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Rorie recently met up with her family in Nevada to take a road trip to California to celebrate the marriage of their niece and future...

NOTE: Some may think the Tour is too focused on food, but we’ve found that the townies we meet love to “tell us where to go”....

We left the comfortable surroundings of our beautiful Scottsdale, AZ digs for the last 2 days with some uncertainty and trepidation about...

When we’re on the road we prefer to support small town, locally owned businesses, including Airbnbs, etc. If none are available we like...

Before leaving sunny CA to make our way 3,oo0 miles plus to New England (the next BIG leg of the Tour), we got up bright and early for a...

Small town America road trippers need fuel to power not only their vehicles, but also their bodies. We found ours at Sandy’s in Cambria...

“Bart the Navigator” mapped out today’s journey. Given the beauty of our surroundings, he didn’t have to work too hard on our itinerary....

As an East Coast kid, Bart grew up thinking San Francisco was only known for the jingle “Rice A Roni…the San Francisco treat” from the...

Heading north on our way to Fairfield, CA  we took a few “we’ve got to stop here” stops. First place up was the small town of Gilroy, the...

Our 70 mile drive north from Fairfield to our first stop Healdsburg, took us past the amazing Sears Point Tidal Restoration Project on...

After a great and sorely needed night of sleep in an amazing beachside condo (“Thank you” to Rorie’s brother Jeff and sister-in-law Pam,...

Leaving the southern CA beaches behind, we headed North for a break from backroads and a long overdue visit with family in Thousand Oaks....

Day 16 of the Tour proved to be both exhilarating and exhausting. It was the last segment of our east-west, cross country journey. We...

Yup, we know Tucson isn’t a small town but…we wanted to get out of the car, stretch our legs, and do some sightseeing on foot. After...

We woke up to “good news, bad news” weather. GOOD NEWS? The sun was shining and gale force winds had subsided. BAD NEWS? Check out these...

Note from Bart & Rorie: OOPS! We meant NO disrespect to our friends in New Mexico, but we goofed and forgot to post this road report....

We awoke extremely excited about our destination for the day…the legendary Taos, New Mexico. Our research indicated it’s known for...

Readers’ Note: Because the Discover Small Town America Tour often experiences many amazing people and places in its quest to spotlight...

We reluctantly left our spectacular mountain-top hideaway to explore the beautiful and historic town of Santa Fe. But as always, the...

Waking early (at least early for Bart), we hopped on I-40 West and began our ride across North Texas where we’d be staying for a few...

Editor’s Note: Many Boomers know Route 66 as the road immortalized by the old TV show with the same name. Surely you remember the...

The Discover Small Town America Tour-mobile odometer tells us we’re about half way across the Country (more than 2,000 miles in our rear...