Travel Within the USA Is Underrated — Here's Why You Should Do More of It

If you are used to the congested Northeast like me, the rolling openness of the Southwestern United States may be hard to believe. My friend Laura counts New Mexico, Arizona, West Texas, and Southern Utah as her favorite part of the country. She laments that "the land is so sparsely populated that it is feels entirely possible to disappear in the vast desert among the never-ending landscapes."

In a country as big as ours, there is always something that has been left to be discovered. Let's get out there!