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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Chicago (Cook County, IL) |
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Atlanta (Fulton County, GA) |
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Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO) |
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Greeley (Weld County, CO) |
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Golden (Jefferson 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)
Burlington (Kit Carson 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)
Holyoke (Phillips County, CO)
Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County, CO)
Hugo (Lincoln County, CO)
Julesburg (Sedgwick 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)
Wray (Yuma County, CO)
Atwood (Rawlins County, KS)
Colby (Thomas County, KS)
Goodland (Sherman County, KS)
Johnson City (Stanton County, KS)
Lakin (Kearny County, KS)
Leoti (Wichita County, KS)
Oakley (Logan County, KS)
Oberlin (Decatur County, KS)
St. Francis (Cheyenne County, KS)
Scott City (Scott County, KS)
Sharon Springs (Wallace County, KS)
Syracuse (Hamilton County, KS)
Tribune (Greeley County, KS)
Alliance (Box Butte County, NE)
Arthur (Arthur County, NE)
Benkelman (Dundy County, NE)
Bridgeport (Morrill County, NE)
Chadron (Dawes County, NE)
Chappell (Deuel County, NE)
Gering (Scotts Bluff County, NE)
Grant (Perkins County, NE)
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)
Harrison (Sioux County, NE)
Hayes Center (Hayes County, NE)
Hyannis (Grant County, NE)
Imperial (Chase County, NE)
Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
McCook (Red Willow County, NE)
Ogallala (Keith County, NE)
Oshkosh (Garden County, NE)
Sidney (Cheyenne County, NE)
Trenton (Hitchcock County, NE)
Aztec (San Juan County, NM)
Raton (Colfax County, NM)
Taos (Taos County, NM)
Tierra Amarilla (Rio Arriba County, NM)
Moab (Grand County, UT)
Vernal (Uintah County, UT)
Casper (Natrona County, WY)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Douglas (Converse County, WY)
Laramie (Albany County, WY)
Lusk (Niobrara County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
Torrington (Goshen County, WY)
Wheatland (Platte County, WY)
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937
742
734
835
781
855
842
964
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
993
796
900
1005
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
984
1037
1029
994
964
995
997
1034
1064
998
1021
983
966
976
1010
1049
1017
986
1030
998
966
1027
954
987
1054
1058
1023
947
1067
1035
1013
976
1046
618
810
742
692
585
659
893
892
926
861
965
811
951
917
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108
179
102
0
55
25
12
166
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
160
45
113
171
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
160
224
228
194
254
258
234
243
251
184
256
202
234
216
190
215
196
160
226
164
150
194
132
197
226
227
194
118
245
200
180
142
224
266
221
252
240
251
228
202
80
189
90
194
159
152
141
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121
114
114
84
81
76
77
137
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
177
110
72
197
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
159
209
202
167
187
200
185
211
235
170
210
162
172
164
244
247
190
212
289
196
213
211
193
268
229
268
201
174
239
224
217
183
219
225
138
177
179
259
277
286
157
271
174
270
240
223
220
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92
167
111
27
64
15
16
143
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
148
68
87
162
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
142
204
206
171
227
232
208
220
231
164
231
178
208
190
193
209
178
161
233
157
156
182
138
209
210
225
179
120
228
191
175
138
207
264
200
236
230
263
251
226
95
208
113
208
186
163
158
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101
217
133
38
89
43
41
171
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
145
64
129
150
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
153
218
228
196
272
272
244
245
244
180
264
210
250
227
156
189
189
128
190
141
115
176
98
160
212
199
180
88
235
179
154
117
215
302
255
289
278
275
235
171
43
153
60
156
141
115
104
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109
161
95
20
47
27
17
160
90
32
16
166
160
65
189
246
135
69
155
168
18
241
224
157
86
55
56
83
26
114
0
185
52
123
164
53
102
177
49
151
164
181
157
67
15
144
167
131
178
197
107
125
94
176
188
214
99
123
188
182
89
148
112
160
221
223
188
240
246
224
237
249
181
247
194
221
205
204
224
196
173
242
172
165
199
147
215
228
238
196
132
245
207
189
152
224
252
202
233
222
246
234
222
99
208
110
212
176
169
160
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84
212
138
37
92
31
35
153
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
130
74
112
137
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
136
201
210
178
255
254
226
227
228
163
246
192
233
210
153
179
172
123
190
129
113
162
96
164
197
191
165
81
219
167
144
107
199
303
244
282
274
285
251
186
50
165
76
163
159
118
114
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151
88
136
126
115
118
119
145
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
202
148
86
225
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
179
219
207
173
164
184
177
211
244
183
201
160
155
155
280
276
205
248
326
226
251
235
231
308
246
298
222
211
252
250
248
216
233
210
96
141
152
268
303
328
198
313
216
310
279
263
262
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1125
1229
1297
1226
1259
1202
1214
1060
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
1088
1271
1119
1096
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
1074
1008
999
1032
1006
984
998
983
983
1045
974
1026
1013
1019
1155
1085
1038
1154
1182
1109
1185
1067
1181
1219
1024
1101
1054
1170
997
1074
1111
1134
1015
1341
1147
1208
1263
1435
1453
1337
1224
1291
1268
1248
1358
1216
1253
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817
1011
1020
924
974
901
915
784
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
764
967
849
757
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
768
711
720
755
802
767
757
716
685
751
735
767
794
777
780
722
733
793
784
766
821
731
827
829
699
723
731
826
683
727
757
792
704
1135
956
1028
1068
1172
1138
952
885
906
926
858
1004
846
886
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1531
1716
1733
1638
1687
1615
1629
1494
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
1478
1681
1559
1471
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
1481
1422
1429
1464
1498
1465
1460
1422
1396
1463
1436
1473
1493
1481
1493
1437
1445
1508
1495
1481
1535
1445
1541
1540
1413
1437
1444
1540
1396
1442
1472
1506
1416
1839
1653
1724
1768
1885
1853
1662
1600
1616
1640
1569
1717
1559
1599
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622
608
715
687
694
666
675
545
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
619
722
576
642
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
540
514
530
433
436
470
493
529
558
456
505
455
482
725
664
567
704
772
654
730
620
716
786
583
692
598
695
555
637
670
670
562
693
519
559
618
820
883
867
726
833
763
806
845
758
781
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1079
1089
969
998
988
1019
1009
1154
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
1103
960
1110
1090
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
1125
1188
1204
1177
1251
1255
1228
1224
1210
1156
1247
1194
1232
1211
1024
1095
1157
1029
995
1077
998
1119
1005
959
1162
1077
1135
1019
1191
1109
1071
1053
1175
1045
1174
1155
1102
897
805
845
973
889
931
931
843
967
932
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Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus
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