RoadTrip America

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Index of Authors & Articles

 

RoadTrip America's authors are listed here with their articles and ongoing columns. If you are interested in contributing to RoadTrip America, please contact us.

Author Article Date
Bill Adams DataStorm: New Age in Mobile Connectivity 4/18/04

Del Albright Power Tank - Better Than an Air Compressor! 2/5/06
  A Death Valley Scotty Tale 2/16/06
  Death Valley Trails to Chloride City 2/16/06
  Legend of the Tucki Mountain Jewels 3/5/06
  Backcountry Adventures (Book Review) 3/5/06
  Secrets of Wi-Fi Email 5/21/06
  Wow! Snyder's Powwow! 7/16/06
  Legends of the Falls 7/23/06
  Road Trip to Utah's Nine-Mile Canyon 12/17/06
  Off-Road and Inside the San Rafael Swell 3/4/07
  La Sal Mountains Road Trip 9/9/07
  Looping Through the Panamints 1/4/08

Tim Beaubien Have Tent, Will Travel 11/19/06

Paul Bernhagen Make Old Fiberglass Shine 12/21/03

John Booth How to Choose a GPS Receiver 11/5/06

Kevin C. Borgia Farewell to Phish 8/22/04

Joel Briggs Gold, Ghosts & Glory Holes 3/11/07

Ron Bunge Datastorm Field Report 1/25/04

George Bruzenak Ready for Alaska 6/19/09
  Two Thousand Miles of Wonderful: A Road Trip through Scenic Western Canada 8/7/09

Ben Cooper Hostels: Road Trip Lodging 4/8/07

Lynne R. Christen Five Day Trips from New York City 8/15/08

Michael H. Dickman Roadside Baseball (Book Review) 5/22/09

Tamara Dwyer Walla Walla Winery Tour 8/26/07

Chris Epting "Yeah, But It's a Dry Landmark!" 3/21/04
"Are We There Yet?" 6/20/04
  A Taste of Pop Culture History 12/12/04
  Dancing in the Streets of New York 3/13/05
  There Used to Be a Ballpark... 4/17/05
  A Few of My Favorite Things... 5/14/06
  Top Ten Rock and Roll Places 5/20/07

Kristen Evangelista Roadtrip: The Exhibition 7/23/08

Jaimie Hall Bruzenak RVing Route 66 4/11/04
Introduction to Geocaching 8/1/04
  Writing on the Road: Novelist Sue Henry 10/10/04
  Winter RVing in Quartzsite, Arizona 1/9/05
  Desert Wildflower Report 3/6/05
  Take Your RV to Europe (Book Review) 5/1/05
  Watch How Things Are Made! 7/3/05
  Big Cities by RV 9/11/05
  Time Share RV Ownership 11/6/05
  Big Bend National Park 1/1/06
  Road Trips to Hot Springs 3/5/06
  Passing on a Legacy 5/7/06
  RV Trips Around the Globe 7/3/06
  Fun Jobs for Fulltimers 9/10/06
  Fire Stations & RV Fire Safety 10/29/06
  Buying a New RV -- Or Not! 1/7/07
  Boondocking Etiquette 4/1/07
  RVing: The Long & The Short Of It 6/3/07
  The RV/MH Hall of Fame 7/29/07
  RV Time Shares and Fractional Ownership 10/14/07
  Exploring Sonoma County's Wine Country by RV 1/18/08
  Here's a Savvy RV Secret: Work While You Travel 3/14/08
  Health Insurance on the Road 5/9/08
  Touring the Navajo Nation 6/27/08
  Six Day Trips from Phoenix 10/10/08
  Seeing San Diego by Bus, Train & Trolley 12/12/08
  Tucson: Gateway to Southern Arizona 1/23/09
  Are You Fire-Safe on the Road? 4/3/09
  Ready for Alaska 6/19/09
  Two Thousand Miles of Wonderful: A Road Trip through Scenic Western Canada 8/7/09

Mark Helmlinger How to Operate Your Rental RV Safely 8/1/05
  1.200 Miles in Four Days 8/7/05
  Winning Strategies at the DARPA Grand Challenge 10/16/05

