As he crisscrosses America -- Driving in search of the present, the past, and himself -- Larry McMurtry shares his fascination with this nation\'s great trails and the culture that has developed around them.
I began my life beside it and I want to drift down.
His town was thoroughly landlocked, making the highway his "river, its hidden reaches a mystery and an enticement.
Ever since he was a boy growing up in Texas only a mile from Highway 281, Larry McMurtry has felt the pull of the road.
As he crisscrosses America -- Driving in search of the present, the past, and himself -- Larry McMurtry shares his fascination with this nation\'s great trails and the culture that has developed around them