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Welcome to Mike's Road Trip

Road Trips | Travel Tips | Travel Videos | Restaurant & Product Reviews

Mike’s Road Trip is about the real life adventures of Mike Shubic, a freelance marketer and web developer who has been caught up in the economic downturn (just like so many others), but is not letting it keep him down—rather, he has embarked on the adventure of a lifetime in an attempt to create opportunity!

Follow Mike as he journeys into the unknown…testing his marketing abilities along the way. Will he succeed or fail? Will he be sleeping in a 5-star hotel, or the back of his Ford pickup?

Come along for the ride…experience the adventure of discovery…

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Alki Beach – The sunny side of a cloudy city

February 1st, 2012 Archieves: Featured Destinations Washington

Alki Beach is a popular coastal community located in the most westerly point of West Seattle, jutting out into the Pudget Sound.   Alki is one of my favorite places in the city. During the morning hours you can grab a cup-a-joe from your preferred coffee shop and take a stroll along the...

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Bodie State Park…A time capsule unearthed

January 16th, 2012 Archieves: California Featured Destinations

Bodie State Park is a well-preserved ghost town that dates back to the mid-1800s. By 1880, Bodie, California was a booming town with a population near 10,000, and some estimate that it was the 2nd or 3rd largest city in the state.  By 1917, after the railroad shut down and the tracks...

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Mono Lake is Monolithic

January 14th, 2012 Archieves: California Featured Destinations

Most will disagree with Mark Twain’s description in his 1872 novel “Roughing It,” where he describes Mono Lake as a “lifeless, treeless, hideous desert…the loneliest place on earth.” Quite the contrary, Mono Lake is a beautiful ever-changing oasis.  The monolithic lake shimmers under the bright blue skies as it reflects...

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Santa Fe: A community so distinctive, it has its own style

January 10th, 2012 Archieves: Featured Destinations New Mexico

I’ve been to Santa Fe, New Mexico on several occasions, each time I visit I find something new to explore.  Santa Fe is a small community rich in history and culture, dating back some 400 years—its so distinctive that it has its own well-known style named for it…”Santa Fe Style.”  The colors,...

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A look at the awe-inspiring Crater Lake

January 4th, 2012 Archieves: Featured Destinations Oregon

Crater Lake has to be one of the most beautiful lakes I’ve ever seen, it’s absolutely awe-inspiring.  Located in southern Oregon, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United Sates at nearly 2000 feet. Interestingly, there are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake, which is probably a contributing...

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