This is not the end...

We survived! It wasn't until eating dinner at a chain restaurant in Amarillo did we realize that we did indeed see all we set out to do these last three weeks. Last year Nancy and I decided to make our own residency and do something that neither one of us would do on our own. Check this off the "Before I Die List!" We feel a great sense of accomplishment. Now that our trip is coming to a close, we also can't help but feel melancholy. While driving from Marfa to El Paso today, we inventoried everything we've done and realize that we have months of work to complete ahead. As we wrote a week before starting this journey, this blog does not end with the trip. We will continue to hash out ideas and see where we can take the artwork we create from this project. In many ways, I feel our work has just begun. This is the beginning of something far bigger than the act of taking this road trip. We will not be writing daily but will continue this blog with periodic updates. We have Polaroids to scan, maps and photographs to print, videos to edit, objects, artist's booklets, and text pieces to make. This is indeed the never ending search for the center and all that falls between. Thanks for joining the ride... it's not over yet.





Nancy & Jacinda at Balmorhea State Park, Texas

In Between

In addition to visiting the six major earthworks that we've been continuously pining for over the past several months (in addition to the Chinati Foundation), we are equally excited to visit what lies in between.


Golden Spike National Monument


Saltair (wishing it was the original in 1893 not the contemporary)

The Tree of Utah by Karl Momen because it is quite silly and unexpected and fortunately does not resemble a geo-dome so we won't have to stop and photograph it.



Bonneville Salt Flats (not during Speed Week)

Center for Land Use Interpretation
It's hard to tell what is up here at the Wendover Complex but we should certainly investigate!


Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park


The scariest thing I can imagine...

And look! Since we're hanging around Flagstaff for a couple days, maybe we should investigate this.


Here is what is happening at SITE Santa Fe. Too bad the Biennial isn't up.


and finally... Swimming with the fish in Balmorhea State Park.