A Transcendental Journey

"Author and playwright Stephen Evans's memoir, in a new edition, revisits his journey through natural landmarks of the mid and western U.S. and the philosophical rambles they inspired. "We live on the surface of the past," Evans begins, but it's his past, including a painful divorce, that he's driving away from when he leaves Washington, D.C. with no itinerary but with maps, books, and a toy moose named Bernard. A thoughtful diarist, Evans records meals, conversations, scenery observations, and random musings, many regarding spirituality and philosophy. The diary avoids becoming claustrophobic with cuts to outside history and knowledge, including reactions to what he's reading on the journey-Ralph Waldo Emerson essays-and information about the places he visits, like the geology of the Badlands or the origins of Devil's Tower...Although more anecdotal than transcendent, Evans's book, with its beautiful description, poignant moments, and interesting philosophy, will resonate with any reader who has set out for new places to find something "barely remembered, yet vaguely familiar: joy."
—BlueInk Review

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