In this chapter of Choosing the Unknown, we descend into the red rock corridors of Sedona alongside Cocodona 250 ultrarunners—and trace the escape of German surrealist Max Ernst from Nazi-occupied Europe to the Arizona desert. What connects a 250-mile footrace to a man fleeing war? Survival. As runners face the exposed cliffs of Hangover Trail, we explore Ernst’s arrest, internment, and rescue by a covert network of artists, poets, and smugglers. This is a story of exile, endurance, and sculpture built from the dust of freedom.

We also travel into the surreal—where Ernst’s legendary sculpture Capricorn stood as a monument to defiance, and where Cocodona runners push through the final threshold toward Flagstaff.

Next time, we leave history and step into memory: a vanished girl, a relentless detective, and the dark forests outside Sheep Hill.

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