Book Details
Title – Barrier-Free Travel; National Park Lodges for Wheelers and Slow Walkers
Author – Candy B. Harrington
Price and Format – $16.95, print
Publication Date – February 3, 2020
ISBN – 978-0-9985103-6-1
Publisher – C&C Creative Concepts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Candy Harrington, candy@EmergingHorizons.com
New Access Guide Highlights Wheelchair-Accessible National Park Lodges
RIPON, CA – February 3, 2020 – If an accessible national park road trip is on your bucket list, then make sure and pick up a copy of Candy B. Harrington’s newest title, Barrier-Free Travel; National Park Lodges for Wheelers and Slow Walkers. Not only does this helpful resource include access details on 52 national park lodges in the mainland US, but it also offers essential access information on the other facilities and attractions in the featured parks.
Harrington’s newest release is chocked full of well-researched access information including:
- Insider Tips for visiting each national park
- Access details on national park trails and attractions
- Detailed access descriptions – including bed heights — of lodge rooms
- Photos of the accessible rooms, including the bathrooms
- Accessible train, trolley, boat and bus tours in the national parks
- National Park lodging concessionaire information
- The best national park scenic drives and windshield views
- Fees, roadway information and seasonal closures in the national parks
Additionally, since different people have different access needs, Harrington goes well beyond just saying that a room is wheelchair-accessible. “Most travelers don’t understand access regulations – they only know what works for them,” says Harrington. “That’s why I included essential details such as bed heights and the location of the toilet grab bars in the book,” she adds.
Barrier-Free Travel; National Park Lodges for Wheelers and Slow Walkers also features information on off-the-beaten-path accessible finds. Says Harrington, “After numerous research trips to the parks, I decided to add a Don’t Miss This section to the book, because a lot of folks assume that only the top attractions are wheelchair-accessible. For example, many wheelchair-users never make it out of Yosemite Valley, while Tioga Road, Mariposa Grove and even Hetch Hetchy also offer some nice accessible trails and attractions. I like to give people a lot of options.”
This inclusive title is the most recent addition to Harrington’s national park series; and although it’s written for wheelchair-users and slow walkers, stroller moms will also appreciate the access information in this guide. It will help everyone plan the ultimate national park trip.
Known as the go-to expert on accessible travel, Candy Harrington has covered this niche exclusively for 24 years. She’s the founding editor of Emerging Horizons and the author of a library of accessible travel titles, including the classic, Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers.
Barrier-Free Travel; National Park Lodges for Wheelers and Slow Walkers ($16.95, ISBN: 978-0-9985103-6-1) is published by C&C Creative Concepts and is available at your favorite book seller.
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In The Book
Penned by accessible travel expert and national park aficionado Candy B. Harrington, this handy resource includes detailed access information on 52 national park lodges throughout the mainland US. This detailed volume also offers well researched access information on the featured national parks.
This excellent resource includes:
- Insider Tips for visiting each national park
- Access details on national park trails and attractions
- Detailed access descriptions – including bed heights — of lodge rooms
- Photos of the accessible rooms, including the bathrooms
- Accessible train, trolley, boat and bus tours in the national parks
- National Park lodging concessionaire information
- The best national park scenic drives and windshield views
- Fees, roadway information and seasonal closures in the national parks
Audience
An excellent resource if a national park road trip is in your future, Barrier-Free Travel; National Park Lodges for Wheelers and Slow Walkers is a must-read for seniors, parents with stroller-aged children, Baby Boomers, folks who need to take things a little slower, and anybody who uses a cane, walker, wheelchair or scooter. It’s also a great idea book for wheelchair-users and slow walkers who are undecided about which national parks to visit.
About the Author
As a travel writer for over 20 years, Candy Harrington had an epiphany back in 1996. “I was tired of writing fluff,” she recalls. “After all who really cares about thread count anyway?” A friend suggested that she cover accessible travel — which was a truly underserved niche back then — and Candy took that suggestion and ran with it.
Shortly thereafter she founded Emerging Horizons — a travel resource for wheelchair-users and slow walkers — with her husband and photographer Charles Pannell. Today Harrington has thousands of accessible travel bylines to her credit, and is the author of a sizable library of accessible travel titles. She’s also a frequent speaker about accessible travel issues. And when she and Charles aren’t on the road ferreting out new accessible travel finds, they both enjoy the peace and quiet of their mountain home in the California Sierras.