Craig Howie Three Day Trips from Long Beach 1/16/09

Breanna Hite Learning on a Roll 2/29/08

Jillian Imilkowski Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival 9/28/03

Lea Lane Soloing America's Roads: Enjoy the Ride! 9/12/08
  Greenland by Plane, Boat and Dog Sledge 10/17/08

Lucy Larson Roadtrip: The Exhibition 7/23/08

Geneviève Lauzière The Art of the Cheap Road Trip 12/19/04

Lisa Marie Mercer Five Small Mountain Towns from Denver 7/23/08

John Mormon Night Fall (Audio Book Review) 5/15/05
  Light on Snow (Audio Book Review) 5/22/05
  4th of July (Audio Book Review) 5/29/05
  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Audio Book Review) 7/31/05
  Flyboys (Audio Book Review) 8/14/05
  Detour (Audio Book Review) 8/15/05
  Little Scarlet (Audio Book Review) 9/04/05
  Honeymoon (Audio Book Review) 12/4/05
  Mary, Mary (Audio Book Review) 1/15/06
  Up Country (Audio Book Review) 3/12/06
  Kill the Messenger (Audio Book Review) 4/23/06
  With Ossie & Ruby (Audio Book Review) 5/21/06
  The Girls (Audio Book Review) 6/4/06
  Fortunate Son (Audio Book Review) 6/4/06
  The Ride of Our Lives (Audio Book Review) 7/16/06
  Judge and Jury (Audio Book Review) 8/27/06
  Elizabeth (Audio Book Review) 9/17/06
  The Book of Fate (Audio Book Review) 9/24/06
  The Night Gardener (Audio Book Review) 10/15/06
  My Father, My President (Audio Book Review) 11/5/06
  The Notebook & The Wedding (Audio Book Review) 12/3/06
  Mary, Mary (Audio Book Review) 1/15/07
  Echo Park (Audio Book Review) 1/7/07
  Hollywood Station (Audio Book Review) 1/14/07
  The Lion's Game (Audio Book Review) 2/5/07
  Step on a Crack (Audio Book Review) 2/11/07
  The Black Dahlia (Audio Book Review) 3/11/07
  Alone (Audio Book Review) 4/1/07
  The Collected Bowdrie Dramatizations, Vol. 2 (Audio Book Review) 4/8/07
  Hide (Audio Book Review) 4/22/07
  Body Surfing: A Novel (Audio Book Review) 5/6/07
  Wish You Well (Audio Book Review) 5/13/07
  Simple Genius (Audio Book Review) 5/27/07
  The Strangler (Audio Book Review) 6/10/07
  Triptych (Audio Book Review) 6/17/07
  American Outrage (Audio Book Review) 7/22/07
  The Summons / The Brethren (Audio Book Review) 7/29/07
  The Quickie (Audio Book Review) 8/12/07
  A Time to Kill / The King of Torts (Audio Book Review) 8/26/07
  Lone Survivor (Audio Book Review) 8/26/07
  The Chicago Way (Audio Book Review) 10/1/07
  The Bourne Betrayal (Audio Book Review) 10/7/07
  The War: An Intimate History 1941-1945 (Audio Book Review) 11/2/07
  The Lovely Bones (Audio Book Review) 11/23/07
  The Collected Bowdrie Dramatizations: Volume III (Audio Book Review) 12/7/07
  Double Cross (Audio Book Review) 12/14/07
  Now and Then (Audio Book Review) 2/8/08
  Women's Murder Club (Box Set, Volume 1) (Audio Book Review) 2/22/08
  The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour (Audio Book Review) 3/14/08
  Boom! Voices of the Sixties (Audio Book Review) 3/28/08
  The Appeal (Audio Book Review) 4/18/08
  Hollywood Crows (Audio Book Review) 5/2/08
  Death of a Gentle Lady (Audio Book Review) 5/9/08
  The Whole Truth (Audio Book Review) 5/30/08
  Sail (Audio Book Review) 6/20/08
  Child 44 (Audio Book Review) 6/20/08
  Killer Heat (Audio Book Review) 6/27/08
  The Turnaround (Audio Book Review) 8/29/08
  The Gate House (Audio Book Review) 11/14/08
  Testimony (Audio Book Review) 12/22/08
  Divine Justice (Audio Book Review) 1/30/09
  Run for Your Life (Audio Book Review) 3/27/09
  Night and Day (Audio Book Review) 5/15/09
  The Secret Speech (Audio Book Review) 6/12/09
  First Family (Audio Book Review) 7/10/09
  Swimsuit (Audio Book Review) 7/24/09
  The Neighbor (Audio Book Review) 7/31/09
  Cemetery Dance (Audio Book Review) 8/28/09
  Ravens (Audio Book Review) 11/20/09
  I Can See You (Audio Book Review) 11/20/09
  The Last Song (Audio Book Review) 11/20/09

