Category Archives: Themed Road Trips

Themed Road Trip — Best Barbeque

       Great food is a major motivation for many people. Since I love barbeque, a road trip focusing on fabulous barbeque is an idea I have considered for quite a while. Even though you can find barbequed ribs or beef … Continue reading

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Themed Road Trip – Texas Baseball Trip

      Texas is a huge state, and it is located far from other major league ball parks. Thus, I have treated the two (2) Texas major league franchises as a separate trip. The Texas Rangers, an American League club, can … Continue reading

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Themed Road Trip — Northern Baseball Parks

   Two (2) baseball parks are fairly well isolatedf from the others and probably should be visited in a separate trip. I thought about including Detroit with the Midwestern Road Trip but felt it added too many miles, and I … Continue reading

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Themed Road Trip — Southeastern Baseball Trip

    There are three (3) major league ball parks in the southeastern part of the United States. Unfortunately, they are far from other parks, so probably should be done separately. Even so, they are quite a distance from each other, … Continue reading

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Themed Road Trip – Western Baseball Parks

    My western baseball trip begins in Los Angeles, home of both the Los Angeles Angels of the American League and the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League. Angels Stadium is actually located in Anaheim, the famous suburb of … Continue reading

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Themed Road Trip – Eastern Baseball Parks

       This baseball road trip begins in New York City, home of the Yankees, the most storied of all the major league franchises, and the Mets. Yankee Stadium, a brand-new facility which opened in 2009, across the street from the … Continue reading

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Themed Road Trip – Midwest Baseball Parks

    The All-American game of baseball has inspired numerous people to visit not only the Major League stadium nearest them, but to set out on a quest to visit all the American ballparks. Here is an example of a possible … Continue reading

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New England Fall Foliage Road Trip I

     This is one of my favorite fall foliage day trips. Unbelievably, it passes through five (5) different states. It incorporates several interstate highways as a way of saving time, but primarily travels through a number of small towns and villages in New … Continue reading

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Gary-designed Themed Road Trip V – Lewis & Clark

      This road trip will mirror the route Meriweather Lewis and William Clark took when exploring the Louisiana Territory, purchased from France in 1803.  Their charge from President Thomas Jefferson was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean … Continue reading

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Gary-Designed Themed Road Trip IV – Wild West Cowboys & Gunslingers

      This interesting road trip will recall the days of the Old West, where cowboys and shoot-outs were commonplace. The entire road trip is designed as a lengthy, but complete, loop, so that it doesn’t matter where you begin. For … Continue reading

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