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ALONG THE OPEN ROAD
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There is nothing that brings a family together quite like a road trip. Getting the family together in the car and going where the road may lead is a joyous and memorable experience.
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*Bullet* At this site will be posted links to destinations accessible by getting in the car and following the open road.
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*Bullet* Where applicable I will give comments on personal experience.
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AAA (American Auto Association): {http://www.csaa.com/global/AAAentry/0,1923,1050000,00.html?strCSAARefURL::E...)
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BETTER WORLD CLUB: {http://www.betterworldclub.com/partners/nwf.htm?join_code=NWFB2006}
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GO RVing.com: {http://www.gorving.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home1}
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: {http://travel.discovery.com/}
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NATIONAL HISTORIC ROUTE 66: {http://www.national66.com/}
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AMERICA'S NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS: {http://www.byways.org/}
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NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM: {http://www.nps.gov/nts/}
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*Note1* I have put the National Trails System here because I believe it can go along side the National Scenic Byways as another thing that can be seen on road trips. After all...doesn't the road touch certain points of the trail.*Note1*
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COUNTRY DISCOVERIES.COM: {http://www.countrydiscoveries.com/dycon.asp?parent=38327&RefURL=&KeyCode=&t...}
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ABOUT-TRAVEL: {http://about.com/travel/}
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*Note1* Not all the links at ABOUT-TRAVEL deal with road trips, but there are some good ones. *Note1*
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TEXAS: AMERICA'S BACK YARD
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*Bullet*SANTA ANA NWR
{http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/santana.html}
map of Santa Ana NWR:
{http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/orgs/s_anamap.htm}
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*Bullet*RIO GRANDE VALLEY NWR
{http://www.fws.gov/southwest/REFUGES/texas/lrgv.html#Birds}
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*Note1*Both of the above sites along the Rio Grande River of Deep South Texas are excellent birding sites.*Note1*
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*Bullet*PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE
{http://www.nps.gov/paal/}
{http://www.nps.gov/paal/paal.htm}
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*Bullet*BENTSEN-RIO GRANDE SP/WORLD BIRDING CENTER
{http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/parkguide/rgn_stxp_006.phtml}
{http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/calendar/?calpage=s0010}
{http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/sites/mission/}
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*Bullet*ENCHANTED ROCK STATE NATURAL AREA
{http://www.americansouthwest.net/texas/enchanted_rock/state_natural_area.html}
{http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rmr/er.html}
{http://wildtexas.com/parks/ersna.php}
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*Bullet*DINOSAUR VALLEY STATE PARK
{http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/dinosaur_valley/}
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*Bullet*GARNER STATE PARK
{http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/garner/}
{http://wildtexas.com/parks/garner.php}
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*Bullet*FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
{http://www.nps.gov/foda/}
{http://www.nps.gov/foda/Fort_Davis_WEB_PAGE/HOME.htm}
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*Bullet*BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
{http://www.nps.gov/bibe/}
{http://www.visitbigbend.com/}
Virtual Big Bend:
{http://www.virtualbigbend.com/}
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*Bullet*GOLIAD STATE PARK & MISSION ESPIRITU SANTO STATE HISTORIC SITE
{http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/goliad_and_mission_espiritu_s...}
{http://www.wildtexas.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1072}
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NEW MEXICO
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*Bullet*CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK
{http://www.nps.gov/cave/}
{http://www.nps.gov/cave/home.htm}
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*Bullet*CAPULIN VOLCANO
{http://www.nps.gov/cavo/}
{http://sangres.com/features/capulin.htm}
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*Bullet*RUIDOSO: Playground of the Southwest
{http://www.ruidoso.net/}
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*Bullet*LINCOLN
Made famous by Billy the Kid
{http://www.nmculture.org/cgi-bin/instview.cgi?_recordnum=LINC}
{http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/2062/places/40319/}
{http://www.abqjournal.com/venue/travel/heritage_lincoln.htm}
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*Bullet*AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT
{http://www.nps.gov/azru/home.htm}
{http://www.desertusa.com/azrnm/aztecnm.html}
{http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_nm/nm_aztec.htm}
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COLORADO
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*Bullet*MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
{http://www.nps.gov/meve/}
{http://www.nps.gov/meve/home.htm}
{http://www.mesa.verde.national-park.com/}
{http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/co_mesa.htm}
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*Bullet*PIKE'S PEAK
{http://www.pikes-peak.com/default.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm...}
{http://www.pikespeakcolorado.com/}
Pike's Peak webcam:
{http://www.pikespeakcam.com/}
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*Bullet*GARDEN OF THE GODS
{http://gardenofgods.com/home/index.cfm?flash=1}
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*Bullet*BUFFALO BILL MUSEUM & GRAVESITE
{http://www.buffalobill.org/}
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*Bullet*RED ROCKS
{http://www.redrocksonline.com/index.asp}
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*Bullet*DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
{http://www.dmns.org/main/en/}
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*Bullet*MARROON BELLS-SNOWMASS WILDERNESS
{http://www.hep.vanderbilt.edu/cgi-bin/Vondo/PhotoPage?title=marroon_bells&h...}
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*Bullet*ROCKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
{http://www.nps.gov/romo/}
{http://www.rmnp.com/}
{http://www.rocky.mountain.national-park.com/}
