Yes, I know the Jamiroquai song title is “Traveling without Moving” but what we’ll be doing in a few weeks is traveling WITH moving. After just a year in Central New York, work is moving us to the OTHER side of the country. We decided that instead of just shipping all of our stuff and flying out, we’d travel, make a trip out of it. In 2005 after I graduated from college, I did a cross-country road trip from NJ and back across a month and a half. Ever since then, I know the value of taking any chance you get to see our amazing United States. So many people want to go to Europe or Asia or some islands for travel, but there is SO much to see here in our magnificent country first (and for quite a cost savings at that!). So we’ll be taking 12 days to road trip from NJ (leaving from family) to Washington state.
Awesome graphic designed by my friend Hannah Wise.
During road trips, I find my iPhone comes in handy is so many ways. From using the Light Meter app to meter a film shot, or snapping something quickly, or at a really wide angle or small aperture (which the iPhone camera is so good for). And let’s not forget how fun it is to document the trip and stay in touch via apps like Lightt and Instagram! It is so perfect for me that the Mortal Muses theme this month is travel. How about you? What big trips are you planning and how will you photograph them?
Happy Snapping!
Cara of tumbleweedineden
Cara, your blog is so beautiful
thanks, Jen!
AH!!! This is so exciting! Can’t wait to see your photos from your trip!
so glad you saw this, Anna! Thanks!
What an adventure this looks to be – enjoy!!
Europeans, myself included, are sometimes shocked by how little Americans travel outside the US, but then we forget the point you make here – that you have so very much to see within your own country.
it really is a big awesome country, Jenny! You guys have smaller ones over there so of course you travel outside of your own. Much easier and cost effective.
Good luck with your move! I have traveled by car across the country many times, most recently from Virginia to Phoenix last summer. It is long but fun to see the country. You will get some amazing photos!
thanks Eileen! I’ll have to go in search of your photos!
Such an epic road trip, Cara! I can’t wait to see your images as they roll in.
Have a safe and awesome trip!! So glad we got to meet up in NY before your big move across the country. xo
Good luck to you in this exciting time of change, Cara! I’m sure you’ll find many more amazing skies to capture on this journey. My husband and I had a similar experience years ago when a job change took us to MT.