When I first decided more than 40 years ago that I was going to start an active travel company leading bike tours around the country, a lot of people thought I was crazy. But I knew that something special happens when you combine physical activity with exploring new and inspiring places.

Ready for another Bite-Sized Backroads Trip? Our series of virtual adventures continues as we head west to the sunshine, vineyards, wineries and back roads of California's Wine Country!

It's time for another virtual Bite-Sized Backroads Trip! This time we asked former Trip Leader (and now Assistant Director of Trip Development) Riley Pearce to take us on a virtual trip to the far-off land of the Galapagos Islands.

Our next Bite-Sized Backroads Trip is here! We're definitely feeling the urge to get out in some wide open spaces right about now, and Utah is one of our favorite escapes!

Continuing with our series of videos specially made to bring a bit of the Backroads travel world right to your home, we asked former Trip Leader (and now Regional Manager) Pam Fritz to take us on a virtual trip to the land of "Pura Vida": Costa Rica!

In the spirit of traveling virtually from our homes, we asked Trip Leader Tommaso Spinelli to take us to his home country of Italy and one of its most famous treasures: the Cinque Terre.

Continuing with our series of videos specially made to bring a bit of the Backroads travel world right to your home, we asked Trip Leader and Tetons local Ed Krajsky to show us his Wyoming backyard, and what an epic place it is!

In honor of Mother's Day and all the inspirational, kind and strong moms who keep things running smoothly (both at Backroads and in life!), we wanted to shine a spotlight on one of our favorite moms in our Backroads community. Meet Alison Iles, a former Trip Leader and current mom of two champion mountain-bikers in Canada.

While the world has been transformed in big ways, I can confidently say that when this is all said and done, the essence of a Backroads trip will remain unchanged. I say this because, without quite realizing it, we’ve spent the past 40 years crafting our own style of active travel that has now turned out to be more resonant—and necessary—than ever.

We asked Trip Leader Elle Lichter to take us on a virtual trip to France’s world-famous Loire Valley to share her insights and behind-the-scenes info from this beautiful corner of Europe, and satisfy just a bit of your wanderlust!