Some of my photos from when I went down parts of Route 66 back in 2007 and again in the summer of 2010. I did not travel down every mile of Route 66, however I have traveled along parts of the Mother Road in each state it runs through. My favorite stops along the double [...]

I met a nice older woman back in 2006, and she happened to live near Phoenix, Arizona. I took a train ride out to see her from Chicago and we hung out a bit. I then decided to try and live in the Phoenix area and moved with as much of my personal possessions that [...]

What I like most about the Southwest is the journey between natural wonders. The seemingly endless strips of smooth asphalt that connects all the hidden jems that lay in the desert. In life it seems that it’s the journey between places that is the most important and what makes up most of our time, not [...]

Leaving Phoenix for the last time after a failed living and job arrangement, I decided I wanted to see the VLA (Very Large Array). I first heard of this place from the movie Contact with Jody Foster. So I left Phoenix with my tail between my legs and reluctantly headed back home to Chicagoland. The sting of failure [...]