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) |
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County, UT) |
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Provo (Utah County, UT) |
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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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Grand Junction (Mesa 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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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)
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)
Eagle (Eagle County, CO)
Fairplay (Park County, CO)
Fort Collins (Larimer 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)
Kiowa (Elbert County, CO)
Lake City (Hinsdale County, CO)
Leadville (Lake County, CO)
Littleton (Arapahoe County, CO)
Meeker (Rio Blanco County, CO)
Montrose (Montrose 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)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County, CO)
Telluride (San Miguel County, CO)
Walden (Jackson County, CO)
Walsenburg (Huerfano County, CO)
Westcliffe (Custer County, CO)
Aztec (San Juan County, NM)
Gallup (McKinley County, NM)
Taos (Taos County, NM)
Tierra Amarilla (Rio Arriba County, NM)
Beaver (Beaver County, UT)
Castle Dale (Emery County, UT)
Coalville (Summit County, UT)
Duchesne (Duchesne County, UT)
Farmington (Davis County, UT)
Fillmore (Millard County, UT)
Heber (Wasatch County, UT)
Junction (Piute County, UT)
Loa (Wayne County, UT)
Manila (Daggett County, UT)
Manti (Sanpete County, UT)
Moab (Grand County, UT)
Monticello (San Juan County, UT)
Morgan (Morgan County, UT)
Nephi (Juab County, UT)
Ogden (Weber County, UT)
Panguitch (Garfield County, UT)
Parowan (Iron County, UT)
Price (Carbon County, UT)
Provo (Utah County, UT)
Randolph (Rich County, UT)
Richfield (Sevier County, UT)
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County, UT)
Tooele (Tooele County, UT)
Vernal (Uintah County, UT)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Evanston (Uinta County, WY)
Green River (Sweetwater County, WY)
Kemmerer (Lincoln County, WY)
Laramie (Albany County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
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742
734
835
781
855
842
795
836
816
694
828
728
598
746
804
720
660
845
591
632
749
776
860
805
721
829
648
869
711
796
855
679
762
834
713
663
660
678
823
740
758
761
655
777
651
810
802
776
618
558
742
692
436
545
611
613
599
480
591
452
484
677
522
585
573
609
535
610
425
408
571
569
659
480
587
561
659
892
645
711
686
861
811
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179
102
0
55
25
12
109
50
21
175
84
207
257
126
88
173
175
27
251
237
87
68
38
32
116
20
188
37
136
45
63
177
77
32
140
176
190
213
126
142
111
195
200
89
199
73
167
131
266
365
252
240
414
312
330
272
356
385
326
393
360
244
343
251
265
345
350
362
415
434
296
338
330
375
355
373
228
80
311
243
302
90
159
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114
114
84
81
76
77
38
36
76
137
0
141
232
187
24
119
179
62
237
202
122
71
117
77
146
65
205
107
119
110
37
150
86
52
186
169
168
165
42
92
71
121
173
156
178
152
85
63
225
319
177
179
427
337
380
313
406
407
371
406
373
301
370
259
257
396
382
414
422
443
327
379
390
395
403
417
277
157
367
308
365
174
240
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167
111
27
64
15
16
93
27
33
172
62
195
260
151
72
164
185
0
257
237
103
70
55
43
132
18
202
45
138
68
37
178
83
14
161
183
192
207
104
134
104
179
202
114
202
100
147
117
264
362
236
230
429
330
353
293
379
402
348
408
375
269
362
263
273
368
369
386
428
448
315
359
355
392
378
396
251
95
336
269
328
113
186
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217
133
38
89
43
41
146
82
57
211
117
245
291
131
125
210
203
55
282
273
112
104
0
66
139
56
211
18
170
64
89
212
111
66
153
207
223
250
159
180
148
232
235
93
233
65
202
168
302
401
289
278
434
329
334
282
359
401
333
414
381
246
359
275
294
348
362
364
437
456
310
347
328
394
360
380
235
43
312
239
298
60
141
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184
93
188
138
210
