The Map, Written Out

Places, State by State

One page for every pinned place on the map, twenty-three of them, from the Oregon coast to a village an hour up a dirt road in northern Laos.

Places, State by State

Each page has our photographs from that place and the month we were there. A few already have a story behind them; the rest are coming as we write them.

Looking for one particular stop? Every one of them is on the route planner, with the months we were there.

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The Lower Forty-Eight

Light beams inside the sandstone curves of Antelope Canyon Arizona Arizona First driven 2017 Sunset light on the granite walls of Yosemite Valley California California First driven 2022 The van on a mountain road surrounded by golden aspens Colorado Colorado First driven 2016 Jesse standing alone at the edge of the Gulf on the white sand of Santa Rosa Beach Florida Florida First driven 2019 Sunrise over the islands of Frenchman Bay from the summit of Cadillac Mountain Maine Maine First driven 2019 Clear green water below the cliffs at Miners Castle, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Michigan Michigan First driven 2024 Standing at the edge of Grinnell Glacier above a turquoise lake Montana Montana First driven 2021 Karlee walking the white gypsum dunes at White Sands New Mexico New Mexico First driven 2021 Sea stacks along the Oregon coast at dusk Oregon Oregon First driven 2017 The van parked at the edge of Lake Powell, red rock behind Utah Utah First driven 2016 Sitting at an overlook above the clouds facing Mount Rainier Washington Washington First driven 2022 A still alpine lake below the Teton range Wyoming Wyoming First driven 2018

Farther Out

Cambodia Sihanoukville and Koh Rong Orange beach umbrellas over turquoise water on Nusa Lembongan Indonesia Nusa Lembongan A riverside village in Laos Laos The River That Gave and Took Malaysia George Town Singapore Singapore South Africa Jesse's Chapter, 2008 Karlee on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Karlee's Five Island Seasons Golden temple rooftops in Chiang Mai Thailand Chiang Mai The Philippines Manila to El Nido Jesse and Karlee on a mountaintop at golden hour United States Home Base The bánh mì shop in Hanoi under a yellow tree and red lanterns Vietnam A Plastic Stool in Hanoi