OffBeat Pathfinder Basecamp

Nothing says “good morning” like swamp fog and mysterious splashes. I always bring coffee…and bug spray.

Arrived in Tampa and, no lie, the first thing I see is a chicken running across the road downtown. Not, like, a metaphorical chicken. An actual feathered, flapping Florida chicken just hustling into a crosswalk. That’s how Tampa greeted me. Went from airport to Bayshore faster than my GPS could even ...

Only place I’ve ever seen someone ride a mountain bike through a coffee shop. Arkansas, you do you.

You haven't really done Walla Walla until you've crashed a vineyard wedding (long story, let's just say I made a toast with grape juice). I'm all about the bike crawl, but beware—last summer I hit more potholes than wineries! Favorite offbeat spot: the Whitman Mission historic site, especially at ...

You can’t really “prepare” for Devils Tower. You see it from miles away—Wyoming’s flat, and suddenly, this monster chunk of volcanic rock juts out of nowhere, just begging for a campfire story or two.


First, let’s talk **legends**. The Lakota, Cheyenne, and Kiowa all have their own versions ...