by Howard Blount | Jan 15, 2018
Cultural and spiritual encounters are the standard in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, with its Cajun roots, Catholic heritage, Zydeco music, artistic towns, and brand new tax-free districts. I was a guest of St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission, but all thoughts and...
by Howard Blount | May 19, 2017
The Sopchoppy Worm Grunting Festival celebrates this rare art and unique slice of backwoods Florida culture annually on the second Saturday in April. This post is sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. [toc] Florida’s Local Culture...
by Howard Blount | Apr 6, 2017
Take a drive through the Superstition Mountains on the Arizona Apache Trail with stops at Goldfield Ghost Town, Tortilla Flat, and the Dolly Steamboat. UPDATE January 2021 from my bud Mike Shubic at Mike’s Road Trip: “Fantastic post! Such a great area to...
by Howard Blount | Feb 8, 2017
Experience the best in Southern Delaware outdoor adventure at state parks & historical sites while hiking, biking, camping, kayaking, or jumping out of a plane! Visit Southern Delaware, the Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce, and Mazda USA were my sponsors for...
by Howard Blount | Dec 18, 2016
Take a walk through history in Grapevine, Texas, with self-guided tours of the Main Street District, City to Settlement Museums, and historic Nash Farm. I was a guest of the Grapevine Convention & Visitor Bureau, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. [toc] The...
by Howard Blount | Sep 6, 2015
A Southern Indiana road trip surprises with a museum, monastery, mill, movie location, and much, much more. I was a guest of Visit Dubois County, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. A Southern Indiana Road Trip The drive south from Bloomington was pretty much...
by Howard Blount | Dec 14, 2014
You can take your vehicle with you on the Amtrak Auto Train when you travel to the Washington, DC, and Orlando, FL, metro areas. An early web tagline for Backroad Planet was “Your Road Trip and Fly-Drive Travel Source.” One of our Twitter followers...
by Howard Blount | Mar 31, 2014
How quotes about change by Clara Barton and Henry Thoreau from over a hundred years ago resonate with a traveler to Gettysburg NMP and Harpers Ferry NHP. [toc] What Clara and Henry Taught Me: Quotes About Change Last summer’s major road trip was a doozy! We took...
by Howard Blount | Oct 16, 2013
The unearthed Manchester Locomotive we scouted months earlier finds a new home at the Mulberry Phosphate Museum in Central Florida. [toc] Manchester Locomotive Moves to New Home The big move of the Manchester locomotive 4-4-0 from the Mosaic property where it was...
