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122 dispatches from across the years.
August 22, 2024 · 10 photos
We are returning inspired after a pilgrimage to Bread and Puppet…
We are returning inspired after a pilgrimage to Bread and Puppet Theater. Well worth the drive. The best creative work we have experienced in a long time. Printmaking & puppetry…
August 7, 2022 · 4 photos
Yonder and Co. had a blast at the renfaire today bringing the Arty Cart…
Yonder and Co. had a blast at the renfaire today bringing the Arty Cart on its first voyage to this magical land.
August 6, 2022 · 5 photos
Don in his natural environment.
Don in his natural environment. Yonder and the Arty Cart took a little trip to Bristol Renaissance Faire 🍃🌱🌿
September 18, 2021 · 9 photos
We did a little something different for this mural.
We did a little something different for this mural. A little tromp l’oiel. Nature reclaiming the urban. Thank you @katiestensberg and Mayor Dan Devine for making cool things happen…
September 17, 2021
Workation in West Allis with these two!
Workation in West Allis with these two! Painting walls with David Carpenter & Don Krumpos. WALS21 westallismurals thatswhywestallis Workation in West Allis with these two! Painting…
July 28, 2021
Sleeping on my college roommates couch, drinking Central Waters beer…
Sleeping on my college roommates couch, drinking Central Waters beer and creating progressive street art. Today David Carpenter and I were the talk of the town in Amherst. mural…
October 7, 2018
Stars through a gap in the treetops
A dense field of stars fills the clearing of night sky framed by silhouetted trees.
October 6, 2018
A glacial lake in all its beautiful Banff blue brilliance.
A glacial lake in all its beautiful Banff blue brilliance.
October 5, 2018 · 2 photos
Our first hike in Banff and a storm starts coming in while we’re on the…
Our first hike in Banff and a storm starts coming in while we’re on the highest point!
October 4, 2018 · 4 photos
No boondocking this night.
No boondocking this night. A bonafide private campgrounds with the Sasquatch sighting and all.
October 3, 2018
It is strange I used to draw maps of these staights when I was 7 and…
It is strange I used to draw maps of these staights when I was 7 and now I have finally gotten to see them with a thick marine layer near the horizon. Our last try to see orcas.
October 3, 2018
Today’s findings.
Today’s findings.
October 2, 2018
We found a #moongate at the edge of the World.
We found a moongate at the edge of the World.
September 27, 2018 · 3 photos
We came across what seemed to be a sacred land along the sea after a…
We came across what seemed to be a sacred land along the sea after a couple hour walk along the tide pools. This spot was different and numinous and captured our souls.
September 24, 2018
Faeries in the enchanted rain forest.
Faeries in the enchanted rain forest. .... shinrinyoku
September 23, 2018 · 3 photos
Found a perfect campsite in a rain forest.
Found a perfect campsite in a rain forest. goodluck
September 8, 2018 · 3 photos
The Moon and Mars are rising as we duck away from the Anglo-Protestant…
The Moon and Mars are rising as we duck away from the Anglo-Protestant wealth to imbibe in Proustian moments and horror film location scouting.
September 7, 2018
Hiking on Sucia island.
Hiking on Sucia island.
September 5, 2018
Our home for a few days among the San Juan Islands.
Our home for a few days among the San Juan Islands.
September 4, 2018
We’re tying to get to Bellingham, Washington by tomorrow to meet…
We’re tying to get to Bellingham, Washington by tomorrow to meet friends and as far as we got was the Columbia River. We tried some other boondocking sites that were too sketchy…
September 3, 2018 · 3 photos
Lumbering about above the epicenter of the super volcano provides…
Lumbering about above the epicenter of the super volcano provides other-worldly visual delights.
September 3, 2018
We’ve been lucky getting great camping spots with no reservations.
We’ve been lucky getting great camping spots with no reservations. This one is right by Camp Yellowstone where we were able to have a local craft brew at the base of a mountain.
