Paul

Kitty Hawk, NC is where Orville and Wilbur Wright launched their first airplane. On that very hill stands a monument to their conquest of the air.

You’d think that after a month on the road we’d be ready to stay home for a bit. This is not the case. We only needed a couple of days to do laundry, recharge batteries and pay bills. Those tasks complete, we made a b-line for the east coast. Our first stop was a tour…

Being on the road for a month means obligations at home. We turned toward Missouri to pay bills, do laundry, feed the dogs, and pick up at least one kid. On our drive through South Dakota we passed thru the stormfront twice. It was beautiful, but violent. We stopped to take photos and watched a…

Yellowstone was magical and we hated to leave, but the rising sun reminds us we have to head East. We took the NE exit out of Yosemite toward Red Lodge. Back into Montana we stopped in Billings, then proceeded NE to check out Pompeys Pillar, where William Clark chiseled his signature. After a climb to…

I just received a memo from our Shameless Commerce department informing me that if we wanted to keep this job I would now be accepting commissions to paint from any of the incredible places we've been. I'll be in the studio for only a couple of months before we go again, so take advantage of…

Old Faithful finally gave me the gusher of boiling water and steam. It only took me three tries to catch the fairly unpredictable geyser.

It was finicky last night and didn't erupt until after dark, so we stayed for another chance to catch an eruption at sunrise. Old Faithful is just not that faithful. She blows every 90 minutes, give or take a half hour. This morning we are firmly planted and will catch her yet!

Like clockwork, Old Faithful is not. Predictions are off by 10-30 minutes average. Waiting for a sunset eruption was one of those "oh well" moments. Just didn't happen. It was still a great place to watch sunset. Maybe sunrise will be more faithful.

After a quick stop at the headwaters of the Missouri River, we made our way down to Yellowstone through Gardiner, Montana. This is the first entrance to Yellowstone and has the big stone gateway. Only a couple of hours til sunset and so many options to choose from!

The gravity of home is pulling stronger, having been gone over three weeks now. There are bills to pay, dogs to feed, treadmills to walk and stresses to have that I guess I’m just not ready to resume just yet. It’s hard to pass by these incredible places and not stop. We’ve been giving each…