DeafNation Road Trip Crew

Starting from left: Anthony Mowl, Jed Barish and Branic Keltz
August 2, 2004 - The Mary Augusta has finally left the shop and is resting peacefully after one week of repairs. It’s no surprise that the vessel that took us to 41 states in a little over twice the number of days [...]

Frederick was just six and a half hours away and Jed wanted to see if he could make the drive, never mind a long day playing golf and the fact that it was already 7 p.m.. By midnight, we were just 120 miles away from Frederick and I succumbed to my heavy eyelids. I headed [...]

The Carolinas are known for racing, Baptism, and above all, barbeque. South Carolina and North Carolina were the last two of 41 states we are visiting on our 92 day road trip, but by no means are they the least. Stopping by in South Carolina for a barbeque picnic hosted by Sprint and the South [...]

In many states, where the Deaf school is located is where the largest Deaf community can be found. The Georgia School for the Deaf is located in Cave Springs, and naturally this would sound like the place we’d stop by to meet the deaf community. Al Leff, says otherwise. He pulled us out of the [...]

The Youth Leadership Camp has been a staple in developing the Deaf youth of America since 1973. It is a month long session in which campers discover their identity as well as their strengths and weaknesses as individuals. The camp has been in several locations, including Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Oregon, South Dakota, and finally, in Florida. [...]

All Orlando really is is one big resort. Billboards for countless amusement parks cast shadows over the palm trees that line every road. Exotic putt-putt places and go-karts can be found on every block, and an infinite amount of hotel rooms and camping spaces fill the city. If you thought Washington, DC was a touristy [...]

Southern Louisiana is mostly covered in swampland and much of the interstate driving in Louisiana is on a raised bridge driving over the endless swamps. We had an extremely long drive coming all the way from Austin to New Orleans where we were going to meet a native of New Orleans, Jesse Jones. According to [...]

We continued on to day two of our two-day Texas Deaf club tour when we stopped in Austin, home of the Texas School for the Deaf. Austin is a beautiful mid-sized city in the heart of Texas and frequently wins “Best Place to Live” awards. While the school is considered by many as the heart [...]

The Dallas Association of the Deaf is located on the outskirts of downtown Dallas beneath a Captain Morgan’s billboard. The building is entirely blue, and their freshly paved parking lot is fenced in cast iron. The parking lot is almost empty as we arrived on a Friday night and stepped out in the heat.
We were [...]

The National Association of the Deaf biannually hosts a convention which is about as large as any Deaf convention could get. An average of 2,500 people gather for a week of many events that include the College Bowl, the Miss Deaf America Pageant, as well as an expo that educates people about the newest technologies [...]