There's something undeniably magical about a road trip-the sense of boundless freedom, the ever-changing scenery, and the thrill of the unknown. It's not just about reaching a destination; it's about the experiences along the way. The hum of the engine, the wind rushing through open windows, and the endless stretch of asphalt ahead create a rhythm that lulls you into a state of adventure.
The Beginning: Anticipation and Excitement
Every road trip starts with anticipation. The night before departure is filled with last-minute packing, checking maps (or GPS), and that giddy excitement that makes sleep elusive. The car is loaded with snacks, playlists, and a mix of essentials and just-in-case items. As the engine starts the next morning, the journey truly begins-windows down, music up, and the open road calling.
The first miles are electric. The cityscape fades into suburbs, then into open countryside. The world feels full of possibilities. Conversations flow easily-plans, memories, jokes, and comfortable silences. The road is a companion, always moving forward, urging you to see what's around the next bend.
The Middle: Unexpected Discoveries
A road trip is never just about the highway. It's the detours that make it unforgettable. A hand-painted sign for a roadside attraction, a local diner with the best pie you've ever tasted, or a scenic overlook that wasn't on the itinerary-these unplanned moments become the heart of the journey.
Small towns welcome you with their quirks-a vintage gas station, a Main Street frozen in time, or a friendly waitress who calls you "hon." The landscape shifts: rolling hills give way to deserts, forests morph into plains, and mountains rise in the distance. Each mile brings new textures, colors, and stories.
There are challenges, too-wrong turns, sudden rainstorms, or that one rest stop with questionable bathrooms. But even these become part of the lore, the tales you'll laugh about later. A flat tire in the middle of nowhere leads to an encounter with a kind stranger. A missed exit becomes a chance to explore a hidden gem.
The Rhythm of the Road
Hours blend together in the best way. The playlist shifts from upbeat anthems to mellow tunes as the sun dips low. Golden hour bathes everything in warmth, and the world feels slower, softer. Conversations deepen as the miles pass-dreams, fears, and the kind of talks that only happen when you're untethered from daily life.
Night driving has its own magic. The road is quieter, lit only by headlights and the occasional glow of a distant town. The stars seem brighter out here, away from city lights. A 24-hour truck stop becomes a beacon of coffee and greasy comfort food, the neon sign a welcome sight in the darkness.
The Destination-and the Journey Home
Eventually, the destination appears, whether it's a national park, a coastal town, or a loved one's doorstep. There's satisfaction in arriving, but also a quiet longing for the road itself. Because the truth is, the trip isn't just about where you're going-it's about who you become along the way.
And then, there's the return. The road back is different-familiar yet changed. You're wiser, wearier, but full of stories. The car smells like adventure: sunscreen, fast food wrappers, and the faint scent of pine from that hike days ago. Home feels both comforting and strange after so much movement.
Why We Keep Going Back
A road trip is more than travel; it's a reminder of life's spontaneity. It's about control and surrender-planning the route but embracing the detours. It's about connection-to the people beside you, the strangers you meet, and the land unfolding outside your window.
And when it's over, you'll find yourself dreaming of the next one-because the road never really leaves you. It whispers in the everyday, calling you back to where the horizon never ends, and the journey is everything.
In the report below, the county's county seat is used as a starting point for a county. From there, all county seats within 250 straight-line miles from that county seat orgination point are shown. In those instances where a county does not have a county seat, than the largest city within that county is used as a reference point. There are a few cases where a county has two county seats, in that case, one is arbitrarily selected.
