Welcome to Take the Back Roads

🌿 Welcome to Take the Back Roads

Hello, my friends — and welcome to Take the Back Roads, a journey through travel, reflection, and history.

This space is my creative crossroads — where the paths of discovery, faith, storytelling, and art meet. Here, I explore what happens when we choose the scenic route through life instead of the fast lane.

From here, you can explore the different roads that define my work:

• The Take the Back Roads Philosophy — essays and reflections on faith, slow living, and the joy of wandering.

• The Bucket-List Book Adventure & Rite of Fancy — my ongoing challenge to read 553 of the world’s greatest books (and to share reviews of all the others that have inspired me along the way).

• The Everyday Patriot Project — stories of remarkable men and women who served, reminding us what courage, honor, and dedication truly mean.

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🖼️ Take the Back Roads Photography Shop

“Sometimes, the best souvenirs are the moments we capture along the way.”

Explore shop.takethebackroads.com — my collection of fine-art photography prints, creative wall art, and travel-inspired images from the journeys that fuel my writing.

Each print is a piece of the road — a quiet sunrise, a forgotten path, a story told in light and color.

Discover the Photography Shop

Every essay, photo, and story here celebrates the art of taking your time, of wandering the long way home.

So come along,  the map is open, the road is waiting, and there’s beauty to be found in every mile.

xoxo a.d. elliott