North America

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

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: California’s Palm Desert to Sedona, Az.

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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On The Road To The Edge Of The World: Big Sur

If you’re coming from one of California’s sprawling webs of urbanity you’ve probably ventured, or at least thought about venturing either north or south towards the dramatic coastal landscape known as Big Sur. Dauntingly remote yet jokingly accessible from California’s two largest metropolis’, its draw has been contagious for decades. If you’ve driven the serpentine stretch of highway 1 that hugs the precipitous oceanside cliffs and forested canyons then you’ve probably either fallen in love…

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