Turquoise Desert – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
A 2016 online survey conducted by Statista asked 719 adult respondents “What is the maximum length of time that you would drive to a place to eat?” More than half (51-percent) of the respondents indicated they would travel 16 to 30 minutes to a restaurant. The limit for another 26-percent was 30 minutes to an hour. Only five percent said they would travel more than one-hour. Even the most prolific driving diners don’t have anything on David Schuler of Mississippi. To sate his cravings for his favorite pizza in Massachusetts, Mr. Schuler drove over 1,400 miles and through 16 states. Even that distance pales in comparison to humpback whales who travel as much as five thousand miles to get their…