Sketches

I sketch the beautiful places that I travel to as a way to help me remember that adventure: the overwhelming feeling of how small I feel, the warmth of the sunshine, the good company around me. I find I notice more about the landscape if I have to translate what I see onto paper. I started this habit in January of 2017 and the sketches are older as you scroll. I’m most proud of my 2018 Big Sky sketch because I arrived at the blisteringly cold and windy summit, climbed a fire tower, and took my gloves off to sketch that view.

Big Sky, Montana. 2024/03/09

Golden, Colorado. 2024/02/09

Wailoaloa Beach, Fiji. 2023/11/26

Mount Cook, New Zealand. 2023/11/22

Mokuleia Crag, Hawaii. 2023/09/10

Mokuleia Trail, Hawaii. 2023/03/27

Jigokudani Valley, Japan. 2022/12/31

Lake Angeles, Washington. 2023/05/25

Granite Tors, Alaska. 2023/05/23

Denali National Park, Alaska. 2023/05/22

Igloo Creek, Alaska. 2023/05/21

Lone Peak, Montana. 2023/03/08

Napali Cost, Kauai, Hawaii. 2022/11/19

River Seine, Paris, France. 2022/06/26

Mt Kaala, Oahu, Hawaii. 2022/01/23

Ampitheatre Lake, Grand Tetons, Wyoming. 2021/10/02

Camp Paxson, Montana. 2021/09/20

Mt. St. Helens, Oregon. 2021/07/21

Haleakala, Maui. 2021/06/25

Ala Moana, Oahu. 2021/06/11

Waimea Bay, Oahu. 2021/05/31

Pu'u Pia Trail, Oahu. 2021/09/18

My Banyan Tree, Oahu. 2020/06/20

Mau'umae Trail, Oahu. 2020/02/08

Mokule'ia Wall, Oahu. 2020/02/01

Ma'ili Pillbox, Oahu. 2020/01/25

Letchworth State Park, New York. 2019/10/18

Lake Alfavatn, Iceland. 2019/08/18

Vatnajokull, Iceland. 2019/08/11

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California. 2019/06/19

Ellis Hollow, New York. 2019/01/20

Niagara Falls, Canada. 2018/09/08

Danby, New York. 2018/05/17

Big Sky, Montana. 2018/03/07

Solarium, Joshua Tree California. 2018/02/25

Red Rocks, Nevada. 2018/02/16

Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley. 2018/02/03

Crystal Cove State Park, California. 2018/01/27

Chichen Itza, Mexico. 2017/12/23

Playa Delfines, Mexico. 2017/12/22

Taughannock State Park, Ithaca New York. 2017/09/23

Los Angeles, California. 2017/10/07

1683 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, New York. 2017/09/16

Adirondack Mountains, New York. 2017/09/10

1383 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, New York. 2017/08/25

Angel's Landing, Zion Utah. 2017/08/13

Alta Meadows, Sequoia California. 2017/08/05

Big Sur, California. 2017/07/08

Vinales, Cuba. 2017/05/25

Flagstaff, Arizona. 2017/04/30

Devil's Bridge, Sedona Arizona. 2017/04/29

Mammoth Minarets, California. 2017/04/22

Surfrider Beach, California. 2017/04/09

Jones Peak, California. 2017/04/08

Mount Baldy, California. 2017/04/01

Dayton Beach, Orlando Florida. 2017/03/30

Happy Boulders, Bishop California. 2017/03/17

Anza Borrega Desert, California. 2017/03/12

Point Dume Spring, Malibu California. 2017/03/11

Owens River Gorge, Bishop California. 2017/03/03

Buttermilk Boulders, Bishop California. 2017/03/02

Joshua Tree, California. 2017/02/25

Apple Valley, California. 2017/02/12

Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley. 2017/02/05