Hitting the Road

We leave in four days for an epic summer road trip

Somewhere in VA or TN on the Blue Ridge Parkway - I think (2013)

If you’ve known me for a while, you might know that back in 2013, after graduating from Pratt, I drove around the country for 2-ish months in a bright yellow XTerra. I also found out right before I left that I’d be able to exhibit my photography work in a gallery that fall, just about a month after my return date.

I could either re-show my Senior Thesis project, or I could do my best to make an entirely new body of work on the trip. I decided to opt for new work, and to this day I retain a deep love for many of the images I created on that trip.

Digital Contact Sheet (2013)

In a few days, I’m setting off again. Taking a different route, in a different vehicle, and in an entirely different chapter of my life.

My mom (Mary), the boys and I will be in our camper that we’ve lovingly named the FAM BAM VAN. We’ll be on the road from June 15 through August 20 (ish).

On our way up Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park (2025)

I have been spending way too much time on my phone, and I really want to unplug this summer. (As much as humanly possible while still working for WBRG and a few clients with open projects.)

I am going to delete Instagram from my phone, and the hope is to use my real cameras more than my phone camera. I’ve started to take photos again in a way that feels good and exciting. I’ll write and share photos here for more thoughtful sporadic updates throughout the summer.

Here’s the route we plan to take out west. I tried to make a nice trip overview, but Google wouldn’t let me add any more destinations!

East coast to west with a little Canadian jaunt along the way

I think I’m going to title these updates Trippy ‘26. And I’ll continue sharing Saturday Snaps, too! I hope you’ll enjoy being along for the ride…

More very soon 💙