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Crater Lake, OR

Crater Lake was formed 7700 years ago by a now-collapsed volcano, Mount Mazama.

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Wind Canyon Trail Buckhorn Trail Buffalo off to the right Theodore Roosevelt National Park is an underrated gem in southwestern North Dakota that features tons of trails, fascinating geology, buffalo and prairie dogs.

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Devils Lake, North Dakota

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Devils Lake, North Dakota

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Highway 93 Junction, Nevada

Came across this abandoned motel on Highway 93 between Interstate 80 and Highway 50, “the world’s loneliest highway.”

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Winnemucca, NV

Winnemucca is known for its Basque culture and was a significant stop along the transcontinental railroad. It has a Route 66 vibe and is a worthy stop off Interstate 80.

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Lake Chelan, WA

Lake Chelan is scenic resort area with water activities, trails and wine tasting. It’s about three hours east of Seattle.

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Exchange Club Casino, Beatty, NV

Beatty is a railstop and mining town 120 miles north of Las Vegas and eight miles from Death Valley. This “steam punk” designed casino is due to open on July 2025z

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Highway 190, Death Valley, CA

Highway 190 crosses Death Valley and has famous stops like Zabriskie Point.

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Fiddletown, CA

Fiddletown was founded by Missourians in 1849, and named Fiddletown because the locals “we’re always fiddling.”

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Corner Drug, Woodland, CA

Corner Drug is family owned and has been open since 1897. It sits on Main Street in Woodland, CA.

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Road Trip Bar & Grill, Esparto, CA

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Jamestown, CA

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Sunrise near Jamestown, CA

Jamestown is a former gold rush town along California’s Highway 49.

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Deception Pass Bridge

From landmarker plaque: “NAMED BY CAPTAIN GEORGE VANCOUVER 10 JUNE 1792. FEELING THAT HE HAD BEEN “DECEIVED” AS TO THE NATURE OF THE INNER WATERWAY, PORT GARDNER (NOW SARATOGA PASSAGE) HE WROTE ON HIS CHART “DECEPTION PASS” HE HONORED MASTER, JOSEPH WHIDBEY. WHO FOUND THE PASSACE WHILE COMMANDING A SMALL- BOAT CREW OF EXPLORERS. BY NAMING THE ISLAND WHIDBEY.”

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Coeur d'Alene, ID

Coeur d’Alene looks spectacular during the holidays.

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Mansfield, WA

Mansfield is a lost gem in Central Washington. It is well past its wheat producing heydey, and train service stopped in the 1980s. But it is still chugging along and producing 1.7 million bushels of wheat a year.