Ruth Mormon The Good Guys (Audio Book Review) 5/1/05
  The Closers (Audio Book Review) 6/12/05
  Lifeguard (Audio Book Review) 9/4/05
  The Widow of the South (Audio Book Review) 9/18/05
  A Wedding in December (Audio Book Review) 10/16/05
  The City of Falling Angels (Audio Book Review) 11/20/05
  Never Have Your Dog Stuffed (Audio Book Review) 12/4/05
  The Camel Club (Audio Book Review) 12/18/05
  In the Company of the Courtesan (Audio Book Review) 3/12/06
  Memories of a Geisha (Audio Book Review) 4/9/06
  Ride the River (Audio Book Review) 5/21/06
  Prior Bad Acts (Audio Book Review) 6/4/06
  Maximum Ride - The Angel Experiment (Audio Book Review) 7/16/06
  Maximum Ride - School's Out Forever (Audio Book Review) 7/23/06
  Beach Road (Audio Book Review) 8/20/06
  Wake-Up Call (Audio Book Review) 9/10/06
  Between, Georgia (Audio Book Review) 9/10/06
  The Collectors (Audio Book Review) 10/29/06
  Saving Graces (Audio Book Review) 11/5/06
  Thirteen Moons (Audio Book Review) 11/19/06
  Through a Glass Darkly (Audio Book Review) 12/3/06
  Wild Fire (Audio Book Review) 12/17/06
  Red River (Audio Book Review) 1/7/07
  Dark Angels (Audio Book Review) 1/21/07
  Red Carpets & Other Banana Skins (Audio Book Review) 2/18/07
  Because She Can (Audio Book Review) 3/4/07
  Shopaholic & Baby (Audio Book Review) 3/18/07
  The Double Bind (Audio Book Review) 4/15/07
  The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Audio Book Review) 4/29/07
  Boomsday (Audio Book Review) 5/20/07
  Chasing Life (Audio Book Review) 6/3/07
  Blood and Thunder (Audio Book Review) 7/15/07
  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Audio Book Review) 8/5/07
  Deep Storm: A Novel (Audio Book Review) 8/12/07
  Sisters (Audio Book Review) 8/19/07
  The Diana Chronicles (Audio Book Review) 9/3/07
  Satan's Circus (Audio Book Review) 9/9/07
  Peony In Love (Audio Book Review) 10/1/07
  Jinx (Audio Book Review) 10/7/07
  The Tipping Point (Audio Book Review) 10/14/07
  Eclipse (Audio Book Review) 10/21/07
  Junie B., First Grader (Audio Book Review) 10/21/07
  I Am America (And So Can You) (Audio Book Review) 11/2/07
  The Choice (Audio Book Review) 11/9/07
  Playing for Pizza (Audio Book Review) 11/16/07
  The Overlook (Audio Book Review) 11/23/07
  Be the Pack Leader (Audio Book Review) 11/30/07
  Blonde Faith (Audio Book Review) 12/21/07
  Gods Behaving Badly (Audio Book Review) 1/4/08
  The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight (Audio Book Review) 1/11/08
  Beginner's Greek (Audio Book Review) 1/18/08
  Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford (Audio Book Review) 1/25/08
  T is for Trespass (Audio Book Review) 2/1/08
  The Commoner (Audio Book Review) 2/18/08
  The Opposite of Love (Audio Book Review) 2/29/08
