The route shows us what it wants us to see. It was created to keep us going, grinding, pushing, following directions, staying on track. And, while most of the population may be good with that, Off Route exists for all the others. 

It’s for the people who wake up with that nagging feeling in their gut, a daily urge to get in their car, van, motorcycle, or boat and drive. It’s for neo-nomads and budding neo-nomads itching to flee the rise-and-grind culture they have stuck themselves in. It’s for cross-country climbers, more exploratory hikers, adventure motorcyclists, overlanders, family travelers, sailors, and anyone and everyone called by nights under the stars without a soul around. It’s for people who spontaneously steer toward the brown signs or turn onto a dirt road from a highway out west just to see where it leads. It’s for travelers with topographic maps in their backpacks and naturalists who just want to hear more birds. It’s for people who find the low country as fascinating as the high country and for adventurers who can really find it anywhere. It’s for those who want to discover what’s at the heart of area and how to get to it; and for those who respect nature, and places, and history enough to want to protect it all.