Motor Lodge | 35mm color film | Minolta SRT100
Maybe it’s the geographer in me or perhaps it’s the gypsy, but I love a good road trip. There is so much to explore in this country of ours, heck there is so much to explore in my home state of Nevada. I am lucky enough to have a partner who enjoys the adventure of travel as much as I do. Sometimes we find a cushy spot to spend the night, most of the time we camp. I like them both for different reasons.
bed | FUJIFILM FP-100C | Polaroid 103
When I think of road trips I think of mix tapes each word can be sung loudly and with a smile on my face. I think of snack foods like crackers and cheese, soft serve ice cream and carrots dipped in hummus. I think of random potty stops and road side attractions. I love watching the road unfold in front of me. I often doze off as my husband drives only to wake up with a stiff neck, maybe a little drool in the corner of my mouth and a limb (or two) that has complete fallen asleep.
Half Moon Bay Campground | 120mm color film | Yashica LM
I am usually in the passenger seat with one or more cameras at the ready. Often my cameras share lap space with my journal and pen. I will leave you today with this poem that I wrote last summer while on the road.
Single lane, summer cyan
Topaz Lake, purple mountains
Orange tractors, tan men
Brown polka dots quiet in the green
I am the shotgun waitress
The juice box hero.
Potts’ Hot Springs-Cows | 35mm color film | Pentax KM
Happy Trails,
Vanessa
P.S. I made you a “mix tape”. It’s full of random, silly, funky and awesome songs for the road, Road Tripping 2013
I am a big road trip fan myself! Love the Motel sign.
Old signs and film go hand in hand!
Oh man! Love these shots! The perfect accompaniment to getting ready for my own trip this morning! Beautiful work!
Happy travels! So excited for you.
I loved that poem when you posted it last year – the juicebox hero 🙂
and it goes SO well with these images. I love a road trip on blue highways too.
Thank you! I need to write more like that. I go thorough stages with my poetry.
i totally have a geographer and a gypsy in me, too!
It’s a good combo me thinks.
So much fun! Mixed tapes hit home for me! Great post and yes, it’s time for a another road trip…now where to go…
The right music can make memories that last forever. I love when a song can pull you back to the moment (like a good photograph, no?)
Vanessa,
I feel the same way about road trips and mix tapes and always look forward to new summer adventures. Can’t wait to listen to your mix (possibly on the road tomorrow) and the film photos are beautiful.
Hope you like the mix, it’s truly a random mishmash of styles!
Love this! Growing up a city girl, I used to do anything to avoid getting in a car, but I have grown to love look forward to road trips. We just took one, actually. I packed plenty of film cameras and film but ended up just using my digital.
(that’s love AND look forward to….)
I fully understand- I try to avoid the car wen we are home, but love the adventuring and exploring on a trip!
Big grins. x
You will laugh, but even when I was in the UK with my best girlfriends we road tripped – London to Edinburg, Scottland! It was so much fun.
fun times! love road trips