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The trip exceeded my expectations. The Leaders worked seamlessly together to provide a very active, yet still relaxing, vacation. Not something easily pulled off with a large group that included more kids than adults! Their balance of efficiently and proactively taking care of all the details and extensive chores involved with camping and facilitating the day's activities, yet still being very engaged with their guests on a personal level is to be commended. Could not have asked for a better group of leaders!!

We had a great time on this trip! We are not campers and we don't exercise outdoors much, so we were a little concerned about how we would do. However, the trip planning and our guides did everything to make us extremely comfortable. The campsites were well planned and set up and the food was excellent. We really enjoyed the van support on all the activities. It was so nice for each of us (the adults and the kids) to do only the amount of activity we wanted to, and to have the option to stop at any time along the route when we had had enough. We were so grateful to have our kids well taken care of if my husband and I wanted to take a longer route and the kids had a great time staying with the guides and the other kids. And, the food was incredible! I can't believe what the guides could pull out of an outdoor cooksite. On top of the great meals, we looked forward to the wonderful hors d'oeuvres every night, and the snacks that were provided for every outing were superb.

We saw and did so many wonderful things each day that I'm sure that we experienced more in one vacation than most families do in two or three. I appreciated the structure of the trip: from moderate activity on days 1 & 2, to a more relaxed pace on day 3 (kayaking) to the "day off" on day 4, and the more challenging pace on days 5 & 6. I've always wanted to camp with my family but couldn't face all the planning and work involved. This trip let me share all that I love about the outdoors with my family and allowed me to enjoy it without becoming exhausted! We appreciated the cheerful and patient attention that the leaders gave our girls and the time that gave us to spend together and with the other adults on our trip. It was an awesome trip. We will always remember our 15th anniversary!

I have never been to that part of the country before, so I really did not know what to expect. We have traveled many places and by far this was it for us. I believe the team made this trip so inspiring that we have decided to visit again. Without Backroads we would have never seen the area the way we did. Even my 17-year-old wanted to know when can we do it again.

We have travelled all over the world,and have had many great experiences. However,this Backroads trip topped them all!! This was, without a doubt, the best vacation we have ever had. Our trip leaders were absolutely amazing. They worked endlessly to make sure everything for the guests went off without a hitch. These are truly great people to have in your company. They are not only very competent and intelligent, but they are also just such nice people!! We were just in awe of their amazing work ethic and even more amazed at their patience. They made everyone comfortable and at home. Everything about this trip was fantastic and I think all the guests were disappointed that it had to come to an end. My kids are already asking, "What Backroads trip are we taking next year?" We will definitely do another trip in the near future. Thanks for the great memories!!