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Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
With so many of us home and unable to travel at the moment, we thought it would be nice to bring a bit of the magic of travel (and one of our favorite national parks!) right to you and your family. So we asked Trip Leader Russell Grange to take us on a "Bite-Sized Backroads Trip" to California's epic Yosemite National Park and share some behind the scenes info, fascinating trivia and truly spectacular footage of one of America's greatest national treasures. Enjoy this first of many "Bite-Sized" trips that we'll be bringing to you soon. Comment below and tell us where you want to go next!
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Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
A Message from Backroads President Tom Hale:
There's no doubt about it - these are difficult times. As I write this, I'm at my home in the Bay Area with my wife Liz and the kids. Like everyone else in California and so many others worldwide, we are sheltering in place and learning to adapt to new realities that would have seemed hard to believe just a short time ago.
From the Berkeley office staff working at our kitchen tables to the
worldwide Backroads community of travelers and Trip Leaders, we're all experiencing an
unprecedented time of limited mobility. As a community of adventurer ..read more
Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
This is the post I've been needing to write for roughly
a decade. Why? Because, as a former Glasgow bartender, I've spent most of my
working life writing lists of "cool Scottish stuff" on napkins for passing
tourists. It nearly got me fired multiple times, including once when I favored
writing my list to the detriment of table five's filet steak which lay, ignored, on the counter as I documented my top five castles.
But I digress.
I was born and raised in a fishing village on Scotland's west coast, and spent my formative years thinking it was a deeply uncool place to be. But after many year ..read more
Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
As we flip our calendars into the first half of 2020, let's
take a moment to revisit those dreaded New Year's Resolutions. How are yours
going? Mine, frankly, are not going well. My 48-hour juice cleanse lasted
approximately six hours, and my resolution to become a runner ended abruptly
because, honestly, it's too cold outside. But, hey, such is life. We lead busy
lives and new habits are hard to form. According to U.S. News & World
Report, about 80% of New Year's Resolutioners will lose their resolve by
mid-February.
I came to terms with this fact about five years ago, and it
was ..read more
Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
Backroads trips are often filled with once-in-a-lifetime moments of serendipity and camaraderie set in the world's most incredible locations, so it's only natural that many of you would want to document your adventures with a camera. The top photos we receive from our guests are showcased each year in the Backroads Guest Photo Contest. With substantial trip credit given to the winners, people often ask us for advice on how to improve their chances at snagging one of the top five Grand Prizes. So read on for some tips to improve your travel photography and come up with some prize-winning ph ..read more
Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
As the founder and owner of Backroads, people often expect me
to have some special insight into how our trips run. It's true that I was a
Trip Leader in the earliest days of Backroads, but nowadays I'm busy running the
company from Berkeley and every chance I get to visit the field is precious.
Ah, for the footloose days of being a leader. When I make it out of the office,
it's usually as a guest, and my insights are also things that are apparent to most
of our guests: the unflagging charisma of our Trip Leaders, the miraculous
logistics that happen behind the scenes and the consistently flawl ..read more
Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
The color of the lakes in the Canadian Rockies is unlike anywhere else. Jaw-droppingly turquoise? Yes. Stunning? Any time of the year. And with so many lakes to pick from, there's no way you can go wrong! That said, the Canadian Rockies are massive, as they span from Banff to Jasper to Kananaskis County, and your time may be short, so read on to hear about the crème de la crème!
Moraine Lake (Area: Lake Louise)
Located within a rock's throw of the elegant Lake Louise, but with an off-the-beaten-track feel, Moraine Lake is situated high up in the beautiful Valley of the Ten Peaks. Sporti ..read more
Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
The solstice might have passed, but that
doesn't mean the fun is over! Summer is in full swing and around the world
people are sweating out long climbs on the bicycle, exploring hidden mountains
and valleys on foot, and relaxing on sunny beaches with a cold drink at the end
of the day. Don't you want to join them? July is a great month to travel with
your family, friends or solo, and wherever you go you're sure to find something
exciting. Here are our top picks for the month.
The Dolomites
The Dolomites, on the border of Italy and Austria, are a place where you can enjoy the good life ..read more
Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
Summer is here! Long, hot days, short nights,
no school: it's time to travel. June is a great month to travel across Europe,
North America and the rest of the world, as cultures from Quebec to Germany are
taking a deep breath and leaning into a slower pace of life. June is a time of
festivals, of family time, of exotic adventures and challenging yourself to try
something new. Here are our top destinations for the month.
Provence
This idyllic region, tucked away in the
southern corner of France, seems like it comes straight from a picture-book.
You'll get to cycle and hike through qu ..read more
Backroads Active Travel | Bike Tours, Walking & Family Vacations
4y ago
Imagine you're in a top-down convertible, cruising down a wide-open
road at sixty, seventy, maybe eighty miles an hour. Warm wind blows your hair
back, the exhilaration of sunlight and speed pumps adrenaline through your
veins. What a pleasant dream. Now imagine blasting that speed on skis down an
icy slope, blinded by fog and flat light, nothing protecting you besides a
helmet, goggles, and a spandex speed suit. That's
an alpine skier's dream, and that is at
the very core of Tyrolean Alpine culture.
Much like U.S. Americans count down until (American) football season, Tyroleans (peop ..read more