It always amazes me how different the ocean can be, depending on what the sky is doing. I did the California sketch in the winter, and the Washington one at midsummer, and it seems like the seasons are reversed.
Category: Country Mouse
Blue, and gray, and greenMonterey Bay, CA and Ruby Beach, WA
Gorilla my dreamsLeicester, VT
Posted 10 years ago
Front Range from the front seatBetween Colorado Springs and Denver, CO
Posted 10 years ago
There are some roads I have traveled so often that I have permanently etched into my memory every landmark, every sign, every single geographical feature along the way. The seventy miles between Colorado Springs and Denver is one of those stretches. When I was a kid, I knew exactly how far we were from our… More
Perfect panoramaMt. Rainier National Park, WA
Posted 10 years ago
For the many days of the year, these mountains are invisible. If you showed up in western Washington in November, you might not even know we had mountains here. Our rainy Northwest climate makes these peaks disappear into the clouds on most days—even, sometimes, when you’re right there, standing amongst them. Not in the summertime,… More
Sanserif petroglyphsSouth of Moab, UT
Posted 10 years ago
Quick Draw McGrawSoutheastern Colorado and Portland, OR
Posted 10 years ago
Serial signageAlong Interstate 70, western Kansas
Posted 10 years ago
I’ve driven across Kansas enough times that these signs (which are repeated several times along the road, reminiscent of Wall Drug ads) have become like old friends. I haven’t yet succumbed to the temptation to pay six bucks to see any five-legged steers, but that’s okay—that’s not why I like these so much. They remind… More
Buggy rideEast of Lancaster, PA
Posted 10 years ago
Now, commuting by cowboy hearse or by dinghy might seem a little unusual to us, but for some people, just a family station wagon would be downright outlandish… This sketch was a complete—and happy—accident. The Tailor and I happened to pass through Amish country on a Sunday, so I figured nobody would be out and… More
Water taxiBlue Rocks, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
Now, Texas might be home to an outlandish vehicle or two, it’s true, but at least it was in keeping with the whole Texas theme. In Nova Scotia’s fishing villages, you’re more likely to see boats “parked” behind houses than cars. Since it took me three times as long to drive to this spot as… More
The “steer” in steering wheelMarfa, TX
Posted 10 years ago
If I saw this big boat sailing through Seattle rush hour traffic, it would completely make my day—gridlock or no. I guess it’s sort of a moot point for me, since I work from home, but if I had any sort of morning commute at all, I could totally see myself rockin’ it with this… More