2019 North America
2019 celebrates 10 years of traveling!
What to do? Drive to Alaska and 19,000 miles across the North American continent. Come join the photographic journey
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Photo 1: In April, 2019, the City of New Orleans train brought me down to Nola for my first ever Jazz Fest. This train ride inspired me to embark on a wild journey to Alaska!
My favorite photograph from the New Orleans Jazz Fest 2019
My favorite photograph from the New Orleans Jazz Fest 2019
Hope and Joy…yes please!
Blaze looking beautiful outside Yellowstone National Park
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
The iconic Teddy Roosevelt Arch welcomes visitors to Yellowstone with the words “For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People.”
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
A lake in the Grand Tetons
Livin in the wild!
Gorgeous country
Montana Mountains
My first moose!
Glacier National Park, Montana
My final photo before crossing into Canada. I left a little gift on a rock for some lucky visitor to discover.
British Columbia, Canada
Canada rocks!
Jasper National Park, BC, Canada
Nature cruisin
This photo tells a really sad story. I put it in to honor the memories of Lucas Fowler (Australia) and Chynna Deese (North Carolina). They were murdered by two young Vancouver Island teenage travelers in a mysterious story. This location is within miles/kilometers of the horrid scenario. I spent the night here and filmed myself reading a poem I wrote for them. The video found itself to their families, which led to a few nice messages sent my way.
To all the travelers out there…don’t be intimidated, but be aware! Have fun!
Blaze drove the Top of the Highway from the Yukon into Alaska.
No label!
Crossing into Alaska, the gray rainy skies turned to this beautiful view!
WELCOME TO ALASKA!!!
Looking out on the Wrangell mountains!
Robe Lake, Valdez, Alaska
Alaska overlook
Love this spot!
Girdwood is my favorite small town in Alaska
This was the night that 2 moose walked right past me while cooking dinner during sunset in the alley. Perhaps my favorite night of my time in Alaska.
Blaze loves the rock pathways
Such incredible nature
Denali National Park, Alaska
Denali Beauty!
This photo makes me dream
Sleeping in peace!
Ferry boat views!
Back in Canada, camping with other vanlifers
BC travelin
Ummm Welcome to the USA…hmmmm
Washington ice cave
Sway Wild are beautiful humans making beautiful music. I love surprising people at their own gigs. They had no idea I was coming. Mandy’s reaction, “I thought you were in Alaska. What are you doing here?”
Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Welcome to the Jungle!
I love listening to rivers while I sleep
Washington rocks the Pacific Ocean. I made it all the way to the Pacific Northwest coastline.
Sleeping with the Pacific once again. Sunsets glow!
GOONIES!!!
Astoria, Oregon, USA
I love sunset beach walks
Crater Lake, Oregon
This was my view sleeping in the back of Blaze at the base of Mt Shasta in California.
Back in the desert! I’m not sure where this came from, but I loved the photograph.
Yosemite National park view of Half Dome, California
El Capitan!!! This rock wall is iconic to the California rock climbers. I highly recommend the documentaries “Dawn Wall” and “Free Solo.”
Monterey Jazz Fest! Monterey, CA. I love getting to see festival grounds before the crowd comes in. Bartending festivals is incredibly fun!
Sunset over the Pacific!
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Big Sur, CA
I drove off the coast road up to this middle of nowhere spot to hear waves crash below while the sun sets over the Pacific! I love this photo.
Van Morrison at the Hollywood Bowl.
Los Angeles, CA
I can’t do an entire North America road trip without walking into Mexico for lunch.
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
The Grand Canyon in Arizona is iconic. In 2011, I walked from the North Rim to the South Rim; 3 of the best hiking days I’ve ever spent.
This photo represents a phenomenal place to spend the night. This is right near the 4 Corners (Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico)
The Rio Grande, New Mexico, USA
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, USA
The Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Texas, which splits the USA/Mexico borders.
Austin, Texas has beautiful art and artists.
New Orleans, Louisiana for Widespread Panic Halloween concerts.
Looking out on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Sunsets in the beautiful state of Mississippi, USA
Colors fill the Blue Ridge Parkway and the western Carolinas in general.
Asheville, North Carolina
The ‘Empty Chair Fire’ at my friend’s in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA represents the end of the 7 month journey around the continent.
I returned to Chicago/Deerfield, IL for this crazy bunch of beautiful humans that support and understand the wild route I’ve chosen in life! I love this crew!