VIRTUAL TRAVEL FOR THE HIKER, TRAVELER, AND OUTDOORSMAN

HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO CAPTURE A MOMENT away from it all and enjoy an expedition into the great outdoors. In a photographic virtual world, the UntraveledRoad recreates the experience of scenic national parks, rustic ranching communities, skyscraper-topped cityscapes and hundreds of miles of meandering highways and roads. At each point along the route, see the view in all directions, and choose what direction you wish to follow.

TOURISM GOES GREEN. Conserve gas and your budget by visiting your favorite parks and travel destinations online. An UntraveledRoad tour is second-best only to being there. In addition, many beautiful, intriguing and unusual places that you have never even heard of can easily be enjoyed online. When you do travel, preflight your trip online to make sure that you will get to see the places that really interest you.

Real Live Photography. All 244,170 images on UntraveledRoad were taken by human-operated hand-held camera. This means that they are meaningfully framed, that stops are thoughtfully placed along the route, and that your virtual experience will flow naturally. In addition to the functional pictures of the tours, many thousands of high-resolution pictures hilight the scenery surrounding the route. Close ups of historic and interpretative markers are also photographed and linked in, complete with their text typed in for easy on-screen reading.

HOW TO USE THE SITE

At the heart of UntraveledRoad are the virtual travel pages where you can cruise along highways, roads and trails a stop at a time. Select a random location to the right, search, or navigate through the links above to find the tour of your choice. Once you are on your way, you will find icons that allow you to advance along the route, or to turn around or to the side.