Blue Highways - Jefferson, Texas

Welcome back to Wayward Stories!   Tonight we’re going to explore a concept wholly new to me, ‘cause apparently I live under a rock.   Blue Highways. It’s been a philosophical concept of American road-tripping since 1978, but I’m just now hearing about it.   The idea is simple: stay off the interstate. Take the back roads, the state highways, the county roads. Meet the people. Visit the small towns. Discover the quirks and idiosyncrasies. Essentially - See the fabric of America, not just the endless seams. Why blue highways? At the time this idea was conceived, blue was the color used by Rand McNally to denote these smaller backroads in their famous atlases and maps.   Tonight we’ll talk about that philosophical framework by telling a story of one of my day trips - to Jefferson, Texas, specifically - on one of those blue highways.   Jefferson is a historic hotspot, filled with Victorian architecture, steamboat legends, haunted hotels, and folklore galore. It was one of my more memorable one-day jaunts, so I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!   If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to   [email protected]   -or-   Head on over to   www.waywardstories.com