The Backroad Blog
Villa Hermosa: Your Home Away from Home in Costa Rica
Make Villa Hermosa your home base when visiting the Arenal and La Fortuna region of Costa Rica. An amazing private guesthouse and compound!
5 Boredom-Busting I-75 Exits in South Georgia
Five exits that will add interest and excitement to your boring drive on that long lonely stretch of I-75 in South Georgia.
National Parks Passports: My Not-So-Secret Obsession
Get started using National Parks Passports to collect stamps and document your visits to America’s National Parks and other historical and scenic sites.
Take a Drive on the Cherohala Skyway!
The Cherohala Skyway is an incredible scenic drive through the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. It has also been named a National Scenic Byway.
Manchester Locomotive Moves to New Home
The unearthed Manchester Locomotive we scouted months earlier finds a new home at the Mulberry Phosphate Museum in Central Florida.
Discover La Paz Waterfall Gardens
Waterfall chasers will love the tropical paradise with incredible flora and fauna that await you at La Paz Waterfall Gardens in Costa Rica.
The L.L. Bean Storm Chasers Clog
Autumn is my favorite time of year. When it is time to head up to Pinebox, my North Georgia mountain cabin, I always pack my L.L. Bean Storm Chasers Clog.
Huffington Post Unearthed
Backroad riders may never actually see in person the artifacts featured in Huffington Post Unearthed articles, but we can dream, can’t we?
Hike the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
Hike a figure-8 trail through giant trees in North Carolina’s Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, honoring the poet of the beloved poem “Trees.”
Manchester Locomotive Unearthed in Central Florida
A Manchester 4-4-0 locomotive was accidentally unearthed by work crews in Central Florida. We went to find it on posted property, and it was so worth it!
Heading Out . . . .
Backroad Planet's very first post . . . . You have to start somewhere, so this is it! We are jumping in with both feet, launching this new venture. Although this is the first post, the Backroad Planet web site and blog have been in the works for several months now. My...