Seattle (King County, WA) |
Dallas (Dallas County, TX) |
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Manhattan (New York County, NY) |
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Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, NM) |
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Chicago (Cook County, IL) |
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Atlanta (Fulton County, GA) |
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Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO) |
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Gunnison (Gunnison County, CO) |
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Greeley (Weld County, CO) |
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Fort Collins (Larimer County, CO) |
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Denver (Denver County, CO) |
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Colorado Springs (El Paso County, CO) |
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Boulder (Boulder County, CO) |
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Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA) |
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Akron (Washington County, CO)
Alamosa (Alamosa County, CO)
Aspen (Pitkin County, CO)
Boulder (Boulder County, CO)
Breckenridge (Summit County, CO)
Brighton (Adams County, CO)
Broomfield (Broomfield County, CO)
Canon City (Fremont County, CO)
Castle Rock (Douglas County, CO)
Central City (Gilpin County, CO)
Cheyenne Wells (Cheyenne County, CO)
City of Creede (Mineral County, CO)
Colorado Springs (El Paso County, CO)
Conejos (Conejos County, CO)
Cortez (Montezuma County, CO)
Craig (Moffat County, CO)
Cripple Creek (Teller County, CO)
Del Norte (Rio Grande County, CO)
Delta (Delta County, CO)
Denver (Denver County, CO)
Dove Creek (Dolores County, CO)
Durango (La Plata County, CO)
Eads (Kiowa County, CO)
Eagle (Eagle County, CO)
Fairplay (Park County, CO)
Fort Collins (Larimer County, CO)
Fort Morgan (Morgan County, CO)
Georgetown (Clear Creek County, CO)
Glenwood Springs (Garfield County, CO)
Golden (Jefferson County, CO)
Grand Junction (Mesa County, CO)
Greeley (Weld County, CO)
Gunnison (Gunnison County, CO)
Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County, CO)
Hugo (Lincoln County, CO)
Kiowa (Elbert County, CO)
La Junta (Otero County, CO)
Lake City (Hinsdale County, CO)
Lamar (Prowers County, CO)
Las Animas (Bent County, CO)
Leadville (Lake County, CO)
Littleton (Arapahoe County, CO)
Meeker (Rio Blanco County, CO)
Montrose (Montrose County, CO)
Ordway (Crowley County, CO)
Ouray (Ouray County, CO)
Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County, CO)
Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO)
Saguache (Saguache County, CO)
Salida (Chaffee County, CO)
San Luis (Costilla County, CO)
Silverton (San Juan County, CO)
Springfield (Baca County, CO)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County, CO)
Sterling (Logan County, CO)
Telluride (San Miguel County, CO)
Trinidad (Las Animas County, CO)
Walden (Jackson County, CO)
Walsenburg (Huerfano County, CO)
Westcliffe (Custer County, CO)
Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, NM)
Aztec (San Juan County, NM)
Bernalillo (Sandoval County, NM)
Gallup (McKinley County, NM)
Grants (Cibola County, NM)
Las Vegas (San Miguel County, NM)
Los Alamos (Los Alamos County, NM)
Mora (Mora County, NM)
Mosquero (Harding County, NM)
Raton (Colfax County, NM)
Santa Fe (Santa Fe County, NM)
Taos (Taos County, NM)
Tierra Amarilla (Rio Arriba County, NM)
Castle Dale (Emery County, UT)
Duchesne (Duchesne County, UT)
Manila (Daggett County, UT)
Moab (Grand County, UT)
Monticello (San Juan County, UT)
Price (Carbon County, UT)
Vernal (Uintah County, UT)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Green River (Sweetwater County, WY)
Laramie (Albany County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
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937
742
734
835
781
855
842
795
836
816
951
694
828
728
598
746
804
720
660
845
591
632
922
749
776
860
912
805
721
829
648
869
711
796
900
855
874
679
924
892
762
834
713
663
867
660
678
823
740
758
761
655
915
777
951
651
811
810
802
776
673
618
679
558
606
756
698
752
827
810
713
742
692
545
613
677
585
573
571
659
892
711
861
811
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108
179
102
0
55
25
12
109
50
21
176
175
84
207
257
126
88
173
175
27
251
237
170
87
68
38
79
32
116
20
188
37
136
45
113
63
168
177
195
173
77
32
140
176
148
190
213
126
142
111
195
200
230
89
116
199
201
73
167
131
348
266
333
365
365
306
291
281
302
221
304
252
240
312
272
244
251
265
296
228
80
243
90
159
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121
114
114
84
81
76
77
38
36
76
130
137
0
141
232
187
24
119
179
62
