Keep this secret to yourself: on foggy, overcast days, people don’t go to the beach. That means it’s a perfect day for a drive around the beach. Just a few ...
Trips for Today
Train Stop to History: Old Desert Depot Is Great Destination and Good Place to Change a Tire
It’s only about four miles from off what might be the loneliest ...
Ramona roundabout: Wandering through the mountain town’s trails
Ramona is one of the special places in San Diego county. Not ...
OC’s Santiago and Trabuco Canyons Are Twisty Fun
Legendary is a label that applies to many roads, none more than ...
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It’s an ad for a car nobody wanted…
Just uploaded a new old video to my Youtube page… it’s a spot for the 1966 AMC Rambler Marlin. Yes, if Chevrolet had success nicknaming the Corvette after a fish (Sting Ray) and nobody had success with a full-sized fastback, then certainly folks would flock to AMC dealers to buy this turkey. A cute ad [...]
Kitsch High Above the Desert — Your Weekend Trip
Go back a century and a long auto trip meant stopping frequently for more than just snacks or gas. Cars needed sometimes hourly maintenance to fill the radiator, change tires and add oil. Along the two-lane highways of the day, garages sprang up every few miles. Later, entrepreneurs built roadside attractions. Most survived into the [...]
RIP to a man who truly cheated death over and over and had a great impact – Carroll Shelby.
See story http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-sports-car-legend-carroll-shelby-dead-at-89-20120511,0,5669921.story
Take a Trip on Loopy DeLuz — Your Weekend Trip
Here’s a drive that always amazes first-timers: the drive from Temecula to Fallbrook on DeLuz Road. You’ve seen the mountains every time you take I-15 north from Escondido to Riverside County, but the freeway slices straight through. East and west of the freeway the mountains are rugged and the road is twisty. It’s up and [...]
Cadillac Ranch still has fins flying
Someplace west (or is it east) of Amarillo, Tex., is on my map for a visit one of these days. Why? Because I like miles and miles of flat land and farms? No, because it’s the home of the Cadillac Ranch. Charles Kuralt visited there years ago and CBS’s Steve Hartman did a follow up [...]
Head to the beach this foggy weekend — Your Weekend Trip
A socked-in weekend and you’re headed to the beach? If you’re looking to drive and avoid traffic, this is the time to do it. I haven’t seen much of Old Mr. Sun this week, as our pal the marine layer has kept coastal communities gray and cool. But it’s a great weekend to take a [...]
La Posta Loop has mountain greenery — Your Weekend Trip
Rain or shine, here’s a great mountain trip for this weekend. It’s an oldie but a goodie, La Posta Loop from January 2003. Head out east on I-8, exiting at Buckman Springs. From there, you’ll head south to find a beautiful and historic lake, twisting roads worthy of any sports sedan you might own or [...]
Natchez Trace, historic road from Nashville to Natchez, Miss., your (future) weekend trip
Well, spring break is over and we’re all on that last push before summer begins. If you’re already planning a trip for the summer, consider this one… the Natchez Trace, 400-plus miles from Nashville to Natchez, Miss. I took this a few years ago, so enjoy my blog postings for this week’s Weekend Trip.
Trip for This Weekend: Take your lunch on this easy off-road cruise on Mt. Laguna
Mt. Laguna is more than a mile high and about an hour east of San Diego. It’s rugged yet there’s enough rolling land that trails make it great for hiking and off-roading. Are you one of the millions with all-wheel-drive SUVs that never get dirty? Try this easy route with lots of choices around the [...]
Where’s Mother McCreary?
From the mailbag… Hi Jack… a few years ago we took one of your days trips through the back country, past a lama farm, Mother McCreary’s exit road and ending at Sycuan Casino. It was a great day, but sadly, I no longer have the article and we would like to take the trip again [...]
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