September 3, 2018 · 2 photos
We woke up early to wolves howling across the Yellowstone River and…
We woke up early to wolves howling across the Yellowstone River and then to hike the Beaver Pond Trail. By the time we got back the sun and campers were up and the sagebrush was…
September 2, 2018 · 2 photos
Lake creek campground was a little known gem of a campsite (it is not…
Lake creek campground was a little known gem of a campsite (it is not marked on many maps) and beautiful with a rushing creek alongside and just a half hour drive north of the…
September 1, 2018 · 2 photos
After having our windshield busted out and repaired in Billings,Montana…
After having our windshield busted out and repaired in Billings,Montana we found an exhilarating drive up the Rockies called Beartooth pass at 11,000 feet. It is only open from…
August 31, 2018
Following the yellow line onward to Yellowstone
Following the yellow line onward to Yellowstone
August 31, 2018
We awoke early in the morning to find these crepuscular mega fauna…
We awoke early in the morning to find these crepuscular mega fauna migrating to their favorite watering hole.
August 30, 2018
A view from Black Elk Peak in the Black Hills.
A view from Black Elk Peak in the Black Hills. I found out this is the highest point east of the Rockies.
August 28, 2018
Our boondock campsite for the night on the Missouri River.
Our boondock campsite for the night on the Missouri River. northwestpassage Oh Shenandoah
May 18, 2018 · 2 photos
There are many old barracks at chinatifoundation full of Dan Flavin…
There are many old barracks at chinatifoundation full of Dan Flavin light rooms.
May 16, 2018
Tara Donovan Untitled (Plastic Cups) At an exhibit called…
Tara Donovan Untitled (Plastic Cups) At an exhibit called “Hyperobjects” at ballroommarfa curated by Timothy Morton (the same author and book is one of my favorites)
January 5, 2018 · 4 photos
Snippets from my visit to Milwaukee Art Museum
Snippets from my visit to Milwaukee Art Museum
October 8, 2017
#roadtrip
roadtrip
March 29, 2016
View from Max Patch.
View from Max Patch.
July 7, 2015
A darn good view
A darn good view
July 7, 2015
Ancient sea bed.
Ancient sea bed.
July 7, 2015
Good morning tatanka
Good morning tatanka
July 6, 2015
Numinous Mega Monolith #closeencounters
Numinous Mega Monolith closeencounters
February 20, 2015
Icy cave on the #Gitche Gumee.
Icy cave on the Gitche Gumee. I love how the shape of the cave is like that of Lake Superior herself.
October 1, 2014
Haunting tower looms over Corktown #Detroit
Haunting tower looms over Corktown Detroit
September 30, 2014
P stands for park?
P stands for park?
September 30, 2014
Part man. Part machine.
Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of stencil art. streetart detroit
September 29, 2014
Getting a #coney in SW Detroit.
Getting a coney in SW Detroit.
September 21, 2014
A good view.
A good view.
September 13, 2014
The wonderful Chapel Rock jutting above the Great Gitchee Gumee
The wonderful Chapel Rock jutting above the Great Gitchee Gumee
July 4, 2014
Leave it to victoriavox to show me the Holiday Music Motel
Leave it to victoriavox to show me the Holiday Music Motel
February 24, 2014
A great winter to walk on Lake Superior.
A great winter to walk on Lake Superior.
January 12, 2014
An evening ski in the Boundary Waters.
An evening ski in the Boundary Waters.
September 13, 2013
I like to take the long way home and come across scenes like these.
I like to take the long way home and come across scenes like these.
July 30, 2013
"By the shores of Gitchee Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water"…
"By the shores of Gitchee Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water" -Longfellow
July 23, 2013
The Old Bridge
The Old Bridge
July 16, 2013
Brunelleschi's dome
Brunelleschi's dome
July 15, 2013
Giotto's Campanile over the rooftops of Florence
The marble bell tower of Giotto's Campanile rising over the red rooftops of Florence.
July 10, 2013
Empty chapel benches facing the altar
Plain wooden benches line the aisle of a small chapel, its altar lit beneath an arched vault.
July 1, 2013
Lantern over a hill-town stairway
A wrought-iron lantern hangs above a brick stairway descending past tiled roofs under storm clouds.
