Open Road
T W Neal
Fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild, Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, and Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love will enjoy author Toby Neal's road trip travel memoir of self-discovery as she and her husband journey through the National Parks!
I had a dream to live a "normal" life and I attained it; but along the way, I lost myself.
My story began in Freckled: a Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii, but it continued after I married the man of my dreams, completed my education with multiple degrees, had a successful career, and raised two beautiful children.
I sacrificed to get to where I was. Though I didn't regret anything, flat on my back in the doctor's office on the cusp of my fiftieth birthday, my health was crumbling.
I no longer recognized myself.
I turned my head and saw a calendar on the wall: Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah beckoned me with its mysterious sandstone hoodoos.
A road trip traveling through the National Parks was just what I needed to rediscover the girl I'd been; it could help me turn a corner into my new career as a writer, and my husband would enjoy a chance to photograph the natural wonders we saw.
Sometimes, a twelve-thousand-mile road trip is also a personal quest.
Duration - 7h 39m.
Author - T W Neal.
Narrator - Sara Malia Hatfield.
Published Date - Thursday, 04 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2021 Toby Neal ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
T W Neal
Sara Malia Hatfield
Memoir Series
Neal Enterprises Inc
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild, Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, and Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love will enjoy author Toby Neal's road trip travel memoir of self-discovery as she and her husband journey through the National Parks! I had a dream to live a "normal" life and I attained it; but along the way, I lost myself. My story began in Freckled: a Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii, but it continued after I married the man of my dreams, completed my education with multiple degrees, had a successful career, and raised two beautiful children. I sacrificed to get to where I was. Though I didn't regret anything, flat on my back in the doctor's office on the cusp of my fiftieth birthday, my health was crumbling. I no longer recognized myself. I turned my head and saw a calendar on the wall: Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah beckoned me with its mysterious sandstone hoodoos. A road trip traveling through the National Parks was just what I needed to rediscover the girl I'd been; it could help me turn a corner into my new career as a writer, and my husband would enjoy a chance to photograph the natural wonders we saw. Sometimes, a twelve-thousand-mile road trip is also a personal quest. Duration - 7h 39m. Author - T W Neal. Narrator - Sara Malia Hatfield. Published Date - Thursday, 04 January 2024. Copyright - © 2021 Toby Neal ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Chapter 1: The Abyss
Duration:00:19:24
Chapter 2: Haleakala National Park
Duration:00:07:38
Chapter 3: Haleakala Day Two
Duration:00:18:46
Chapter 4: Volcanoes National Park
Duration:00:11:44
Chapter 5: Kalapana Lava Flow
Duration:00:37:32
Chapter 6: Writing Day
Duration:00:25:45
Chapter 7: Saddle Road Kipuka
Duration:00:14:17
Chapter 8: Travel Day
Duration:00:09:09
Chapter 9: Yosemite National Park
Duration:00:24:14
Chapter 10: A Storm in Yosemite
Duration:00:06:34
Chapter 11: Gas & Fishing
Duration:00:30:09
Chapter 12: Jumpers, Climbers, & Mount Whitney
Duration:00:16:32
Chapter 13: Palm Springs to Arizona
Duration:00:15:39
Chapter 14: Sedona & Call of the Canyon
Duration:00:14:14
Chapter 15: South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Lipon Point
Duration:00:10:08
Chapter 16: Heading to the North Rim
Duration:00:08:37
Chapter 17: Zion National Park
Duration:00:14:49
Chapter 18: An Encounter at Emerald Pools
Duration:00:09:01
Chapter 19: The Narrows
Duration:00:16:50
Chapter 20: Zion to Bryce
Duration:00:16:01
Chapter 21: Counting the Cost at Grafton
Duration:00:18:06
Chapter 22: Cultists & Shave Ice
Duration:00:16:17
Chapter 23: Horseshoe Bend & Antelope Canyon
Duration:00:11:09
Chapter 24: Mesa Verde & Durango
Duration:00:12:38
Chapter 25: Ouray & Black Canyon National Park
Duration:00:11:35
Chapter 26: Arches National Park
Duration:00:22:28
Chapter 27: Great Basin National Park
Duration:00:12:16
Chapter 28: The Carson River Area
Duration:00:09:43
Chapter 29: Markleeville & Wrap-Up
Duration:00:04:25
Chapter 30: Seattle or Bust
Duration:00:25:25
Chapter 31: Squamish, British Columbia
Duration:00:10:06
Chapter 32: Squamish to Lil'Wat, British Columbia
Duration:00:19:43
Chapter 33: Lilloot to Smithers, British Columbia
Duration:00:15:30
Chapter 34: Smithers to Cassiar Cannery, British Columbia
Duration:00:18:16
Chapter 35: Cassier & Bears
Duration:00:08:27
Chapter 36: Aurora Borealis & A Lone Wolf
Duration:00:11:14
Chapter 37: A Long Dark Teatime of the Soul
Duration:00:15:45
Chapter 38: Juneau, Alaska
Duration:00:10:23
Chapter 39: Gustavus & Glacier Bay National Park
Duration:00:24:03
Chapter 40: Gustavus to Juneau
Duration:00:13:53
Chapter 41: Mendenhall & Bear Country
Duration:00:15:07
Chapter 42: Whitehorse, Yukon
Duration:00:30:28
Chapter 43: Jasper Nation Park
Duration:00:07:13
Chapter 44: Natural Beauty & Crowds
Duration:00:08:07
Chapter 45: Radium Hot Springs, to Glacier National Park
Duration:00:10:10
Chapter 46: Glacier Nation Park, Montana
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 47: Glacier National Park to Washington State & The San Juan Islands
Duration:00:25:35
Chapter 48: Olympic National Park, Washington
Duration:00:15:13
Epilogue
Duration:00:02:21
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:30