Free from Adventures with Alyssa
The Field Guide
Sample itineraries from four corners of the country, weekend escapes from Alyssa's home turf in Louisville, and the planning tools she uses herself. Follow the dotted line and collect a passport stamp at every stop.
Tap a pin to open that guide. Jefferson Memorial Forest is in Louisville, Alyssa's home base.
Sample itineraries
Four regions, four ways to travel
Full day-by-day plans with times, rain plans, kid-tested trails and packing lists. The shape of what Alyssa builds for clients.
New River Gorge
Three days on the rim of America's newest national park
Acadia & Bar Harbor
Four days of granite, tide pools and popovers
Oregon & Washington
Four days from Portland: the Columbia Gorge, Mount Hood and the Pacific
Alaska's Kenai Peninsula
Six days from Anchorage to Seward and back
Weekend escapes from Louisville
Two days, one tank of gas
Arches, recess caves, dunes on a great lake, and the forest where Alyssa grew up. All within a morning's drive of Louisville.
Red River Gorge
Arches, a sky lift and the best pizza in the woods
Hocking Hills
Recess caves, hemlock gorges and waterfalls
Indiana Dunes
Climb the dunes, swim the big lake
Jefferson Memorial Forest
The forest where Alyssa grew up, twenty-five minutes from downtown
Planning tools
Do the tricky parts faster
The questions families ask Alyssa most: which trail, when to book, and how long the drive really takes.
Adventure Style Quiz
Seven questions, four travel styles, and the guides that fit yours.
Kid-Friendly Trail Finder
76 family hikes filtered by your youngest hiker's age, strollers, restrooms and payoff.
2027 Park Booking Calendar
Your trip dates in, every reservation window out, with countdowns and calendar reminders.
Drive-Day Planner
Realistic drive days with kids: how often to stop, when you'll arrive and where to sleep.
Trail passport
Collect every stamp
Each guide and tool you open stamps your passport. It's saved on this device, so come back anytime and pick up where you left off.
Ready for a plan that's yours?
The Field Guide shows the shape of a trip. Alyssa builds the real one around your dates, your crew and your pace: the route, the stops, the food and the backup plans.