22 Accessible Road Trips - by Candy Harrington (Paperback)

About the Book

"22 Accessible Road Trips" contains useful and detailed access information that's readable, informative and pertinent. It also contains destination information on the 22 road trips covered so that readers will actually want to give them a try.
Organized geographically it is divided into 22 chapters, with each chapter detailing a loop driving route that can be completed in approximately two to three weeks. Routes are spaced throughout the United States, 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. Flexibility is the key with this book, with plenty of opportunity to personalize each route to meet individual tastes, time frames and budgets.
Candy B. Harrington provides access information in the book, with details about accessible lodging, sites, trails, attractions and restaurants. And although the focus of the book is on access for wheelchair-users and slow walkers; the text also gives readers a real flavor of the drives, with off-the-beaten-path finds, unique roadside attractions and rural driving routes also included.

Book Synopsis

Bronze Winner 2012 Foreword Reviews Book of The Year, Travel Guides Category 22 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."