Ramble: a field guide to the U. S. A.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Colorado Cool Stuff - Brief article - Book review

Sure, this writer is biased, but "Ramble" is not your ordinary travel book. The hybrid travel guide/travelogue by Eric Peterson (yes, the same Eric Peterson who writes this column) highlights some of the country's most definitively American attractions and six mythic road trips. Written in a sociologist-meets-Gonzo style, "Ramble" dishes up maps, oddball stats, required reading, viewing and listening lists, and all sorts of atypical tourist destinations. The book alternates between geographic chapters and first-person travelogues with stops all...