39th, 40th and 41st National Parks: Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad … Continue reading
Statistics: Baltimore Etc
Our second summer 2015 road trip took us to Baltimore, with additional visits to Pittsburgh, Washington, DC and Detroit. Click for larger view.
Western Parks Part 5: Canyonlands
Continued from Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 After Capitol Reef, we drove a comparatively uneventful 2.5 hours east to Moab, Utah, our base for exploring Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. With about 6,000 residents, Moab was the largest town we’d … Continue reading
Western Parks Part 4: Capitol Reef
Continued from Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Capitol Reef National Park is one of those places that is tough to get a mental grip on. The variety of rock formations is staggering, each one stranger than the next. Look … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Maps, Travel Tips
Tagged Capitol Reef National Park, Cathedral Valley, Jeep Rental, Utah Road Trip, Waterpocket Fold
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Western Parks Part 2: Great Sand Dunes to Mesa Verde
Continued from Part 1 The following day was our travel day between Great Sand Dunes and Mesa Verde. It’s only about a four hour drive, so there was no need to rush. Along Highway 160 we crossed the Continental Divide … Continue reading
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Statistics: Western Parks Road Trip
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