From the desk of Gregory Morse, Founder of Just Ahead www.justahead.com, the app that turns your smartphone into a road trip audio guide.Gratifying feedback and unsolicited accolades have been pouring in from Just Ahead users!
“LOVE this idea!! It’s like you went into my brain and pulled out something I never even knew that I wanted but now can’t think to live without. You’re awesome!” —Michelle Jeffries
“We LOVE your guides! We retired last year and are traveling the country. We used your Sequoia & Kings Canyon guide and can’t thank you enough for pointing out Redwood Canyon. It was amazing! We also used your Yosemite guide both in our car and on our Harley Davidson Road Glide. The guide information worked beautifully through the stereo and made it so easy to explore these parks.” —Bob Murray
“Holy cow! Just got back from my Death Valley trip and I can’t believe how great the app was along the journey. Not only did it guide us to hikes and places we might have (easily) overlooked, but gave us perspective of the park that allowed us to appreciate it on a whole new level (history, points of interest, flora/fauna, etc.).” —Just Ahead fan Jesse Forest
Called “Best App” by the editors of Sunset Magazine, and won the “Best Travel App” award from the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA).
Who are we? We’re the entrepreneurs and adventurers at Just Ahead who remove boredom, anxiety and worry from road trips by creating entertaining, informative smartphone audio guides that keep eyes and ears—young and old—glued to stories and landmarks while driving through our national parks and scenic highways. Just Ahead utilizes GPS technology to know exactly where drivers are on the road, and delivers stories and maps relevant to their exact location.
The glowing reviews for Just Ahead are largely due to the creative team responsible for the fascinating stories told along the open road. They include:
Bob Howells, editor and lead writer: Former correspondent for Outside magazine, editor-at-large of National Geographic Adventure and contributor to, among others, Smithsonian and Travel + Leisure. Co-author of National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States, National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks and National Geographic’s The 10 Best of Everything: National Parks. Three-time Lowell Thomas Award winner, including the 2009 Silver Award for Travel Journalist of the Year from the Society of American Travel Writers. Bob’s Just Ahead Guides are Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Zion & Cedar Breaks, and Bryce Canyon.
Alan Rider: Longtime writer for AAA publications and guidebooks, and contributor to National Geographic books, including National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways. Alan’s Just Ahead Guides are Grand Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches & Canyonlands, Black Hills & Mount Rushmore, and Badlands National Park.
Mike Steere: Correspondent for Outside, contributor to Men’s Journal, Inc, and Wired, and co-author of several books, including Brothers of Iron, a memoir of the muscle-and-fitness pioneers Joe and Ben Weider. Mike’s Just Ahead Guides are Interstate 15 and Hoover Dam, Mesa Verde, Canyon De Chelly, Petrified Forest, and Monument Valley.
Aaron Teasdale: Former deputy editor at Adventure Cycling, writer and photographer for, among others, Sierra, Sunset, Mountain, and National Geographic Adventure. He is a three-time Lowell Thomas Award winner, including a bronze award for Travel Journalist of the Year in 2013, from the Society of American Travel Writers. Aaron’s Just Ahead Guides are Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
Mel White: Author of National Geographic Complete National Parks of the United States, and co-author of other National Geographic books, including Secrets of the National Parks and The 10 Best of Everything: National Parks. Mel’s Just Ahead Guides are Great Smoky Mountains and Rocky Mountain.
Already available are audio guides for 11 national parks—and in time for summer vacation we will launch several more including Just Ahead’s first highway guide: Interstate 15 (Los Angeles to St. George, Utah, via Las Vegas and Hoover Dam). We also recently released a much-anticipated Android version of Just Ahead.
The Just Ahead app is a free download available either through the Apple App Store or Google Play. Each destination guide is available as an in-app purchase and includes a free trial and free guide updates. Prices range from $7.99 to $9.99.
Please let us know if you are headed to a destination covered by one of our guides, and we can send you a complimentary code for a test drive. We’d love for you to help sing the praises for what we think will change and enhance the way folks enjoy an American road trip.
