Cowboy Country

I have just spent a week in Wyoming, America's least populated state. A state known for the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains, the Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks where Ansel Adams made his famous picture of Snake River, and of course its Wildlife; Bison, Bear, Beaver, and Badger all roam the state. Located in the heart of the Wild West, Wyoming is famously the Cowboy State of America.

The town of Cody, founded by and named after William "Buffalo Bill" Cody is home to nightly rodeos throughout the summer.

Cowboy Kurt at the Cody Nite Rodeo.

List of States Visited (To Date, In Order):

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania 

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Washington, DC

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Tennessee

• Arkansas

• Mississippi 

• Louisiana

• Texas

• New Mexico

• Colorado (for all of 5 minutes)

• Arizona

• Nevada

• California

• Utah

• Idaho

• Wyoming
• Montana

Ragged Old Flag

Everywhere you drive in this country you encounter houses and cars adorned with pristine flags. People here just love to have old glory waving out on their front porch or off the back of their vehicle. I have been looking for a tattered flag and it has taken me most of my trip to find one! This star spangled banner was raised next to the gate of a rural property on a highway somewhere near the Utah-Arizona border. 

List of States Visited (To Date, In Order):

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania 

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Washington, DC

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Tennessee

• Arkansas

• Mississippi 

• Louisiana

• Texas

• New Mexico

• Colorado (for all of 5 minutes)

• Arizona

• Nevada

• California

• Utah

• Idaho

• Wyoming

Looking at rocks...

I spent the last few days driving through the Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods, and The Grand Canyon looking at some incredibly impressive rocks!

This area was extensively documented by Ansel Adams and I couldn't stop thinking about all his fantastic imagery as I was approaching these landscapes, hoping that they would live up to the expectations I had after seeing his images. Luckily I was surprised, all the landscapes. I had found somewhere that no picture can possibly do justice!

Gone Fishin'

When I arrived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Sunday I was confronted not only with a dull overcast day but with very little to photograph, downtown was boring, and pretty much everywhere else was either deserted or too rough to even think about getting out of the car. 

Just as I was about to head back to my accommodation the sun emerged through the clouds so I went off to just about the only place I thought I could possibly make a decent picture, the old bridge over the Mississippi. As I walked along the top of the levee I came across Donald and a few of his friends fishing down by the river. While I was there nothing decent was caught but they were optimistic that after dark was the best time to catch some quality catfish.

Donald fishing on the Mississippi

Roaming the Natchez Trace

As I drove down a quiet stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway towards Natchez Mississippi I came across these 3 local boys walking down the middle of the road. I quickly pulled to the side of the road for a chat and to make a portrait, they were apparently off to explore another section of the original Old Natchez Trace, a 444 miles historic pathway between Natchez Mississippi and Nashville Tennessee used by Native Americans as well as European and American explorers, traders, and emigrants.

(L-R) Dadien, Eric, & Colin walk down the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Over 2000 Clicks In

Over the past 4 days I have driven just over 1,300 miles (~2000km) through 9 states. It will be the most intense days of driving on my trip, from this point forward I will only travel around 150 miles or less each day. 

I don't have the time right now to write a detailed caption or story line for the image tonight however I will leave you with basic caption details below and leave the rest up to your imagination.

Paul, in the place he calls home, under US Route 277 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

List of States Visited (To Date, In Order):

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania 

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Washington, DC

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Tennessee

On The Road Again...

...Goin' places that I've never been,
Seein' things that I may never see again...


Well now that you all have that song stuck in your head, I will begin with my first post related to the 72 day long road trip I began today. At 10am I set off from New York City and while motoring through a torrential downpour with the sole intention of getting as far from New York as possible, I made it to Fredericksburg, Virginia.

The weather is due to fine up over the coming days and I look forward to making regular updates of my travels.

Somewhere along Interstate 95 near Quantico, Virginia.

List of States Visited (To Date, In Order):

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania 

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Washington, DC

• Virginia