{http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.rocky-mountains.html}
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*Bullet*MOUNT EVANS
{http://www.mountevans.com/}
{http://community.webshots.com/album/30621362GkFRhkhEJF}
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*Bullet*FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
{http://www.nps.gov/flfo/}
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*Bullet*GLENWOOD SPRINGS
{http://www.ci.glenwood-springs.co.us/}
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*Note1*Up on a hill in Glenwood Springs is the gravesite of the famous Doc Holiday.*Note1*
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*Bullet*LEADVILLE-TWIN LAKES
{http://www.leadvilleusa.com/index.ihtml}
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*Note1*Another name of historical interest that can be noted at Leadville is the Unsinkable Molly Brown of Titanic fame.*Note1*
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*Bullet*LEADVILLE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY
{http://www.fws.gov/leadville/}
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TENNESSEE
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*Bullet*GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONALPARK
{http://www.nps.gov/grsm/}
{http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.great-smoky.html}
{http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=great_smoky@614}
Great Smoky Mountains NP webcam:
{http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/parks/grsmpkcam/grsmpkcam.cfm}
Clingman's Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains NationalPark:
{http://www.westernncattractions.com/clngdome.htm}
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*Note1* Mount LeConte & LeConte Lodge could be listed with the Great Smoky Mountains NP as you have to hike to get there. *Note1*
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*Bullet*MOUNT LECONTE & LECONTE LODGE
*Bullet*CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
{http://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/parks/CumberlandMtn/}
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*Bullet*FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK
{http://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/parks/FallCreekFalls/}
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*Bullet*OZONE FALLS STATE NATURAL AREA
{http://www.state.tn.us/environment/nh/natareas/ozone/}
{http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/ozone_tn1.htm}
Tennessee Waterfalls website:
{http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/tn1.htm}
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MASSACHUSETTS
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*Bullet*BOSTON
{http://www.boston-online.com/}
Mary Goose (Mother Goose) Headstone
{http://www.nsrider.com/gallerymain/cemeteries/granary8.htm}
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*Bullet*BOSTON NHP
{http://www.nps.gov/bost/}
{http://www.nps.gov/bost/bost_lographics/oldnorth.htm}
{http://www.nps.gov/bost/Charlestown_Navy_Yard.htm}
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*Bullet*BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
{http://www.nps.gov/boha/}
{http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/harbor.htm}
{http://www.bostonislands.org/}
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*Bullet*CONCORD
{http://www.concordma.com/}
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*Bullet*PATRIOT'S DAY CELEBRATION
{http://www.noblenet.org/year/patriotsday.html}
{http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/patriotsday/}
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*Bullet*HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
{http://www.7gables.org/}
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*Bullet*ORCHARD HOUSE - HOME OF THE ALCOTTS
{http://www.louisamayalcott.org/}
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*Bullet*THE OLD MANSE
*Note1*Hawthorne wrote of the house in his "Mosses from an Old Manse".*Note1*
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*Bullet*WALDEN POND STATE RESERVATION
*Note1*Made famous by the author Henry David Thoreau*Note1*
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*Bullet*MINUTE MAN NHP
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*Bullet*BATTLE ROAD TRAIL
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*Bullet*SALEM
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*Bullet*SALEM WITCH MUSEUM
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*Bullet*SALEM MARITIME NHP
Salem's Maritime Heritage:
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*Bullet*NEW ENGLAND PIRATE MUSEUM
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*Bullet*SAUGUS IRON WORKS NHP
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*Bullet*LOWELL NHP
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*Bullet*ADAMS NHP
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*Bullet*SPRINGFIELD ARMORY NATIONALHISTORICALSITE
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PENNSYLVANIA
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*Bullet*FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S FALLING WATER
*Note1*A nature lover's dream house*Note1*
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KENTUCKY
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*Bullet*MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONALPARK
Mammoth Cave webcam:
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CALIFORNIA
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*Bullet*SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NP
webcam:
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*Bullet*YOSEMITE NP
Yosemite webcam views:
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*Bullet*REDWOOD NP
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NEVADA
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*Bullet*HOOVER DAM
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OREGON
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*Bullet*MOUNT HOOD
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WASHINGTON
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*Bullet*MOUNT SAINT HELENS
Volcanocam:
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SOUTH DAKOTA
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*Bullet*MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
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WYOMING
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*Bullet*YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
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*Bullet*GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK
webcam:
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MONTANA
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Montana webcams:
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*Bullet*GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
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FLORIDA
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*Bullet*EVERGLADES NATIONALPARK}
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*Exclaim*MORE LINKS COMING SOON*Exclaim*
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*Note1*POEMS & ESSAYS ABOUT TRAVEL*Note1*
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