RoadTrip America Arizona & New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips

Rick Quinn was born and raised in Arizona, earned a degree in anthropology, then hit the road, indulging an admittedly peculiar whim by hitch-hiking to Tierra del Fuego. In one way or another, he's been on the road ever since, living in a dozen diverse locales, from Paris to Peru, San Francisco to Washington D.C., working as a photographer, a coffee farmer, a magazine writer, a postman, a novelist, and, until his recent retirement, a corporate-level financial systems expert with the Postal Service. Rick is a veteran road tripper who has driven both the Alaska Highway and the Pan American. Currently, he's a travel blogger, a landscape photographer, and a contributing writer for RoadTrip America.RoadTripAmerica's Mission is to provide advice, inspiration and resources for planning road trips in North America. The Trip Advice forum is a virtual meeting place for travelers from around the globe. Our authors, seasoned roadtrippers all, provide road-tested advice and inspiration for routes from New Brunswick to California and Alaska to Mexico. The Scenic Side Trip series provides insider tips for exploring two-lane byways adjacent to Interstate Highways.