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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Fort Collins (Larimer County, CO) |
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Denver (Denver County, CO) |
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Craig (Moffat 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)
City of Creede (Mineral County, CO)
Colorado Springs (El Paso 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)
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)
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)
Silverton (San Juan County, CO)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County, CO)
Sterling (Logan County, CO)
Telluride (San Miguel County, CO)
Walden (Jackson County, CO)
Walsenburg (Huerfano County, CO)
Westcliffe (Custer County, CO)
Paris (Bear Lake County, ID)
Bridgeport (Morrill County, NE)
Gering (Scotts Bluff County, NE)
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)
Harrison (Sioux County, NE)
Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
Sidney (Cheyenne County, NE)
Brigham City (Box Elder County, UT)
Castle Dale (Emery County, UT)
Coalville (Summit County, UT)
Duchesne (Duchesne County, UT)
Farmington (Davis County, UT)
Heber (Wasatch County, UT)
Logan (Cache 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)
Price (Carbon County, UT)
Provo (Utah County, UT)
Randolph (Rich County, UT)
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County, UT)
Tooele (Tooele County, UT)
Vernal (Uintah County, UT)
Casper (Natrona County, WY)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Douglas (Converse County, WY)
Evanston (Uinta County, WY)
Green River (Sweetwater County, WY)
Kemmerer (Lincoln County, WY)
Lander (Fremont County, WY)
Laramie (Albany County, WY)
Lusk (Niobrara County, WY)
Pinedale (Sublette County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
Thermopolis (Hot Springs County, WY)
Torrington (Goshen County, WY)
Wheatland (Platte County, WY)
Worland (Washakie County, WY)
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937
742
734
835
781
855
842
795
836
816
694
828
598
746
804
720
660
845
591
632
749
776
860
912
805
721
829
648
869
711
796
900
855
679
762
834
713
663
660
678
823
740
758
655
777
951
651
810
802
776
683
986
966
954
987
947
976
623
545
611
613
599
591
642
677
522
585
573
609
535
610
571
569
659
587
561
659
893
892
926
645
711
686
801
861
965
765
811
861
951
917
888
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108
179
102
0
55
25
12
109
50
21
175
84
257
126
88
173
175
27
251
237
87
68
38
79
32
116
20
188
37
136
45
113
63
177
77
32
140
176
190
213
126
142
111
200
89
116
199
73
167
131
354
160
150
132
197
118
142
370
312
330
272
356
326
364
244
343
251
265
345
350
362
296
338
330
355
373
228
202
80
189
311
243
302
266
90
194
309
159
293
152
141
309
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121
114
114
84
81
76
77
38
36
76
137
0
232
187
24
119
179
62
237
202
122
71
117
109
77
146
65
205
107
119
110
72
37
150
86
52
186
169
168
165
42
92
71
173
156
147
178
152
85
63
419
212
213
193
268
174
183
426
337
380
313
406
371
422
301
370
259
257
396
382
414
327
379
390
403
417
277
286
157
271
367
308
365
344
174
270
384
240
376
223
220
393
|
230
229
99
126
107
151
138
190
163
119
187
187
226
0
176
206
125
151
203
225
72
122
131
199
113
68
135
112
147
140
82
237
183
173
110
149
37
142
172
227
221
184
160
187
39
229
179
68
249
199
232
245
222
212
242
210
243
244
204
204
151
230
202
239
118
233
171
206
219
233
236
183
216
205
230
250
104
173
151
191
185
121
179
172
115
223
202
89
219
206
171
243
|
92
167
111
27
64
15
16
93
27
33
172
62
260
151
72
164
185
0
257
237
103
70
55
67
43
132
18
202
45
138
68
87
37
178
83
14
161
183
192
207
104
134
104
202
114
107
202
100
147
117
380
161
156
138
209
120
138
395
330
353
293
379
348
389
269
362
263
273
368
369
386
315
359
355
378
396
251
226
95
208
336
269
328
292
113
208
336
186
319
163
158
334
|
101
217
133
38
89
43
41
146
82
57
211
117
291
131
125
210
203
55
282
273
112
104
0
70
66
139
56
211
18
170
64
129
89
212
111
66
153
207
223
250
159
180
148
235
93
98
233
65
202
168
348
128
115
98
160
