Photo gallery The open road has long defined America. It brings us together and keeps us apart. We travel it with independence and purpose. Following the Sept. 11 attacks, reporter Alex Tizon and photographer Alan Berner took to the road to cross an America facing a new day.  Oct. 21: Our nation is shaken, but not into pieces    Oct. 7: Silent parade is drawn to the place where nation changed    Oct. 4: Old Glory fills one field, grim task fills another    Oct. 2: 'We need to pray deep' Sept. 30: President can't give the word fast enough for restless cadets Sept. 28: War of ideas waged in one man's head Sept. 26: In Oklahoma City, they know how it feels Sept. 24: Crisis a world away from Kansas Sept. 23: Fort Collins' 'gun people' are stocking up Sept. 21: Muslim family feels at home in Wyoming town Sept. 20: Patriotic dissent out there, flickering in the shadows Sept. 18: 'Old ladies do what we can' Sept. 16: Tough talk, tears, on trail to New York Sept. 14: Long drive to understand how country has changed