Candy B. Harrington - 22 Accessible Road Trips. Driving Vacations for Wheelers and Slow Walkers

Advance Praise for 22 Accessible Road Trips

Following Candy's advice and suggestions is like having her as your personal tour guide easing your way to and into the best our country has to offer. It's perfect for someone in a wheelchair, a slow walker, or someone who thinks that life's too short to be rushing everywhere.

Judy Colbert, Author, Insiders' Guide to Baltimore

Candy Harrington, self-professed road trip junky, discovered that you don't have to go overseas to find colorful characters, lush scenery and exotic regional cuisine. It's all right here in the U.S. Veteran traveler Harrington lays out 22 terrific (and accessible) road loops across the U.S. Her itineraries offer wheelers and slow walkers lots of well-tested advice and counsel, but not so much as to dampen the spirit of adventure. This book is a great tool for planning a driving vacation but the fun part, of course, will be discovering for yourself the richness of the American landscape.

Sam Maddox, Christopher Reeve Foundation

With useful, detailed accessibility information about driving itineraries and destinations across the country, 22 Accessible Road Trips is an indispensable resource for wheelchair and slow walking travelers. Candy Harrington has illustrated once again that a disability needn't preclude exciting and fulfilling travel experiences.

Paul Lasley and Elizabeth Harryman, OnTravel.com.

Bewarethis book may make you a road trip junkie like author Candy Harrington. On display in these 22 accessible road trips is not just the beauty and unique heritage of each region of the U.S., but also the power of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Our country is out there for all of us to enjoy, and this wonderful book makes it so easy to hit the road with a minimum of planning, even for those using a wheelchair. As an added benefit, readers can check for access updates on the book's website. Now that's a great innovation!

Laurel Van Horn, Open Doors Organization

Candy Harrington brings forward a valuable travel resource that will inspire a road trip adventure possible for all abilities. For those who thought their disability meant an end to fun and recreation, Candy Harrington will change your mind.

Ann Johnson, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Candy Harrington's latest book will set your wheels in motion! She includes suggestions for unusual side trips, not forgetting America's general stores and classic diners. Harrington is hooked on travel. You will be, too, after reading her lively book. Her travel enthusiasm is contagious, her humor delightful. I'm ready to pack my bags for an adventure!

Roberta Beach Jacobson, Staff Writer for JustSayGo.com

In Boy Scouts they told me to be prepared. Now I know what they were trying to teach me. Read Candy's book, 22 Accessible Road Trips: Driving Vacations for Wheelers and Slow Walkers. Then take off for the open highway with wheelchair, walker, cane, or just a comfy pair of shoes and discover America.

Scott Rains, Rolling Rains Report

Candy has meticulously mapped out 22 different vacations with accessibility foremost in mind. As our travel agent, she has designed road trips that feature points of interest, picturesque scenes, great places to eat, and best times to travel. She even highlights unique events and local festivals along the way.

Best of all, Candy tells us how to travel smarther pre-trip check list includes contact info for wheelchair and accessible van malfunctions, and even plans for prescription needs should they arise during our trip. Candy's well-thought-out plans dissolve any travel fears and open up a new world of trips we can take without hesitation. She broadens our horizons and gives us the road map for a richer life.

Linda Dunnigan, SCI Support Group Coordinator, Cincinnati, Ohio

22 Accessible Road Trips DRIVING VACATIONS FOR WHEELERS AND SLOW WALKERS Candy B. Harrington PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHARLES PANNELL

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Harrington, Candy B.

22 accessible road trips : driving vacations for wheelers and slow walkers / by Candy B. Harrington ; photographs by Charles Pannell.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-936303-26-7

1. People with disabilitiesTravelUnited StatesGuidebooks. 2. Automobile travelUnited StatesGuidebooks. 3. United StatesGuidebooks. I. Title. II. Title: Twenty two accessible road trips.

HV1568.6.H38 2012

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Printed in the United States of America by Bang Printing

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Acknowledgements

Although this certainly isn't my first book, it was my most difficult. First off, the research was mind-boggling; as it took many years and many, many miles to visit, inspect, photograph and catalogue all of the destinations that I included. Then of course there was the organization; deciding how to put all of the information into a readable and useful format was somewhat of a chore. And last but not least, there was the writing itself.

Although the first two steps took a good deal of time, I met my biggest challenge in the writing process itself. Not that it was difficult to write, but it was difficult to work around all the disasters and annoyances that seemed to pop during crunch time. From a death in the family, to breaking three computers; to unexpected power outages, coming down with a sinus infection which turned into an abscessed jaw, and even a tree falling on my mountain home, there were times when I truly thought I would never make my deadline.