Far From The Twisted Reach

<p>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 3700 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. <em>Far From The Twisted Reach </em>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</p>