Dirt road aesthetic

M. R. O’Connor writes about Sam Correro, the creator of the TransAmerica Trail, and the pleasures of navigating what the writer William Least Heat-Moon called “blue highways,” the dirt roads of America.

One summer evening, my husband and I got in our old truck and drove down a remote dirt road. We drove and drove and drove and didn't see a soul. I always wonder where the telephone poles go--no one seems to live out here. We explored the backroads for almost four hours and didn't see a single person. We saw abandoned farm equipment and an old truck but no people. As the sun was setting I jumped out of the truck and took this photo of the country road. I thought it was just a nice country…

undead-medic: “Took this while walking down my road yesterday. I’m gonna miss living here. But oh well at least the new house is only like 1000 feet up the road so I can still walk down here whenever...

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Dirt road

Access to hiking in remote areas often means driving on dirt roads. Here's expert advice from skilled 4WDers and experienced off-road adventurers.

When a man in their 80s tells a guy they’ve “gotta see” a car they’ve had tucked away for so long, they gotta go.

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