Leaving Missouri, I was torn between two destinations, one in Illinois and one in Indiana. I felt pressed for time, having stayed longer than I
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.
May 13, 2003 On a flat rock surface, I sit just inches from the water’s edge, watching an old waterwheel rumble and turn. Set against
May 12, 2003 “I’m as free a little bird as I can be… I’m as free a little bird as I can be… I’m as
May 3, 2003 “Ocracoke isn’t a place, it’s a planet,” Russ Newell tells me, as he leans against his open-back vehicle and pulls out a
May 1, 2003 Like a star-struck tourist, I approached Assateague Island National Seashore with one thing in mind: I wanted to see the wild ponies.
April 30, 2003 Berlin, Maryland, is a town where the video store sells painted gourds, the hardware center sells shiny, red Radio Flyer wagons, and