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.

0ct. 30, 2002 I’d passed the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico, many times without even thinking of stopping, but this time I had ...

Oct. 24, 2002 Shortly after crossing Holy Moses Wash, Interstate 40 veered toward the left and began to climb, passing through rock formations on both ...

 I had decided to back road it out of Prescott, AZ, and ended up cruising along unfamiliar mountain roads.  I knew I only had a ...

July 22, 2002 I had read about Kennedy School online before hitting the road, so I knew a little about it in advance. What I ...

July 21, 2002 I know I really like a place when it’s difficult to leave, and that’s exactly how I felt as I prepared to ...

  July 5, 2002 Muscatine, Iowa is known as the “Pearl of the Mississippi,” named after the large industry of pearl buttons made from mussel ...