Road Trips

One of our passions is traveling, more specifically, road trips. Our previous Toyota FJ Cruiser and current John Cooper Works (JCW) MINI and Lexus GX470 have allowed us to truly Explore America. These adventures have taken us to all lower 48 states and parts of Canada on several different occasions. We have had the honor of visiting numerous National Parks, Monuments and Forests. The best part about the journey has been meeting up with so many people while on the road.

We separate our road trips into two categories. Large (over 3,000 miles) and Small (under 3,000 miles). Typically, we only document our larger road trips, which is what you will find on this page. Starting in 2012 we did shorter road trips, but in 2014 we decided to step up our road trip game with our first large one which we documented on our website. Since then we have done at least one large road trip a year. To date, we have traveled about  110,000 miles in total on both large and small road trips. Another big accomplishment for Bourn Adventure is the fact we have driven our Toyota FJ Cruiser and John Cooper Works MINI to all lower 48 states!

To see all of the "welcome to" state sign pictures we have collected throughout our travels, please click here: Crossing State Lines
We invite you to follow along on our adventures. The easiest and most interactive way to do that, is by following us on our social media pages.
Papa.Bravo.Fourteen Road Trip:
December 2014
In December, 2014 Izzy and I embarked on a massive road trip. Upon it's completion, I was on the road for 31 days, covered 14 states and parts of Canada. The road trip spanned 9,629 miles from start to finish. 
Explore America East Coast:
August 2015
In August, 2015 Kennedy and I embarked on a large road trip. Upon it's completion, I was on the road for 34 days, covered 28 states and parts of Canada. The road trip spanned 7,474 miles and I burned about 532 gallons of fuel from start to finish. 
Winter Road Trip:
Part One, December 2015
In December 2015, my wife (Ashlie) and I embarked on a road trip. Upon It's completion, We were on the road for 12 days and covered 13 states. The trip spanned just under 4,000 miles and used about 239 gallons of fuel from start to finish.
Explore America West Coast:
Part Two, January 2016
Summer Road Trip:
July 2016
Winter is Coming Road Trip:
January 2017
In January 2016, Kennedy and I embarked on another road trip. Upon It's completion, we were on the road for 16 days and covered 9 states. The trip spanned just over 6,000 miles and used about 389 gallons of fuel from start to finish.
In July 2016, I left for FJ Cruiser Summit in Ouray, CO. A few weeks later, my wife Ashlie flew in and met me. In total, I was on the road for 30 days and covered 15 states. The trip spanned 8,537 miles and used about 621 gallons of fuel from start to finish.
In December 2016, we left for another road trip. While crossing through Oregon on our way home, we encountered a freak snow storm and rolled the FJ. In total, I was on the road for 31 days, visited 16 states and logged about 5,500 miles.
East Coast MINI Road Trip:
April 2017
In April 2017, we left for a road trip in our new John Cooper Works MINI, which was't even a month old. I was on the road for 20 days and covered 27 states and parts of Canada. The trip spanned 5,160 miles and used about 153 gallons of fuel from start to finish.
West Coast MINI Road Trip:
August 2017
In July 2017, I left for another road trip. A few weeks later, Ashlie flew into San Diego and met up with me. I was on the road for 30 days and covered 22 states. The trip spanned 10,019 miles and used about 317 gallons of fuel from start to finish.
BA/MT Coast-2-Coast Road Trip :
September 2017
In September 2017, DeRise and I left for a road trip in the Metal Tech 4x4 Lexus GX470. We were on the road for 18 days and covered 15 states. The trip spanned about 6,200 miles and used about 501 gallons of fuel from start to finish.
GX Winter Road Trip:
December 2018
In December 2018, we left for a road trip to Chicago to see family. This was the first one in our Lexus GX. We were on the road for 14 days and covered 6 states. The trip spanned about 3,400 miles and we used about 186 gallons of fuel from start to finish.
A mini MINI Road Trip:
March 2019
In March 2019, we visited the last two  states needed to reach our goal of driving the MINI to all lower 48 states! We were on the road for 15 days and covered 7 states. The trip spanned 3,159 miles and we used about 99 gallons of fuel from start to finish.
Southern Lightning Road Trip:
April 2022
In April 2022, we visited southern Florida! This was our first multi state road trip in our Tesla Model 3. We were on the road for 11 days and covered 3 states. The trip spanned 3,086 miles and we charged for about 11.6 hours throughout the trip.