  7th Heaven (Audio Book Review) 3/21/08
  The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, Book 4) (Audio Book Review) 4/4/08
  The Arctic Event (Audio Book Review) 4/25/08
  A Voyage Long & Strange: Rediscovering the New World (Audio Book Review) 5/16/08
  Unaccustomed Earth (Audio Book Review) 6/6/08
  Sundays at Tiffany's (Audio Book Review) 6/6/08
  The Red Necklace (Audio Book Review) 6/13/08
  Audition: A Memoir (Audio Book Review) 6/27/08
  Swine Not? A Novel (Audio Book Review) 7/11/08
  Franklin & Lucy (Audio Book Review) 7/11/08
  The Crystal Skull (Audio Book Review) 7/23/08
  Barefoot (Audio Book Review) 8/8/08
  The Venetian Betrayal (Audio Book Review) 8/15/08
  Light of the Moon (Audio Book Review) 8/15/08
  The Last Time They Met (Audio Book Review) 8/22/08
  Rules of Deception (Audio Book Review) 9/5/08
  Breaking Dawn (Audio Book Review) 9/12/08
  The 19th Wife (Audio Book Review) 9/26/08
  Maximum Ride: Saving the World (Audio Book Review) 10/10/08
  Made in the U.S.A. (Audio Book Review) 10/17/08
  The Translator (Audio Book Review) 10/24/08
  The Brass Verdict (Audio Book Review) 10/31/08
  Go Green, Live Rich (Audio Book Review) 11/21/08
  American Wife (Audio Book Review) 11/28/08
  Dead Even (Audio Book Review) 12/12/08
  Palace Council (Audio Book Review) 12/22/08
  The Private Patient (Audio Book Review) 1/16/09
  Supreme Courtship (Audio Book Review) 1/16/09
  The Gold Coast (Audio Book Review) 1/23/09
  The Lucky One (Audio Book Review) 2/13/09
  Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Audio Book Review) 3/6/09
  The Keepsake (Audio Book Review) 3/13/09
  Medical Myths That Can Kill You (Audio Book Review) 3/20/09
  Heart and Soul (Audio Book Review) 4/3/09
  A Lion Called Christian (Audio Book Review) 4/17/09
  Marcelo in the Real World (Audio Book Review) 5/4/09
  Lethal Legacy (Audio Book Review) 5/22/09
  Fault Line (Audio Book Review) 5/29/09
  The Boxer and the Spy (Audio Book Review) 6/5/09
  Losing Mum and Pup (Audio Book Review) 6/19/09
  Shanghai Girls (Audio Book Review) 7/10/09
  The Castaways (Audio Book Review) 7/17/09
  Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously (Audio Book Review) 7/31/09
  Gone Tomorrow (Audio Book Review) 8/7/09
  Twenties Girl (Audio Book Review) 8/14/09
  The Geometry of Sisters (Audio Book Review) 9/9/09
  The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (Audio Book Review) 9/16/09
  Alex Cross's Trial (Audio Book Review) 9/24/09
  South of Broad (Audio Book Review) 11/20/09
  No Time To Wave Goodbye (Audio Book Review) 12/8/09
  The Blue Notebook (Audio Book Review) 12/7/09
  A Season of Gifts (Audio Book Review) 12/15/09
  Al Capone Does My Shirts (Audio Book Review) 12/22/09

