The Dispatch
Cross-country road trips are the biggest gap between fantasy and reality in travel writing. The fantasy: open road, scenic byway, golden hour every night. The reality: 12-hour driving days kill the back, the kids hit a wall around day five, and somewhere in Nebraska the route gets boring even for adults who love driving. The posts here plan for the long-form trip honestly. Daily mileage caps. Where to stop overnight that isn't a strip-mall Hampton Inn. Which scenic stretches actually deliver. Which sound great but are just a long way between exits.
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Six western drives, ranked by what they actually deliver between the trailheads: ocean cliffs, red rock, alpine switchbacks, and one road Charles Kuralt called the most beautiful in America.
