North Dakota – Departing Thoughts

August 4th, 2015

North Dakota is known as “The Peace Garden” state, and has the slogan “Legendary” on its welcome sign.  Though, the Peace Garden is situated half in Canada and half in the state, and is so small, no map even shows it.  If it is Legendary, I have yet to hear the legend, or meet anyone […]

North Dakota – Viking Voltron

August 3rd, 2015

Playing in traffic is the classic “don’t do it” as a kid. But as a photographer, especially a self-photographer, it’s kind of warranted.  On my way to Jamestown for the evening, I stopped to enjoy the sun set and think a bit.  This would make one bad ass emergency runway…if you ever had an emergency […]

North Dakota – Welcome to Wally World

August 2nd, 2015

Occasionally I play in traffic Waking up in a Walmart parking lot will always be a combination of graciousness, and disorientation.  The safety, or illusion thereof, is one that can only be found in the asphalt ocean of the parking lot.  The ritual of wandering in, washing up, searching for wifi, and returning to my […]

North Dakota – What to Do?

July 31st, 2015

Saying hello is awkward.  Saying goodbye is hard.  Waking up to my final morning in Montana was hard, but a quick pack, and multiple goodbye’s later, and I was on my 9 hour speed run for the border: North Dakota.  Sleeping in a rest stop, and watching the sun set one last time in Montana, […]