Two Lane Traveling

American back roads are explored by seasoned 'œTwo Lane Traveler'� Donnie 'œDobro'� Scott, from wild West Virginia to the wild West, tracing old routes and paying homage to the early days of auto tourism. Scott, a 'œroads scholar,'� takes seriously his role as map maker for a new generation of tourists, hoping to inspire them to leave the 'œconcrete slab'� to see what's beyond the next bend. Drawn from his journals over 5 years of yo-yoing the country (with his wife Barbara adding her woman's eye view), described with humor, nostalgia, an ear for accent and a taste for good barbecue, Scott's musings include political notation, social commentary, and a remarkable knowledge of how roads are made and how they alter with time. Recollections of childhood and his ten years as a long-haul trucker color Scott's wanderings, infusing him with the impulse to find the original pavement and follow it ' through the Deep South, the Atlantic coast, the Midwest, Texas and points west, all the way to the Pacific -- then back to North Carolina and his home in 'œMayberry.'� Two Lane Traveling is for lone pilgrims of the highways and armchair tourists seeking the unconventional or sentimental journey.