Photographing the American West Aboard the Photon Bus

(Available in Paperback and on Kindle)

What happened to plans to breach the big dams of the Snake River and the Klamath? Who is Porter Rockwell? Why do the young no longer know Ed Abbey? Are our national parks and monuments under attack? Which is the most dangerous trail in Zion National Park? Why are forest fires now ravishing the West? Where was the world’s most expensive photograph taken? Why is the Navajo Nation losing 1,600 jobs? What happened to the New Age movement? What is it about horses? How did the death of a teen change all of the medical education in America? Which incident ignited the immigration war in Arizona? Why do ghosts inhabit a New Mexico spring? How can stealing a rock threaten your life? Why is the snowy plover pissed off about an imported beach grass? What is making the U.S. Coast Guard constipated? How did a murdered 7-year-old become the most famous American in Italy?                    

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You will want to go West and take this book with you!

This is not your ordinary travel book, but it will still want you to get in the car and start driving. The book (and his prequel) follows Bill Wood’s journey’s to fantastic places all throughout the American West in a way reminiscent of Bill Bryson, but still uniquely his own voice. His chapters integrate location information with excellent research that brings in history, geology, biology, and folklore along with his own brand of humor and seamless side trips of interesting stories from Bill’s personal life that suck you in. Not to mention the gorgeous photography – clearly an artistic talent.  Highly synthetic and creative, it’s a lovely read. I plan to get in my car with Bill’s book in hand.