– Doug McConnell

I hope you enjoy prowling around OpenRoad.TV for stories and tips about travel in the West, and that you pass along to us descriptions of your own journeys in the wide and wonderful West… all the way out to Hawaii.

I was asked by some friends who’ve developed another extraordinary travel site to write about my favorite places in this huge region of ours. It was tough to choose just five spots to describe, but I did somehow and here’s a link. I hope you enjoy it and then discover the terrific values of NileGuide along the way.   It will be a superb travel resource for you wherever in the world you decide to go.

–  Carl Bidleman

Loyd Schutte, friend of OpenRoad.TV and editor of Yosemite Blog,  recently posted this great photo of California poppies growing in the Merced River canyon along Highway 140, my favorite route into Yosemite.  The urge to play hookey on a Monday is getting very strong…