The Lake Valley National Back Country Byway came as quite a surprise to me. I’m pretty sure almost no one knows it even exists, let alone plans to make it part of their trip. But for those who do, the rewards are great: a rough, narrow 2-lane blacktop road that cuts through flatlands and rolling hills, horses by the side of the road, and even an old ghost town. This is how the scenery starts. You’ll see a few small hills in the distance, and that’s about it. Within the first five miles, I had already stopped 5 times to […]