May 29, 2013
Alpenglow on peaks above valley fog
First light reddens the high ridgelines while fog pools over the treeline under a heavy sky.
May 26, 2013
Weathered red barn under misty ridges
An old red barn and corral sit below forested hillsides banded with mist.
May 24, 2013
The scenery changes on the east side of the Cascades but is nonetheless…
The scenery changes on the east side of the Cascades but is nonetheless beautiful.
May 22, 2013
#cascades #nationalpark #gorge
cascades nationalpark gorge
May 22, 2013
Public Market neon on a rainy night
The Public Market Center sign and farmers market neon glow over wet brick pavement.
May 21, 2013
#abstract #sculpture
abstract sculpture
May 21, 2013
#gehry #architecture
gehry architecture
May 20, 2013
Looking straight up a steel lattice tower
Seen from directly below, a red steel lattice tower makes a four-pointed star against the sky.
May 20, 2013
This is as close as I will get to #Rainier on this trip.
This is as close as I will get to Rainier on this trip.
May 19, 2013
#rainspout
rainspout
May 19, 2013
The Fremont #Troll
The Fremont Troll
May 3, 2013
I feel as though there should be a volcano nearby.
I feel as though there should be a volcano nearby. norway iceland
May 2, 2013
Goodbye Hugen. Farewell Munen.
Goodbye Hugen. Farewell Munen. Until next time frost trolls. This lovely sanctuary of Utstein Kloster will remain in my thoughts.
April 30, 2013
Trondheim wharf houses mirrored in still water
The painted wharf houses of Trondheim, Norway, mirrored in the still water of the Nidelva.
April 29, 2013
Misty graveyard on an icy morning.
Misty graveyard on an icy morning.
April 28, 2013
Weathered rowboat hauled out on a rocky cove
An old wooden rowboat rests in the grass above a rocky cove, white boathouses at the water's edge.
April 27, 2013
A old, stone boathouse sitting in a craggy Norway harbor in Spring.
A old, stone boathouse sitting in a craggy Norway harbor in Spring.
April 25, 2013
Sunbeams breaking over a fjord valley
Shafts of sun break through heavy clouds above green hillside farms and a wide stretch of water.
April 24, 2013
Endless #fjord in #Norway
Endless fjord in Norway
April 23, 2013
#fjord #norway #water #fog
fjord norway water fog
April 23, 2013
#fjord #norway
fjord norway
April 19, 2013
It was soo windy at #pulpitrock #preikestolen #norway but such a…
It was soo windy at pulpitrock preikestolen norway but such a beautiful climb up.
April 18, 2013
Skiing up the mountain at Suldal.
Skiing up the mountain at Suldal.
April 17, 2013
Three swords at the Battle of Hafrsfjord
Three swords at the Battle of Hafrsfjord
April 16, 2013
Stone church and churchyard under heavy clouds
A whitewashed stone church with steep gables stands over its graveyard, water in the distance.
March 23, 2013
Light through the Milwaukee Art Museum atrium
Winter light filling Windhover Hall, the vaulted white atrium of the Milwaukee Art Museum.
March 23, 2013
Pabst medallion on cream city brick
A painted Pabst Milwaukee medallion set into a cream brick wall beside a lamp.
March 23, 2013
The best Belgian tap list in the U.S
The best Belgian tap list in the U.S
March 22, 2013
No better place than the Falcons Nest for printmakers at #sgci2013
No better place than the Falcons Nest for printmakers at sgci2013
January 6, 2013
Night #skiing near the Gunflint
Night skiing near the Gunflint
January 5, 2013
Snowshoeing on the Canadian borderlands
Snowshoeing on the Canadian borderlands
September 8, 2012
#Forevertron
Forevertron
September 8, 2012
The Forevertron sculpture garden at sundown
Scrap-metal sculptures of Dr. Evermor's Forevertron catching the last light near North Freedom, Wisconsin.
September 8, 2012
Rusted Seagrave fire truck in the sun
Sunlight flares over the rusted grille of an old Seagrave fire truck parked in the brush, bell still hanging by its headlight.
