A family on the brink, a country in shock, and six cross‑country road trips that turn survival into something deeper: a search for home, meaning, and belonging on the open road.

Jobless in the wake of 9/11, a young family packs up their lives and sets out to find a new home somewhere in America. What begins as a desperate move quickly becomes an open‑ended
odyssey, as they discover that “home” may be less a place on a map than something you carry with you.

They cross North America from the rocky coast of Maine to the wide skies of the Great Plains, from the back roads of Alaska to the deserts of Baja and the red rocks of the Southwest.

As money runs low and plans fall apart, they camp, housesit, and work odd jobs, reinventing themselves and shedding the expectations they carried into the journey.

Told with humor, honesty, and a deep love of landscape, The Road to Sedona is a family road‑trip memoir about resilience and the search for belonging in a country in turmoil.

After finishing this book, continue the journey in the Wayward
Travelogues series, including The Wayward Traveler, Pithecophilia, and American Literary Nomads.