FALL 2026

The Road Back

A 20-year love story. A 100-year highway. One last great American road trip.

2006

A 20-Year Return

In fall 2026, Niko and Jenna are getting back in the driver's seat. Twenty years after driving Route 66 west, from Chicago to start their life together in Los Angeles, they're retracing every mile in reverse - from the Santa Monica Pier to Navy Pier, then north to Petoskey, Michigan, where they said "I do" in 2006. Their 14-year-old rescue American Bulldog Melvin is riding shotgun.

This is the road back.

Explore The Miles

Cinematic road trip photography showing the couple on Route 66

Our Story

The marriage, the highway, and the miles that made us.

Portrait of Niko, Jenna, and Melvin

Meet the Vitaccos

The couple, the copilot, and 5,000 miles of snacks.

Dispatches from the American West, featuring scenic highway views

Follow the Journey

Content, media, and dispatches from the road.

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