Far From The Twisted Reach: The Last Road Trip Ever

In the summer of 2019, while staring down a deadening depression, Matt Bindig packed up his family for a three-week road trip out West - circling through six national parks - searching for the truth behind Bill Clinton's words, "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America." After twenty-one days and 3,700 miles, he returned to his mind-numbingly normal suburban life with a collection of classic family photos and a journal full of scribbled notes. Six months later, COVID arrived and the world changed forever. is built around the story of that trip, but it's more than just a travelogue. It's also a reflection on humanity's relationship with nature, our carcinogenic compulsion to consume, and the effort it takes to sustain a long, loving marriage. Riding shotgun along the way are passages on the pain of aging, an increasingly fruitless search for spirituality, and the challenges that come with being a dad in a country on the brink. Mostly though, it's a book about hope - lost and found