In the summer of 1997, the "No Back Roads" team -- Jim Heid (that's me), Maryellen Kelly, and Trixie -- drove from California to New England and then back again. Our goal: to research and document how the Internet and World Wide Web are influencing rural America. Our drive is over, but the "No Back Roads" project isn't. This page contains links to stories about the people and places we encountered during our journey. To learn more about the "No Back Roads" project and the issues behind rural Internet access, read the Introduction. This site is a work in progress, and you'll find that some things don't work. (The interactive maps, for example, are currently unavailable.) But I'm slowly but surely working on it. To be informed via email as new stories are added to this site, subscribe to a spam-free email newsletter by using the Newsletter page.   P R O F I L E Wiring Mendocino Mendocino Community Network serves the school, the region, and a global village.   O N   T H E   R O A D The Mendocino Coast Beaches and bluffs along California's famous Highway 1.   O N   T H E   R O A D Mount Shasta A volcano and a town share the same name.   P R O F I L E Sowing the Seeds of Access Becky Lyle helped bring access to Ritzville, Washington -- then created a Web site for wheat farmers.   O N   T H E   R O A D Ritzville, Washington The wonders of wheat in big, dry eastern Washington.   P R O F I L E Cascade's Rising Star Student Ben Plehal won a national award for his Web site. It's what happens when natural talent meets the education-minded community of Cascade, Idaho.   P R O F I L E Big Sky Country Gets Smaller Ken and Nellie Bandalier's Dillon-Net project brings access to southwestern Montana. Rev A- [an error occurred while processing this directive] -985 (c)1997-99 by Jim Heid