"The Extra Mile" - the Tracks & Trails blog

You'll want to keep checking back here in the next few months as we unveil new itineraries and new modes of travel in our online catalog. We have been looking very closely at the economy, fuel prices and the prospect of higher airfares in looking at how to offer new travel options in our travel catalog. While we'll continue to have our many popular itineraries, we plan to offer even more choices to new regions and with new ways to get there.

If you have the time, want to miss the crowds and like the weather a little cooler, then maybe you should be thinking of taking that "summer" vacation in September or October. Both are great months to travel to beat the crowds, beat the heat and feel like you have the National parks all to yourself. We have found that for families that homeschool their children, traveling after Labor Day is a great time to create an awesome field trip and a vacation at the same time. And for those folks that would be traveling without children, most campgrounds are a bit quieter and hiking trails are a bit more deserted.