Current Top Five USA Trips

When I first began traveling outside the USA, I found it odd that most people did not own cars, or even have a license. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and have been exposed to vehicles all my life. My parents drove me home from the hospital in their own vehicle. I grew up working on cars and small engines. I got my first vehicle was I was 15, my grandpa’s 1995 Dodge Dakota, I spent more time under it than in it.

Automobiles are hard-wired into the fabric of American culture, it’s in our DNA. With more space than most other countries, it’s no surprise that vehicles are a part of our society. Earle Hitchner once said that “the difference between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way.”

Here are the top five trips I want to take within the United States. This list is nowhere near all that I want to complete. To be honest, if I ever grasp the opportunity, I’d rubber tramp it for a couple of years and ride across the continental United States, witness the majesty of the landscape, explore the different ways of life, and taste the freedom of the road.

1. Shawnee National Forrest, Illinois