My wife, Bonnie, and I have taken unusual road trips in the USA. We’ve driven Route 66, the Mother Road, from Chicago to the Santa Monica Pier in California. We’ve done Route 6, also referred to as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, from Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to the original terminus in Long Beach, California. In 2019, we drove part of the Lincoln Highway, the first coast-to-coast paved road in the US, linking New York City with San Francisco....

Sedona, Arizona — with its red-rock buttes, steep canyon walls and pine forests — is a favorite destination for many folks.

When my wife, Anne, and I visited Sedona, Feb. 20-26, 2021, we stayed at the Arroyo Pinion Hotel (3119 W. Hwy. 89A; 928/204-1146, arroyopinion.com). Only 20 miles away via Highway 89A are two gems in Clarkdale worth visiting: the Copper Art Museum and the Verde Canyon Railroad.

• The Arizona Copper Art Museum (849 Main St., Clarkdale; 928/...

My wife, Sally, and I experienced a unique 2-week trip to Alaska in 2007. We flew commercial airlines, New York-Seattle-Juneau, and then the former Era Aviation from Juneau to Gustavus, the starting point of our 6-day Glacier Bay cruise on the Sea Wolf of Sea Wolf Adventures (Gustavus, AK; 907/957-1438, seawolfadventures.net).

The Sea Wolf is a 97-foot converted minesweeper that accommodates 12 passengers. Each day, we’d cruise to a new anchorage, kayak from the boat and explore...