With a detail-loving mix of "on the road" and "just keep walking," Volker Feser guides readers through the entire spectrum of the Southwest: from the Colorado Plateau to the deserts and badlands, into the Rockies, from San Francisco along the waves of Big Sur and up into the Sierra Nevada, to the Great Basin, Las Vegas, LA, Tucson, or Albuquerque, through iconic neighborhoods and historic districts, through canyons and giant sequoia forests, to blue-hued mountain silhouettes, fiery orange mesas, cliffside palaces, ghost towns, and quirky artist communes. The roads, trails, and paths either wind serpentine towards the sky or head straight into the sunset—through grand landscapes marked by a profound silence. The book contains not only 30,000 miles of travel but is also filled with tips on where to sleep, eat, celebrate, drive, hike, stroll, and let your soul unwind.