Since my last serious travel sketching experience in Portugal, I have doubled down on learning about watercolors and purchased some real brushes. My next trip with opportunities for sketching was to Alaska in July. In advance, I practiced trees, grass, mountains, water, and skies. I knew I’d be working with a lot of scenics.
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This past July, my family finally made it to Alaska to celebrate my mother-in-law Kathy’s birthday. The trip was originally planned for summer 2020, but for obvious reasons it had to be delayed. After visiting Alaska many times with my parents growing up, I was so excited to share this special place with my husband’s family. We took the land route - no cruises apart from a few day trips - and saw more wildlife and scenery than we could have possibly imagined!
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At the start of February, my family made a spontaneous visit to Ventura, California to visit relatives. It turned out to be a well-timed visit as the weather in Ventura was phenomenal while Austin suffered from multiple days of freezing temperatures (not as bad as last year, don’t worry) and a boil water notice.
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I’ve always loved climbing things. As a kid, I would climb trees in the yard and read a book in their branches. At some point, I must have gone indoor rock climbing for a birthday party and convinced my parents to build a traversing climbing wall on the back of the house.
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The past six months since I left the daily grind have been an incredibly fulfilling whirlwind of trying new things and taking time to rest.
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Where in the United States can you find high mountain peaks, evergreen forests, desert canyons, red rock formations, fascinating thousand-year-old ruins, and a fusion of cultures?
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