88
117
370
329
334
282
359
333
362
246
359
275
294
348
362
364
310
347
328
360
380
235
171
43
153
312
239
298
247
60
156
295
141
268
115
104
282
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84
212
138
37
92
31
35
138
72
58
212
107
294
147
117
207
210
45
287
274
121
105
18
53
69
149
52
221
0
173
74
112
76
214
114
58
167
213
227
249
148
177
146
237
108
84
236
82
192
162
366
123
113
96
164
81
107
387
342
350
297
376
348
379
262
373
285
301
364
377
380
324
362
345
376
396
251
186
50
165
329
257
315
265
76
163
313
159
285
118
114
298
|
151
88
136
126
115
118
119
35
78
116
129
42
226
221
45
103
191
104
236
191
152
100
159
144
116
171
107
221
148
127
148
86
75
148
113
94
215
176
167
148
0
84
77
169
193
179
176
192
45
47
450
248
251
231
308
211
216
453
352
406
336
431
394
451
331
385
268
259
422
400
441
345
400
420
427
440
303
328
198
313
395
341
397
383
216
310
421
279
416
263
262
434
|
1125
1229
1297
1226
1259
1202
1214
1202
1195
1236
1289
1183
1376
1352
1204
1257
1359
1203
1396
1338
1301
1253
1226
1156
1244
1328
1219
1387
1208
1294
1271
1119
1174
1311
1269
1207
1363
1344
1331
1290
1168
1248
1245
1329
1314
1134
1338
1291
1171
1212
1573
1154
1185
1181
1219
1170
1134
1595
1519
1556
1494
1582
1550
1588
1470
1552
1435
1420
1571
1565
1588
1510
1560
1554
1581
1598
1453
1337
1224
1291
1537
1465
1523
1454
1268
1248
1508
1358
1446
1216
1253
1443
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817
1011
1020
924
974
901
915
954
915
941
1055
921
1151
1035
945
1030
1093
909
1158
1118
1011
976
906
845
952
1040
926
1111
893
1038
967
849
895
1070
991
919
1059
1088
1088
1074
927
1009
991
1093
998
809
1098
967
952
973
1214
793
821
827
829
826
792
1254
1235
1228
1186
1252
1233
1240
1140
1266
1172
1177
1240
1268
1252
1217
1249
1208
1256
1279
1138
952
885
906
1201
1122
1174
1076
926
858
1132
1004
1047
846
886
1034
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1531
1716
1733
1638
1687
1615
1629
1662
1627
1655
1763
1631
1859
1750
1655
1736
1806
1623
1868
1825
1725
1689
1621
1559
1665
1753
1640
1825
1608
1749
1681
1559
1607
1779
1704
1632
1774
1799
1798
1779
1634
1717
1701
1802
1713
1524
1807
1681
1655
1681
1924
1508
1535
1541
1540
1540
1506
1966
1949
1942
1901
1966
1947
1952
1854
1980
1885
1888
1954
1983
1966
1931
1964
1920
1970
1993
1853
1662
1600
1616
1914
1835
1886
1785
1640
1569
1840
1717
1751
1559
1599
1736
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622
608
715
687
694
666
675
614
640
686
670
613
738
800
626
637
756
660
765
700
732
680
705
646
689
751
672
790
688
694
722
576
623
694
694
657
795
735
712
656
581
641
652
705
769
647
716
759
562
613
1031
704
730
716
786
695
670
1032
911
983
911
1008
969
1031
911
942
820
790
999
964
1019
911
971
1000
1002
1012
883
867
726
833
975
921
978
952
763
806
996
845
972
758
781
982
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444
365
266
338
301
362
349
365
365
326
303
379
259
216
360
335
216
359
226
289
259
308
347
414
317
233
342
182
362
278
293
441
386
278
292
354
199
237
262
324
400
330
324
272
254
445
260
284
411
362
138
457
430
423
436
424
458
90
78
47
66
53
22
104
113
68
161
206
55
39
70
63
0
101
40
40
112
329
364
367
79
143
120
233
324
410
203
254
294
408
369
322
|
460
397
291
355
323
380
367
392
386
345
335
403
297
230
385
367
247
378
263
326
281
332
360
429
337
257
361
213
376
308
310
462
407
312
316
374
218
269
296
359
427
360
352
307
269
458
294
296
440
390
104
463
435
430
435
433
468
51
118
28
91
14
34
67
116
106
198
244
22
74
31
101
40
73
0
26
128
322
373
363
60
138
100
216
331
409
179
254
275
411
372
302
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1079
1089
969
998
988
1019
1009
1069
1042
997
1030
1068
995
881
1056
1061
941
1024
962
1025
950
1002
984
1051
992
933
1011
907
1002
996
960
1110
1060
1007
989
1026
888
964
993
1057
1101
1049
1034
1004
913
1062
992
925
1124
1073
651
1029
998
1005
959
1019
1053
659
811
711
785
689
732
656
773
787
897
941
695
757
675
799
736
685
699
697
805
845
973
889
712
760
705
738
931
931
689
843
735
967
932
735
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Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus
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