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Backroads company history timeline

1979

Backroads has been taking responsible travel seriously since our first trip in 1979.

Ever wonder how Backroads came to be? From a garage startup in 1979 to today--here's a quick video snapshot.

2020

Summer 2020 • Atlanta, Year 8113 A.D. • VG: Rails to the Mountains• Murder of Bonnie Mae Chafin • Lost in Amethyst Country• Paramount Lost & Found• Story of a Southern Soldier • HRCGA Antioch Baptist• Soul of a Southerner

2021

His first trip—a bike tour of Death Valley—attracted four guests (one of them his mother). Fast-forward to 2021 and over 40 years of nearly consistent growth.

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Founded
1979
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Headquarters
Berkeley, CA
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Founders
Tom Hale
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