01. Go Your Own Way.

​I created this cover a few years ago, but I chose it for this year’s road trip for a couple of reasons. First, the image I shot ​shows two converging tracks heading for an uncertain destination. For me this pictured exactly how I felt about coming out of a crazy 2020 and looking tentatively ahead to an unknown 2021. Secondly, since all my travel books have song titles, I thought Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way” (featuring Arizona singer, Stevie Nicks) was the perfect anthem. For it  captured my goal to just go where the road took me rather than meticulously plan every route and destination.
 
My motto for my 2021 road trip is “Les(s) Is More”. :-) It means that I will write fewer words and let the photos of the Amazing Places in our extraordinary country speak volumes. It is my hope that in doing so, you will experience some of the same joy, wonder and humor I did when I chose to go my own way. 

Les Maness www.StoriesFromTheRoadLesTraveled.com 

Table Of Contents
01. Go Your Own Way. 
02. Amazing Places: Tourist Home, Flagstaff, AZ.
03. Amazing Places: Zion National Park, UT.
04. Amazing Places: Duck Creek, UT. 
05. Amazing Places: Scenic Byway 12, UT. 
06. Amazing Places: Bryce Canyon, UT. 
07. Amazing Places: Carbondale, CO. 
08. Amazing Places: Carbondale, CO.  
09. Amazing Places: Carbondale, CO.  
10. Amazing Places: Independence Pass, CO.  
11. Amazing Places: Independence Pass, CO.
12. Amazing Places: Twin Lakes, CO.
13. Nikola Tesla’s Lab, Colorado Springs, CO.
14. Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial, Colorado Springs, CO.
15. Highway 50: The Loneliest Road In America.
16. Amazing Places: Dodge City, KS.
17. A Fishing Hole, Hutchinson, KS.
18. Kansas: Where Tornadoes Are Right Up Your Alley.
19. I’ll Take Manhattan (Kansas).
20. We’re Off To See The Wizard.
21. Yep. I Followed It. :-)
22. Everything’s Coming Up Roses.
23. Found Him!
24. Amazing Places: Ortonville, MI.
25. Amazing Places: Ortonville, MI.
26. Amazing Places: Ortonville, MI.
27. Like A Rolling Stone. 
​28. Amazing Places: Raven Cafe, Port Huron, MI. 
​29. Amazing Places: Caseville, MI. 
30. Michigan Vietnam Vets Memorial Island Park. 
31. What's Zappenin'?
32. Amazing Places: Frankenmuth, MI. 
33. Amazing Places: Frankenmuth, MI.
​34. Amazing Places: Beatles & Beans Coffee Emporium.  
35. This Place Is The Real Dill. :-) 
36. Amazing Places: Presque Isle, MI. 
37. Amazing Places: Old Presque Isle Lighthouse.
38. Amazing Places: Ocqueoc Falls, MI. 
39. Amazing Places: Cheboygan, MI. 
40. Amazing Places: Alice's Restaurant.  
41. Amazing Places: Mackinac Bridge.  
42. Interstate 75: Michigan's Driveway. 
43. Lost In The Wilderness. 
​44. Amazing Places: The Cross In The Woods. 
45. Amazing Places: Frankfurt, MI. 
46. The Badger. 
47. Amazing Places: Lake Michigan. 
48. Amazing Places: The Sand Dunes. 
49. Amazing Places: Muskegon, MI. 
50. Amazing Places: Holland, MI. 
51. Amazing Places: The Swinging Bridge. 
52. We're Off To See The Wizard (Again). 
53. The Oldest Business In Michigan. 
54. Hard Core Bikers In Sturgis (Michigan). 
55. Michigan: Woods And Water. 
​56. Keep On Truckin'. 
57. Strawberry Fields, Penne Lane & Octopus' Garden. 
58. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI.  
59. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI.  
60. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI.  
61. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI  
62. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI  
​63. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI  
64. Amazing Places: Wyandotte, MI. 
65. Amazing Places: Wyandotte, MI. 
​66. Amazing Places: Wyandotte, MI. 
67. Amazing Places: Holly, MI. 
​68. Amazing Places: Battle Alley Coffee, Holly, MI. 
69. Amazing Places: Fenton, MI. 
70. Amazing Places: Lansing, MI.
71. Amazing Places: Michigan State University. 
​72. The Portrait Of A Dreamer.  ​
73. Amazing Places: Brighton, MI. 
​74. Amazing Places: Island Grill, Fair Haven, MI.  
75. Amazing Places: Woodward Avenue.  
​76. Amazing Places: Ferndale, MI.  
77. Amazing Places: Ferndale, MI.
​78. Amazing Places: Royal Oak, MI. 
79. Amazing Places: Detroit Guitar, Birmingham, MI.  
80. Amazing Places: Ann Arbor, MI.  
81. Amazing Places: Ann Arbor, MI.  
82. Amazing Places: Ann Arbor, MI.  
83. Amazing Places: University Of Michigan. 
84. Amazing Places: Clarkston, MI. ​
85. Amazing Places: Clarkston, MI. 
86. Amazing Places: Clarkston, MI (Area).  
87. Amazing Places: Clarkston Conservatory.  
​88. "He Leads Me Beside Still Waters."  
89. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head. :-) 
90. A Big, Bold, Beautiful Mistake. 
91. Amazing Places: New Baltimore, MI.  
92. This Flag Stands Tall. 
93. Amazing Places: Marine City, MI.  
94. Amazing Places: Rochester, MI. 
95. Amazing Places: Rochester Mills. 
96. Amazing Places: Rochester, MI. 
97. Amazing Places: Rochester, MI. 
98. Amazing Places: Rochester, MI.  
99. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI. 
100. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI. 
101. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI. 
102. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI. 
103. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI. 
104. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI. 
105. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI. 
106. Amazing Places: Detroit, MI. 
107. Amazing Places: Hall of Heroes Super Hero Museum. 
108. Amazing Places: Windmill Garden Island. 
109. Going Out In A Blaze Of Color. 
110. Thank You For A Picture Perfect Trip.

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