#marriottamericas

Gotta love when you can roll it of bed at your hotel and out to a location like this in just 5 minutes. Makes those 430am sunrises easier to manage. Big thanks to @jwmarriottatx for putting me up on our #marriottamericas Texas trip! #BvSTexas (at Austin, Texas)

I left the @westingalleriahouston in the dark and drove into down town Houston. This is a spot I spotted on Trover and really wanted to shoot it. Oh, and there's a story behind this image. Check out the vlog for the story. Getting this shot wasn't exactly a smooth endeavour. #marriottamericas (at Houston, Texas)

Few places in the America as interesting as the town of Santa Fe, New Mexico. @landlopers and I stopped in here on our #Route66 adventure. It was just another showcase of the mosaic that is America. Amazing. #marriottamericas (at Santa Fe, New Mexico)

These #Arizona nights are something to see. But shooting them can be a bit creepy. I photographed the #Route66 ghost town "Two Guns", and as I did there was a strange howling, screeching... It was probably a coyote, but I freaked out and bailed as soon as I got this shot. Don't mess with ghosts. There's a vlog on this coming tomorrow. #marriottamericas (at Two Guns, Arizona)

As we came down #Route66 into Texas - through the windmills and farmsteads - there was an intense grassfire basically creating its own weather. It made from some incredibly dramatic scenes on the prairies. I could help but pull over and grab a couple images. #marriottamericas (at Groom, Texas)

I grew up in the space where the prairies started to crinkle into the mountains. Forever, though, I stood with my eyes firmly pressed to the epic peaks in the distant. It's easy to be draw to the obvious beauty of the Rockies, Andes, and Alps. But the older I get, and the more my photography evolves, the more I'm drawn to the subtle grace of the flatlands. Driving #Route66, I was looking for a barn to photograph. We came across the beautiful homestead. So, we pulled over to photograph it. But, as soon as I stepped out of the car I saw this perfect lone tree standing off in the horizon under and angry afternoon sky. That was the photo. #marriottamericas #bvsroute66 (at Route 66)

Route 66 took @landlopers and I across Illinois and into Missouri - a new state for me. We got spoiled a bit at the @ritzcarlton and then I heading into downtown to search out some iconic views of "The Arch". I came across this scene, which was perfect. The #marriottamericas journey down Route66 has been amazing so far. And I can't wait to share more of the journey with you. #bvsroute66 (at Arch of St. Louis)

I traded Patagonia for the urban jungle of Chicago, and headed off on Route 66 as a part of an amazing project with @landlopers and @marriottintl I heard someone refer today to #Route66 as "The Main Street of America" and I thought that was a great way of putting it. So far, 4 days in, I feel like we've carved a pretty beautiful cross-section of American past and present. It has been more interesting than I ever imagined. This is an image from the morning we left Chicago. To keep up with the stories along the way, follow the hashtag #marriottamericas on social! (at Chicago, Illinois)