What to read after Fishing Across America?

On the eve of his 30th birthday, a Millennial takes a life-altering, 46-day road trip across the United States that serves as the catalyst for change he so desperately needs in his life. His life. My life. Do they still call it a "midlife crisis" if you're only 28? After nearly three decades living in the same small Oregon town, I felt trapped in a cycle of sameness that fueled my long-time battle with depression. Regardless, it was a general malaise, apathy, and inexplicable sadness that hovered over me like a dark cloud, but I refused to seek formal treatment out of misguided machismo, fear of public opinion, and a fundamentally American notion of self-reliance - for almost 15 years. Instead of seeking counseling or medication or telling anyone about my struggles, I tried all of the home remedies: eating well, maintaining a schedule, practicing good sleep hygiene, avoiding drugs and alcohol, exercising regularly, and throwing myself into my work and my social life. It stayed the demons and kept me from self-harm or suicide, but it didn't make me happy. Not even close. Only two things ever made me happy: fishing and traveling.During the summer of 2019, the last COVID-free summer the world will ever know, I decided to take a big road trip. My travel was fueled by an aching quest for the new and novel, which took me through U.S. 19 states during a span of nearly six weeks as I searched for new species of fish, delicious food, new and old friends, and, most of all, meaning.Fishing is in the title, but don't let that stop you. What sets this book apart is its one-of-a-kind blend of travel, food, humor, introspection, purpose, and fishing within a single, summerlong adventure.