RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips is a series of ten guides written by road trip experts affiliated with RoadTripAmerica.com, and published by Imbrifex Books. Each guide features over two dozen scenic and historic routes that that are easily accessible from Interstate highways. Descriptive narrative, gorgeous photography, and detailed maps reveal up-to-date discoveries, fascinating history, roadside attractions, and unique food and lodging. With a RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips guide and a few extra hours, cross-country travelers can enjoy iconic two-lane adventures while still making tracks toward their destinations.
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The second book in this Scenic Side Trips series is A Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66, written by Ron Clements. Ron Clements is a Wisconsin native and Green Bay Packers fan who married a Chicago Bears fan from Peoria, Illinois. Despite the rivalry, Ron and Patti make it work and have been living fulltime in an RV since March 2018. They travel the country in search of new adventures and love attending baseball games and national parks. They visited all 30 MLB stadiums in 2018 and have taken their RV to each of the Lower 48 states. The Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66 is for anyone who has ever driven past a high school, college, or professional stadium, and thought, “I wonder what it’s like to see a game there.” Ron’s book not only takes you to various sporting events and explains what the atmosphere is like at those venues, but is loaded with interviews. You’ll hear from the Chicago Blackhawks team historian, the track president at Chicagoland Speedway, various coaches and athletics directors at the high school and college levels, media members connected with cities and teams, as well as pro athletes like LeBron James and Anthony Davis. A Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66 is now in bookstores and online wherever fine books are sold.
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The first book in this series is written by Rick Quinn, an Arizona native, who has driven more than half a million miles from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska. He is an expert on the history, archeology, and culture of the American Southwest. These are scenic detours that begin and end at Interstate Highways found in Arizona and New Mexico. Specifically these alternative routes are found along Interstate Highway 10, 17, 25 and 40 and were chosen to offer short detours for those using the Interstate Highways on their way to someplace. Each of the twenty-five routes also makes ideal day trips from the region’s major cities.The home base for RoadTrip America Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips by Rick Quinn is found here. Each month expert road trippers will share their tips, suggestion and advice for traveling along America’s scenic side trips.
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SCENIC SIDE TRIPS BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS!
April 3, 2018 — An enthusiastic crowd attended the launch of Rick Quinn‘s ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. It’s the first of a planned 10-book series of RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips road guides. Click here for photos Free downloadable maps based on the 25 Scenic Side Trips can be found here.