Olivia Neri Six Day Trips from Los Angeles 9/12/08

Troy Paiva Photo Safari: 4360 Miles in Five Days 4/29/07

Aaron Reed Time Out on the Third Coast 8/19/07
  Sweet Water, Swollen River 9/9/07
  Texas Hill Country Road Trip 10/1/07
  Big Guns and Dr Pepper: A Road Trip to Waco, Texas 11/2/07
  Austin Live: An Insider's Guide 11/30/07
  Holidays in the Texas Pineywoods 12/21/07
  Wi-Fi on the Highway 1/18/08
  The Wilderness Beach: A Down- Island Drive on Texas' National Seashore 2/1/08
  Friday Escape, Small Town Hospitality 5/30/08
  Into the Deep, Deep Past of Texas 6/6/08

David Schaefer Five Tips for Choosing a Car Top Carrier 6/23/06

Suzanne & Craig Sheumaker Beyond Grand Canyon: 4 Sensational Side Trips 10/21/07

Sofia Romano Tips for Using Coolers 5/13/07

Robert Schaller Pilgrimage to the Halls of 'Cue 10/19/03
The Coronado Trail 12/1/03
Drive Safe With Uncle Bob: 70 Rules for Defensive Driving Ongoing since 1/04
Arizona Route 66 by Motorcycle 6/13/04
  Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 9/26/04
  Highland Games in Tucson, Arizona 11/14/04
  The Art of the Cheap Road Trip 12/19/04
  Winter Photo Junket on the Durango & Silverton Railroad 3/13/05
  Nouveau Pueblo: Arcosanti 5/1/05
  Moseying through Capitol Reef 7/19/05
  Apache Pass & Historic Fort Bowie 10/9/05
  Safe Winter Road Trips 10/30/05
  Road Trip into Arizona's Past 12/31/06
  The Most Boring Highway in America 1/30/07

Dan Sedenquist Product Review: Nature's Tears Eye Mist 11/14/08

Tammy Senter Tips for Summer Travel with Pets 6/18/06
  Buckle Up: Pet Restraint Systems for Cars 8/20/06

Garry Sowerby Mission Green on the Move 9/12/04

Anne Sponholtz An Old Highway Leads Snowbirds to the Florida Sun 12/14/07
  Cedar Key: A State of Mind 2/28/08
  6 One-Day Trips from Jacksonville, Florida 4/25/08
  There's More to Orlando than Mickey Mouse 6/27/08
  Peaches, Catifish & Camellias: A Road Trip Through Georgia 8/29/08
  Geanealogy Road Trip - Florida to Canada 10/3/08
  Gator Country - Three Day Trips from Gainesville, Florida 3/6/09
  Get Your RV Ready to Roll for Summer 4/17/09
  Baby on Board: 10 Tips for Road Tripping with Baby 7/31/09
  Jacksonville Revisited: 3 Lazy Day Trips 8/28/09
  Taking Grandkids on the Road 9/7/09

Scott Stanton Memphis to New Orleans 7/25/04

Lou Stoetzer Can RVing Improve a Relationship? 6/6/04

John Robert Taylor On Killing (Audio Book Review) 9/22/09

James Teitelbaum Tiki Wonder of the Far North 7/18/04
  Silence and Vandalism on the Loneliest Road in America 11/23/07

Peter Thody Road Trip: South Dakota 1/8/06
  Chicago to the Mississippi 12/14/07
  Death Metal and Empty Streets: The Charm of the "Tall Corn" State 1/25/08
  Nebraska: God Bless the Amber Waves of Grain 2/22/08
  Wyoming: Wine & Hors d'Ouevres in the Cowboy State 3/21/08
  Majesty and Mortality: It's Good to be Alive in Colorado 4/18/08
  Utah: Landscape of a Thousand Westerns 5/23/08
  The Natural Wonders of Northern Arizona 6/20/08
  Slowing the Pace in Western Utah 7/11/08
  Taking the Even-Lonelier Highway across Nevada 8/22/08
  California, Here We Are 9/19/08
  Cowboys, Rodeos, Grizzlies and Geysers: Some Wonders of Wyoming 10/31/08
  Montana, Where Men Are Men, and the Coffees Are Skinny Latte 11/28/08
  Coca-Cola and Elvis Presley: Welcome to the South 1/30/09
  Graves, Guns and Great-Great Grandmothers on the Natchez Trace 2/13/09
  From Bible Belt to Bourbon on the Old Kentucky Turnpike 3/20/09
  James Dean's Grave and Other Good Reasons to Visit Indiana 4/10/09
  Across Ohio, the Wrong Way, on the National Historic Road 5/15/09
  Across the Appalachians and on to New Jersey 6/12/09
  Back in Time on the Delmarva Peninsula 7/10/09
  Rain, Fire and Bears: On the Road through Virginia to Washington, D.C. 8/14/09
  Beauty Born of Depression: The Blue Ridge Parkway 9/21/09

