One for the Road
Freedom. Adventure. The allure of the open highway.
With the scenic vistas offered by its broad windshield, economical fuel consumption, and nimble wheelbase, the Vanagon is the perfect road tripping rig.
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A Superior State of Mind, Week 1
A thousand-mile circumnavigation of the world’s largest inland body of water, Lake Superior, our route taking us through three US states and the Canadian province…
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A Superior State of Mind, Week 2
Day 8: Wawa, Ontario Today dawns to a cold, wet sleet. We hit the road early and the Vanagon’s tires soon thrum and hiss on…
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Great Northern Roadtrip, Week 1
A 3800-mile cross-country roadtrip from Wisconsin to Glacier National Park, retracing portions of the routes of Lewis and Clark, and the nation’s northernmost transcontinental railroad….
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Great Northern Roadtrip, Week 2
Day 8: Many Glacier Campground, Glacier National Park, Montana Motoring out of the Many Glacier valley at sunrise, we swing south to St. Mary, then…
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Hot Dog!
Oscar Meyer Wienermobiles, with a side order of German mustard! When driving past the Oscar Meyer headquarters, I spotted a half-dozen of the iconic Wienermobiles…
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Lake Superior Circumnavigation 2
The Camp Westfalia crew recently embarked on another Lake Superior Circle Tour: 1000 miles around the wild and rugged shores of the Greatest of the…
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Pacific Northwest 2
We recently returned from a four-week, 6800-mile Westfalia road trip from Wisconsin to the Pacific Northwest. We leisurely followed Highway 101 down the Pacific Coast…
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Route 66 (sort of) to the Grand Canyon and beyond
A three-week, 5000-mile road trip loosely following Route 66 from central Illinois to the Grand Canyon. With a few side trips … We leave Beigeville…
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Seaway Trail to Nova Scotia, Week 1
Six thousand miles along the Saint Lawrence Seaway through Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, to Maine’s Acadia National Park. “I have travelled around…
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Seaway Trail to Nova Scotia, Week 2
Day 8: St. Peter’s, Nova Scotia A fresh sea breeze drifts in from the bay while we enjoy breakfast in camp. We pack up the…
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Seaway Trail to Nova Scotia, Week 3
Day 15: Digby, Nova Scotia Over breakfast we write postcards to family, and I include one to the original owner of our Westfalia, who I…
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Seaway Trail to Nova Scotia, Week 4
Having toured the shores of the Bay of Fundy, learning about local maritime history and discovering tidal bores and million-year-old fossils, we now set about…
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Southwest by Westy, Week 1
A five-thousand-mile motor tour through several states in the great American Southwest, visiting sites both historic and prehistoric: Mesa Verde, Bryce Canyon, Zion National…
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Southwest by Westy, Week 2
Day 8: Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado The old gal has given us a bit of mechanical trouble so far on this trip, requiring an…