197
186
200
170
123
205
196
120
112
183
154
34
202
93
131
101
138
211
159
73
185
0
221
96
148
221
100
122
193
75
57
88
152
221
148
144
215
101
133
89
166
228
180
160
247
248
198
227
132
196
123
220
203
179
206
172
145
165
64
94
213
179
233
227
246
124
182
225
191
213
222
107
245
196
174
213
219
199
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212
138
37
92
31
35
138
72
58
212
107
239
294
147
117
207
210
45
287
274
121
105
18
69
149
52
221
0
173
74
76
214
114
58
167
213
227
249
148
177
146
225
237
108
236
82
192
162
303
402
282
274
445
342
350
297
376
414
348
426
392
262
373
285
301
364
377
380
448
467
324
362
345
406
376
396
251
50
329
257
315
76
159
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88
136
126
115
118
119
35
78
116
129
42
112
226
221
45
103
191
104
236
191
152
100
159
116
171
107
221
148
127
148
75
148
113
94
215
176
167
148
0
84
77
86
169
193
176
192
45
47
210
297
141
152
435
352
406
336
431
420
394
413
381
331
385
268
259
422
400
441
427
448
345
400
420
406
427
440
303
198
395
341
397
216
279
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1229
1297
1226
1259
1202
1214
1202
1195
1236
1289
1183
1234
1376
1352
1204
1257
1359
1203
1396
1338
1301
1253
1226
1244
1328
1219
1387
1208
1294
1271
1174
1311
1269
1207
1363
1344
1331
1290
1168
1248
1245
1203
1329
1314
1338
1291
1171
1212
1341
1384
1208
1263
1601
1519
1556
1494
1582
1588
1550
1578
1548
1470
1552
1435
1420
1571
1565
1588
1589
1610
1510
1560
1554
1573
1581
1598
1453
1224
1537
1465
1523
1268
1358
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1011
1020
924
974
901
915
954
915
941
1055
921
1029
1151
1035
945
1030
1093
909
1158
1118
1011
976
906
952
1040
926
1111
893
1038
967
895
1070
991
919
1059
1088
1088
1074
927
1009
991
996
1093
998
1098
967
952
973
1135
1213
1028
1068
1337
1235
1228
1186
1252
1308
1233
1317
1284
1140
1266
1172
1177
1240
1268
1252
1337
1357
1217
1249
1208
1299
1256
1279
1138
885
1201
1122
1174
926
1004
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1716
1733
1638
1687
1615
1629
1662
1627
1655
1763
1631
1731
1859
1750
1655
1736
1806
1623
1868
1825
1725
1689
1621
1665
1753
1640
1825
1608
1749
1681
1607
1779
1704
1632
1774
1799
1798
1779
1634
1717
1701
1698
1802
1713
1807
1681
1655
1681
1839
1911
1724
1768
2051
1949
1942
1901
1966
2022
1947
2031
1997
1854
1980
1885
1888
1954
1983
1966
2050
2070
1931
1964
1920
2013
1970
1993
1853
1600
1914
1835
1886
1640
1717
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608
715
687
694
666
675
614
640
686
670
613
602
738
800
626
637
756
660
765
700
732
680
705
689
751
672
790
688
694
722
623
694
694
657
795
735
712
656
581
641
652
577
705
769
716
759
562
613
693
710
559
618
968
911
983
911
1008
969
969
946
920
911
942
820
790
999
964
1019
948
969
911
971
1000
951
1002
1012
883
726
975
921
978
763
845
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365
266
338
301
362
349
365
365
326
303
379
374
259
216
360
335
216
359
226
289
259
308
347
317
233
342
182
362
278
293
386
278
292
354
199
237
262
324
400
330
324
396
272
254
260
284
411
362
309
363
423
368
146
78
47
66
53
96
22
142
127
113
68
161
206
55
39
70
173
178
63
0
101
105
40
40
112
364
79
143
120
324
254
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397
291
355
323
380
367
392
386
345
335
403
407
297
230
385
367
247
378
263
326
281
332
360
337
257
361
213
376
308
310
407
312
316
374
218
269
296
359
427
360
352
428
307
269
294
296
440
390
347
403
458
403
177
118
28
91
14
127
34
176
165
116
106
198
244
22
74
31
206
209
101
40
73
140
0
26
128
373
60
138
100
331
254
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1089
969
998
988
1019
1009
1069
1042
997
1030
1068
1103
995
881
1056
1061
941
1024
962
1025
950
1002
984
992
933
1011
907
1002
996
960
1060
1007
989
1026
888
964
993
1057
1101
1049
1034
1120
1004
913
992
925
1124
1073
1045
1090
1155
1102
810
811
711
785
689
780
732
825
834
773
787
897
941
695
757
675
842
830
799
736
685
800
699
697
805
973
712
760
705
931
843
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Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus
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