237
202
110
122
71
117
109
77
146
65
205
107
119
110
72
37
90
150
128
100
86
52
186
169
70
168
165
42
92
71
121
173
154
156
147
178
118
152
85
63
280
225
265
319
307
227
222
203
218
138
231
177
179
337
313
301
259
257
327
277
157
308
174
240
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92
167
111
27
64
15
16
93
27
33
150
172
62
195
260
151
72
164
185
0
257
237
143
103
70
55
67
43
132
18
202
45
138
68
87
37
143
178
169
147
83
14
161
183
122
192
207
104
134
104
179
202
204
114
107
202
180
100
147
117
336
264
321
362
357
288
278
264
280
200
290
236
230
330
293
269
263
273
315
251
95
269
113
186
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101
217
133
38
89
43
41
146
82
57
187
211
117
245
291
131
125
210
203
55
282
273
188
112
104
0
70
66
139
56
211
18
170
64
129
89
195
212
215
198
111
66
153
207
175
223
250
159
180
148
232
235
254
93
98
233
235
65
202
168
386
302
371
401
402
342
328
317
335
255
341
289
278
329
282
246
275
294
310
235
43
239
60
141
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84
212
138
37
92
31
35
138
72
58
169
212
107
239
294
147
117
207
210
45
287
274
171
121
105
18
53
69
149
52
221
0
173
74
112
76
181
214
199
182
114
58
167
213
161
227
249
148
177
146
225
237
238
108
84
236
224
82
192
162
381
303
366
402
400
333
323
309
324
244
335
282
274
342
297
262
285
301
324
251
50
257
76
159
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227
94
45
136
81
150
140
92
125
115
247
48
119
112
122
140
95
68
64
138
120
103
224
76
68
170
205
104
73
123
96
173
0
114
190
143
187
42
236
203
59
125
116
51
173
54
89
127
53
50
124
65
247
133
245
64
163
155
133
84
238
133
224
232
240
224
187
199
252
178
206
167
129
225
217
225
142
139
220
192
212
245
203
224
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151
88
136
126
115
118
119
35
78
116
128
129
42
112
226
221
45
103
191
104
236
191
100
152
100
159
144
116
171
107
221
148
127
148
86
75
61
148
109
77
113
94
215
176
46
167
148
0
84
77
86
169
124
193
179
176
76
192
45
47
246
210
231
297
280
187
188
164
176
96
195
141
152
352
336
331
268
259
345
303
198
341
216
279
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1125
1229
1297
1226
1259
1202
1214
1202
1195
1236
1056
1289
1183
1234
1376
1352
1204
1257
1359
1203
1396
1338
1073
1301
1253
1226
1156
1244
1328
1219
1387
1208
1294
1271
1119
1174
1107
1311
1059
1091
1269
1207
1363
1344
1121
1331
1290
1168
1248
1245
1203
1329
1051
1314
1134
1338
1151
1291
1171
1212
1267
1341
1262
1384
1334
1186
1246
1193
1115
1147
1229
1208
1263
1519
1494
1470
1435
1420
1510
1453
1224
1465
1268
1358
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817
1011
1020
924
974
901
915
954
915
941
799
1055
921
1029
1151
1035
945
1030
1093
909
1158
1118
829
1011
976
906
845
952
1040
926
1111
893
1038
967
849
895
880
1070
831
862
991
919
1059
1088
885
1088
1074
927
1009
991
996
1093
850
998
809
1098
950
967
952
973
1123
1135
1111
1213
1180
1036
1079
1030
969
956
1071
1028
1068
1235
1186
1140
1172
1177
1217
1138
885
1122
926
1004
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397
169
283
348
305
351
346
244
311
330
349
190
280
141
189
377
264
179
265
336
223
164
316
314
287
386
388
323
309
330
295
381
238
345
329
317
263
205
304
279
287
323
348
242
268
210
150
246
208
239
160
195
275
371
425
206
187
389
203
219
0
139
15
122
67
87
58
95
158
174
54
107
111
373
406
440
288
242
385
402
429
468
432
463
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1531
1716
1733
1638
1687
1615
1629
1662
1627
1655
1506
1763
1631
1731
1859
1750
1655
1736
1806
1623
1868
1825
1534
1725
1689
1621
1559
1665
1753
1640
1825
1608
1749
1681
1559
1607
1584
1779
1533
1565
1704
1632
1774
1799
1590
1798
1779
1634
1717
1701
1698
1802
1547
1713
1524
1807
1650
1681
1655
1681
1812
1839
1802
1911
1873
1725
1773
1721
1654
1653
1763
1724
1768
1949
1901
1854
1885
1888
1931
1853
1600
1835
1640
1717
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622
608
715
687
694
666
675
614
640
686
521
670
613
602
738
800
626
637
756
660
765
700
518
732
680
705
646
689
751
672
790
688
694
722
576
623
523
694
491
515
694
657
795
735
543
712
656
581
641
652
577
705
459
769
647
716
531
759
562
613
588
693
586
710
654
520
584
535
459
519
562
559
618
911
911
911
820
790
911
883
726
921
763
845
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1079
1089
969
998
988
1019
1009
1069
1042
997
1171
1030
1068
1103
995
881
1056
1061
941
1024
962
1025
1168
950
1002
984
1051
992
933
1011
907
1002
996
960
1110
1060
1158
1007
1192
1167
989
1026
888
964
1138
993
1057
1101
1049
1034
1120
1004
1222
913
1062
992
1158
925
1124
1073
1183
1045
1175
1090
1140
1208
1154
1186
1248
1174
1177
1155
1102
811
785
773
897
941
799
805
973
760
931
843
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Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus
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