Bend to the Arc of Appalachia

Sanctuary in the heart of Hopewell America

I once drove US 52 from Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Metamora, Indiana where I was living at the time. I was in Esmeralda, my 1983 VW Westphalia camper van, so like a turtle I could tuck in anywhere. In Ohio, US 52 is the highway which  hugs the Ohio River. On that stretch it’s called the Ohio River Scenic Byway. US 52 has a lot of names. It runs fr…