In 2 daysQuébec
Whitby to Île d'Orléans, a first look at the only walled city north of Mexico, and the road south into Vermont. Deliberately unhurried — one long drive, one slow day, one waterfall on the way out.
In 3 daysFranconia Notch & the Kancamagus (New Hampshire)
One extra day ahead of the Vermont trip: a long drive down, one morning in Franconia Notch and on the Kancamagus Highway, then on to Hyde Park by mid-afternoon. September 30 – October 1, 2026.
In 4 daysThe Notch and the Kingdom (Vermont)
Four days chasing peak color through Stowe, Smugglers' Notch, and the Northeast Kingdom. October 1–4, 2026. Base camp: 1592 Center Rd, Hyde Park, VT.
In 13 daysMuskoka and Algonquin, 10–12 October 2026
Two nights on Lake of Bays. Limberlost in the afternoon light, Track and Tower in the morning, and one permit that decides Sunday.
In 289 daysDolomites
Fourteen days built backwards from the things that actually govern them — a lot that holds twenty cars, a lift that runs 08:30 to 17:30, and a lake you have to pay to park beside.
In 303 daysSwitzerland
Fourteen nights in three car-free bases, planned around the things that actually govern the days here — when the first lift runs, when the storms build, and one Sunday when the whole country stops.
In 342 daysIceland
The Ring Road by camper van, timed to the first week of the year the sky is actually dark.
Norway
Arctic first, while the sun does not set — then the fjords, north to south.
Utah's five national parks
Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands — one base per park, Highway 12 in the middle, no dirt roads.
