--- title: Southwest Roadtrip – The Final Book: Gods description: In anticipation of the release day, The Final Book: Gods makes its way across the Southwest stopping at Chaco Canyon (the site of Josh and Cloe's letter), Santa Fe, the infamous corner of Winslow, Arizona, Hoover Dam, and random roadside attractions. canonical_url: https://articles.swhammond.com/content/photography/163-southwest-roadtrip-the-final-book-gods language: en-GB date: 2025-08-15T11:43:17Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://articles.swhammond.com/content/photography/163-southwest-roadtrip-the-final-book-gods. markdown-tokens: 2298 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://articles.swhammond.com/content/photography/163-southwest-roadtrip-the-final-book-gods. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. # Southwest Roadtrip – The Final Book: Gods In anticipation of the release day, *The Final Book: Gods* makes its way across the Southwest stopping at Chaco Canyon (the site of Josh and Cloe's letter), Santa Fe, the infamous corner of Winslow, Arizona, Hoover Dam, and random roadside attractions. ## Published 29 August 2017 ## Refreshed 15 August 2025 ## Location Southwest, USA ## [Author](https://articles.swhammond.com/component/contact/contact/2-the-hud?catid=4) The HUD [ ![The Final Book: Gods presented on a stone wall at night.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/db/the_final_book_gods_rt_46-dbba28e1.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/the_final_book_gods_rt_46-0a3ce72b.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting in a leather chair with southwest pillow.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/ea/the_final_book_gods_rt_40-eae53d8a.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/40/the_final_book_gods_rt_40-408b9791.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods being held a statue of a catholic priest in Santa Fe.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/the_final_book_gods_rt_48-c66f7ebd.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/81/the_final_book_gods_rt_48-815f678a.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods being held a statue of a catholic priest in Santa Fe.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/the_final_book_gods_rt_49-edcdae20.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/the_final_book_gods_rt_49-acdc77ba.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting at the base of large pillars in Santa Fe.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/the_final_book_gods_rt_50-25879aba.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/55/the_final_book_gods_rt_50-555596e5.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting on an old wooden bench with adobe background in Santa Fe.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/5b/the_final_book_gods_rt_52-5b583fef.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/the_final_book_gods_rt_52-ac73eb3a.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting at the base of sculpture in Santa Fe.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/0d/the_final_book_gods_rt_58-0dd14803.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/26/the_final_book_gods_rt_58-26fdbc13.jpg) [ ![Los Pollos Hermanos, Twisters, Albuquerque New Mexico.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/8e/the_final_book_gods_rt_5-8e3cb464.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/the_final_book_gods_rt_5-9b8f68e8.jpg) [ ![Los Pollos Hermanos, Twisters, Albuquerque New Mexico.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/3a/the_final_book_gods_rt_6-3ad816c0.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/1c/the_final_book_gods_rt_6-1c314e8f.jpg) [ ![SW Hammond standing with Los Pollos Hermanos, Twisters, Albuquerque New Mexico.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/85/the_final_book_gods_rt_7-851b24ea.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/d1/the_final_book_gods_rt_7-d102e240.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods presented with Chaco Canyon in the background.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/the_final_book_gods_rt_11-115e30b4.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/1c/the_final_book_gods_rt_11-1ca5609f.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods standing in a rock window. Chaco Canyon.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/27/the_final_book_gods_rt_63-2758267f.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/de/the_final_book_gods_rt_63-deaf69a2.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods presented with Chaco Canyon in the background.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/the_final_book_gods_rt_64-1429ce79.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/5e/the_final_book_gods_rt_64-5e954e88.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods presented with Chaco Canyon in the background.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/8c/the_final_book_gods_rt_61-8c1b5f8f.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/the_final_book_gods_rt_61-f348dd15.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods presented on the hood of an old red Ford truck. The corner of Winslow Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/86/the_final_book_gods_rt_1-86e5353e.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/a6/the_final_book_gods_rt_1-a6d4f809.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods standin' on the corner of Winslow Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/the_final_book_gods_rt_3-1442df8f.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/d7/the_final_book_gods_rt_3-d775900f.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods being held by a bronze statue. Standin' on the Corner. Winslow Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/1e/the_final_book_gods_rt_31-1eda3741.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/the_final_book_gods_rt_31-dde3c3ea.jpg) [ ![The corner. Winslow Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/9e/the_final_book_gods_rt_35-9e75ae96.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/32/the_final_book_gods_rt_35-32bd3c9f.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods being held by a bronze statue. Standin' on the Corner. Winslow Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/af/the_final_book_gods_rt_36-aff30781.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/8b/the_final_book_gods_rt_36-8b74f763.jpg) [ ![Route 66 painted on the street.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/18/the_final_book_gods_rt_28-182dd980.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/77/the_final_book_gods_rt_28-77f65058.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting in the center of Route 66 Kingman painted on the street.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/3d/the_final_book_gods_rt_24-3de5e633.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/the_final_book_gods_rt_24-bf5e646d.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods at a Route 66 railroad crossing.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/72/the_final_book_gods_rt_25-72442d93.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/fd/the_final_book_gods_rt_25-fd9c8ef8.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting on the Santa Fe train in Kingman Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/88/the_final_book_gods_rt_23-88c3140c.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/3b/the_final_book_gods_rt_23-3bf4ff5a.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting on the Santa Fe train in Kingman Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/e3/the_final_book_gods_rt_22-e3804c3c.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/the_final_book_gods_rt_22-1170638c.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting on the Santa Fe train in Kingman Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/5b/the_final_book_gods_rt_21-5b94681c.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/f5/the_final_book_gods_rt_21-f54fddb4.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods resting on the Santa Fe train in Kingman Arizona.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/b2/the_final_book_gods_rt_26-b2980041.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/the_final_book_gods_rt_26-176ed7f8.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods at the Hoover Dam.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/the_final_book_gods_rt_20-dd02bbd2.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/95/the_final_book_gods_rt_20-95472d68.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods at the Hoover Dam.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/76/the_final_book_gods_rt_16-76c47b85.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/31/the_final_book_gods_rt_16-31eb3b7c.jpg) [ ![The Final Book: Gods at the Hoover Dam.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/the_final_book_gods_rt_13-115202c9.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/a1/the_final_book_gods_rt_13-a1de366a.jpg)