Travel Writing
Ever wondered what it would it be like to just jump in the car and hit the highway, roaming from one small town to the next, living from one unexpected adventure to another? This is what travel writer and photographer Deborah Garner decided to do in the fall of 1999. Years later, she’s still on the road. Follow along as she continues to document America’s backroads and small towns.
December 17, 2025 The Hotel Napa Valley, an Old World Inn, was built in 1874, initially as the Ladies Hall of the Napa Collegiate Institute. ...
November 10, 2025 I drove into Ouray, CO, took a deep breath, and exhaled with relief. I’d driven in northbound from Durango, not realizing I ...
November 6, 2025 I pulled into Madrid, NM, not sure what to expect. I’d driven through the town many years before without stopping, noting I ...
November 2, 2025 The Hassayampa Inn sits on the corner of Gurley and Marina in downtown Prescott, AZ, just a block from the Yavapai County ...
October 31, 2025 Heading east on Hwy 58 out of Bakersfield, I stopped briefly to check out the Tehachapi Loop, an engineering marvel dating back ...
May 3, 2025 I made it to Upper Lake the first day of this trip. I’d tried to get to the Tallman Hotel for years ...
April 28, 2024 Traveling southbound along California’s Marin County coast from Point Reyes Station, I soon found myself questioning my intended route. My map had ...
November 2, 2023 I came into Dufur, Oregon, via Hwy 197, a winding road that skirted small towns and open countryside. Heading northbound from Bend, ...
November 1, 2023 When I arrived in Bend, OR, it was not by chance. I was specifically looking to check out the Old St. Francis ...
April 14, 2023 I finally made it to the Wolf Creek Inn after years of wanting to stay there. I’d stopped for a meal on ...