September 8, 2012
Holiday Motel sign, sorry, no vacancy
The midcentury Holiday Motel sign in yellow and orange, with "Sorry" scripted above "Vacancy" and a letterboard below.
September 7, 2012
Vertical neon motel sign at night
A vertical MOTEL sign glows green beside its bulb-studded arrow in the dark.
September 5, 2012
Fenced lane curving into the trees
A narrow paved lane follows a line of old fence posts along a pasture and curves into the woods.
September 5, 2012
Water spilling from an old mill wheel
Water pours through the moss-grown wheel of a weathered gristmill fed by a wooden flume.
September 4, 2012
The Pink Motel's neon fairy sign
A vintage neon sign for the Pink Motel glows with a wand-waving fairy, promising cable TV and a pool.
September 4, 2012
#Sequoyah
Sequoyah
September 4, 2012
What's up there at the end of that path?
What's up there at the end of that path?
September 3, 2012
Small cascade over mossy stones
A creek tumbles over moss-covered stones beneath rhododendron in a sunlit wood.
September 2, 2012
My home in the #smokies for a few days.
My home in the smokies for a few days.
September 1, 2012
Stone monument atop a grassy hill
A tall stone monument stands at the crest of a broad grassy hill under deep blue sky.
September 1, 2012
The #whiligigs of Acid Park
The whiligigs of Acid Park
August 28, 2012
Black-and-white spiral lighthouse
A lighthouse painted in a black-and-white spiral rises from its brick-and-stone base against a blue sky.
August 28, 2012
Tallest #lighthouse in the United States.
Tallest lighthouse in the United States. Quite a view from up there.
August 27, 2012
Footprints across a dune field
Footprints scatter across low dunes topped with sea oats as storm clouds move through overhead.
August 27, 2012
Tent pitched in the dunes
A dome tent sits in a sandy hollow between grassy dunes under a bright sky.
August 27, 2012
View from my campsite.
View from my campsite.
August 26, 2012
#clay #kilns
clay kilns
August 26, 2012
Storm clouds over a mountain valley
Dark clouds break over a long view of forested ridges receding into a hazy valley.
August 26, 2012
Lone cow on a hillside pasture
A single cow grazes a brushy hillside pasture between a red shed and a leaning gray outbuilding.
August 25, 2012
A wonderful little campground listening to hooting owls at night.
A wonderful little campground listening to hooting owls at night.
August 25, 2012
Weathered barn on a shaded hillside
A weathered board-sided barn with a red metal roof sits on a green slope under old trees.
August 25, 2012
Tabby at a door hung with horseshoes
A tabby cat slips past a weathered wooden door studded with rusted horseshoes.
August 24, 2012
Sunset over a late-summer field
The sun drops toward a treeline at the far edge of a darkening late-summer field.
August 24, 2012
Rail line curving beneath a wooded bluff
Railroad tracks curve past a small settlement toward a limestone bluff rising out of the trees.
August 24, 2012
Tracks running into a natural rock tunnel
A rail line disappears into a tunnel cut through the base of a massive rock face hung with green.
August 24, 2012
The Dickeyville Grotto, encrusted with stone and shell
A shrine at the Dickeyville Grotto, its surfaces encrusted with stone, shell, and glass.
August 23, 2012
Great Bear Mound behind its trail sign
A trail sign for Great Bear Mound stands before a low grassy effigy mound at the edge of the woods.
August 23, 2012
River bend from a bluff-top overlook
A wide river winding past wooded bluffs, seen from an overlook high above the valley.
July 15, 2012
An old passenger train still rides these rails through old timber…
An old passenger train still rides these rails through old timber logging country.
July 14, 2012
Kayaking the Apostle Islands sea caves
Paddling a kayak through a sandstone sea cave in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior.
July 10, 2012
Fish house with the open sign out
The gable end of a white fish house with hand-painted lettering, a scalloped red roofline, and a "Yes we're open" sign in the door.
July 9, 2012
Fifty foot high cowboy.
Fifty foot high cowboy.
July 8, 2012
Neon sign at the Delta Diner
The neon Delta Diner sign in red and blue script above the stainless roofline of a classic diner.