Jon Vermilye Wi-Fi Field Report 6/20/04

Dennis Weaver Eatin' Good on the Road 5/1/05
  Cooler Cuisine:Tips for Fresh & Healthy Road Food 5/29/05
  How to Make Steamed Breads 6/26/05
  The Greens Along the Road 8/14/05
  The Last Picnic of Fall 9/18/05
  Safe Winter Road Trips 10/30/05
  Snackin' Better on the Road 1/15/06
  Spring Wildlife Viewing Road Trip 3/12/06
  Kids & Cookies on the Road 5/21/06
  Make-Aheads 7/9/06
  Mountain Meadow Picnic 8/27/06
  Last Camping Trip of Fall 11/12/06
  Winter Road Trip Food 1/21/07
  Summer Picnic on the Mesa Scenic Falls Byway 7/1/07
  Sheep Falls in Eastern Idaho 10/7/07

Gerry Wingenbach Five Day Trips from Salt Lake City 10/10/08

Don Woodmancy Durango & Silverton Railroad 9/1/02
  Casa de Bandini, San Diego 1/5/03
  Bazaar del Mundo, San Diego 1/6/03
  Talkeetna, Alaska 1/16/03
  The Roadhouse, Talkeetna 1/16/03
  Planes of Fame Museum 6/8/03
  "Home of the $200 Hamburger" 6/8/03
  The Gold Rush Trail 7/7/03

Carol White The Sundial Bridge in Redding, California 6/11/06
  An Oregon Sampler: Six Day Trips from Portland 6/13/08
  Five Day Trips from Charleston 8/8/08
  Road Schooling: The Education of a Lifetime 9/26/08
  New Year's Resolution: Make Those Road Trips Happen! 12/22/08
  Four Day Trips from Seattle 5/29/09
  The Little Road Trip Handbook (Book Review) 6/5/09

Chad Whitney How to Choose a Power Inverter 8/14/05
  Road Trip to the Florida Keys 6/17/07
  The USS Alabama Memorial Park 7/29/07

Dan Wulfman RV Road Trip: Pros & Cons 9/24/06

Andrew Youderian CB Radios: An Ideal Traveling Companion 9/5/08
  How to Pick a CB Radio 9/26/08
  How to Choose and Mount a CB Radio Antenna 10/24/08
  Tuning a CB Radio Antenna 11/21/08

Alice Zyetz Tips for Solo RVers 3/8/04
  Membership RV Parks 5/16/04
  How Do They Live Like That? 6/13/04
  Membership Clubs for RVers 7/11/04
  RoadTripping with Physical Challenges 9/5/04
  Comparing Types of RVs 11/6/04
  Off the Beaten Path: Tecopa, California 12/5/04
  RVing: More than Beautiful Scenery 2/6/05
  RV School Days 4/4/05
  How to Find an RV Campsite 6/5/05
  How to Rent an RV 8/1/05
  Leaf Peeping Road Trips 10/2/05
  Bird-watching on the Road 1/29/06
  On the Road With Biodiesel 4/9/06
  RVing & Higher Fuel Costs 6/4/06
  Vintage RVs and Trailers 8/4/06
  Military Campgrounds 10/8/06
  The Glory That is Q 12/3/06
  Visiting America's National Monuments 2/18/07
  Baseball Road Trips by RV 5/6/07
  RV Rentals: A Vacationer's Guide 7/1/07
  Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA 9/16/07
  Major Disaster: NOW is the Time to Plan! 11/16/07
  Top 10 Reasons to Retire to an RV 1/11/08
  Stop Traveling, but Keep Your Keys 2/8/08

 

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