22 Accessible Road Trips

Candy Harrington is known as the guru of accessible travel. She has covered accessible travel exclusively for the past 15 years. She the founding editor of Emerging Horizons and the author of There is Room at the Inn: Inns and B&Bs for Wheelers and Slow Walkersand 101 Accessible Vacations: Travel Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers.

Bronze Winner 2012 Foreword Reviews Book of The Year, Travel Guides Category22 Accessible Road Trips contains useful and detailed information about accessible travel, that's readable, informative and pertinent. The book is aimed at those who use wheelchairs, walkers or just have mobility issues. Organized geographically, the book is divided into 22 chapters, with each chapter detailing a loop driving route that can be completed in approximately 2-3 weeks. The routes are spaced throughout the US, with each route having a theme or a commonality. Each route begins in a gateway city with a major airport, so the trips can also be completed as fly-drive packages. And of course they can always be broken up into shorter trips, or even day excursions. Flexibility is the key with this book, with plenty of opportunity to personalize each route to meet individual tastes, time frames and budgets.Candy includes details about accessible lodging, sites, trails, attractions and restaurants. She also gives readers a real flavor of the drives, with off-the-beaten-path finds, unique roadside attractions and rural driving routes also included. After all, accessibility is in the eye of the beholder; and what may be accessible to one person can be filled with obstacles to someone else.

"ForewordPreface - Drive, She SaidRoad Trip, Tips and ResourcesPacific States1. California's Natural Treasures2. Oregon's Volcanic Legacy3. Washington Wine CountryMountain States4. Utah's Big Five5. Off the Beaten Path in the Land of Enchantment6. Essential Arizona7. The Rockies, and Beyond8. Way Out WestCentral States9. Missouri's Mother Road and More10. Down on the Bayou11 Rockin' and Rollin' Through the Mid-South12. Cowboys, Indians and New Mexicans13. From the Land of Lincoln to the Field of Dreams14. Beyond the Texas Presidential Corridor15. Head 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out16. From the Heartland to Lake ErieEastern States17. Florida Without the Theme Parks18. The Gulf Coast and More19. Springtime in New England20. Deep Southern Delight21. Appalachia Sampler22. Mid-Atlantic History and Mystery"