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Because flying is for the birds, writer Craig Neff drove across the country in pursuit of migratory avians.

Casper, Wyo., is in the heart of cowboy country and wears it with pride. From cowboy shops to down-home diners, writer Dina Mishev shows us there's much to love about the place.

Las Vegas is known for its glitz, but underneath the spangles lies a trove of interesting activities that one wouldn't normally associate with Sin City.

The Sacramento Delta consists of hundreds of miles of navigable waterways, and a string of picturesque communities along its banks, as well as State Route 160, among other rural roads.

Hwy. 1 is a wondrous stretch of road, covering nearly all of coastal California. A particularly fertile stretch can be found just south of San Francisco.

Peter Jaret combed the beaches of Carmel and Monterey, and then combed the towns. In addition to reporting on Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey, and Pebble Beach for VIAmagazine.com, he uncovered little slivers of coastal goodness just off Hwy.1 along the southern edge of Monterey Bay.

Writer Christopher Hall and photographer David Collier went off in search of the perfect tide pool. Along the way, they encountered a variety of delights, both tide pool-related and otherwise.

 Hi. Welcome to Road Journals, VIA’s brand-new blogging site. I’m Bruce Anderson, the editor of VIA, and my goal for Road Journals is to give you a behind-the-scenes look into how stories in our magazine and on our website come together—or, occasionally, fall apart.

There's only so much inside information one can fit into a magazine story. However, Dina Mishev filled in the blanks with a collection of Road Journals posts, detailing things that most visitors don't know about the area.