The Painted Desert, Arizona

Easily accessible from I-40, this is one of our favorite detours. The mineral colors are amazing, and they never appear the same way twice due to varying light and shadow. We were lucky enough on this trip to catch the cliff roses in bloom.

Ship side in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

While attending Convergence in Providence, Rhode Island, we visited the surrounding areas and found this rusting ship that was a beautiful color. It is hard to see all be colors in the photo but the yarns tell all.

French Macaroons in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Although we did see some cows and cowboys in Tulsa, we were inspired by the French pastries.

Spiderwort in The Sand Hills of Nebraska

The largest sand dune formation in the Western Hemisphere covers almost 20,000 square miles of Nebraska. Rocks your socks, right? And it sits right on top of one of the largest aquifers in the world. The plant life has stabilized the sand and covers 1/4 of Nebraska with wildflowers.