Category: North America

North America

American Highways, Road Trip Through America’s Heartland: New Mexico to Michigan

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All Photos by Samantha Demangate Pungent layers of mesquite smoke lingering in the crisp morning air greeted us as we sleepily stepped outside with our hot coffees. It was dawn in the high desert and the sunrise was breathtakingly colorful. We sipped our coffee and inhaled the aromatic air before packing up and departing from our lovely converted airstream AirBnB. After hitting the road we pulled into a small restaurant to grab breakfast, and in…

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American Highways, Road Trip Through America’s Heartland: Santa Fe

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All Photos by Samantha Demangate Isolating in the rural desert for a pair of ocean-loving Californians proved to be an exciting, yet challenging experience. For my girlfriend, it was a chance to safely see the United States and to help me move to Michigan. For me, it was a mission to return home, to care for an elderly relative, and an opportunity to discover small town America. During the pandemic this remained difficult, yet with…

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American Highways, Road Trip Through America’s Heartland: Four Corners

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Photos by Samantha Demangate Sedona was magical. Any other description wouldn’t suffice. If I said anything more, it would be just another overused cliche, just like magical. Our last morning in Sedona was magical. The magical sunrise enveloped the magical rocks and canyons in magical colors impossible to capture with mind or camera. We drank our coffee and watched it intently. Minutes went by as we took it all in one last time before departing.…

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American Highways, Road Trip Through America’s Heartland: Sedona, AZ

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Photos by Samantha Demangate My girlfriend and I read a lot about Sedona’s unparalleled natural beauty far before we decided to visit. Images of towering rock formations and desert wildlife danced in our heads when we excitedly added it to our road trip itinerary. We figured that during a pandemic, visiting such an outdoor paradise would be appropriate. The timing couldn’t be better as we were moving me out to Michigan to care for a…

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American Highways, Road Trip Through America’s Heartland: California’s Palm Desert to Sedona, Az.

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Photos by Samantha Demangate Waking up well rested and ready to take on another day of driving, my girlfriend and I packed up and hit the road. Miles of barren desert passed by us as the I-10 runs deeper into the Sonoran Desert. The harsh landscape stretched infinitely ahead. There are few places more humbling and disparaging than the deserts of North America. It’s hard to imagine that hundreds of thousands of people hike for…

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