At this point in my Road Trip to Nowhere, I began filling my second journal. It would turn out I would use three journals for the entire trip. These pages come from the second journal, shown below in the middle.
my three journals from my Road Trip to Nowhere
My travel journal pages for Sunday, September 15, 2019 cover my stay in Medora, North Dakota; from there, I visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Journal spread Sunday, September 15, 2019
Journal spread Sunday, September 15, 2019
On Monday, September 16, 2019, I went from Medora, North Dakota to Belle Fourche, South Dakota. From there I ventured over an hour each way to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. Then I went on to Deadwood, South Dakota, where I spent the night.
Journal spread for Monday, September 16, 2019
Journal spread for Monday, September 16, 2019 & beginning of Tues, September 17
Finally, on Tuesday, September 17, I went from Deadwood, South Dakota to Tatanka: Story of the Bison, then onward to the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame. From there, I went to Bear Butte State Park and then on to Wall, South Dakota, home of Wall Drug.
Signs on I-90 East for Wall Drug (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)
journal spread for Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Here are some spreads from both journals #1 and #2.
Some spreads from journal #1 and journal #2
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“ART JOURNAL” INVITATION: I invite you to post a journal spread on your own blog about your travels. You can do collage, watercolor, acrylics, stamps, drawing or stencils — whatever art form your heart desires. These are my first art journal spreads and drawings, so I can only hope I’ll become more creative as I practice and play. I invite you to do the same!
One of my intentions for my “Road Trip to Nowhere” in September of 2019 was to “Make art journal spreads for each state (Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado) through collage, drawing or collecting items.” I’m having so much fun with this that I’ve decided to make a journal spread for each day of my journey.
If you’d like some ideas on creating an art journal, please see my page: on creating art from travels. I actually don’t have many ideas yet, but I hope to add more as I experiment with different art forms. Also, I would love to see any great ideas from the artists out there. Feel free to add a link to your own blog if you do bullet or travel journals of your own.
Include the link in the comments below by Thursday, September 10 at 1:00 p.m. EST. When I write my post in response to this challenge on Friday, September 11, I’ll include your links in that post.
This will be an ongoing invitation, once on the second Friday of each month. Feel free to jump in at any time. 🙂
I hope you’ll join in our community. I look forward to reading your posts!
the ~ wander.essence ~ community
I invite you all to settle in and read a few posts from our wandering community. I promise, you’ll be inspired!
- The Travelling Diary of a Dippy-Dotty Girl shared her fabulous botanical journals, replete with poems, lists, notes, drawings and bits of nature.
Thanks to all of you who shared posts on the “art journal spreads” invitation.
~ wander.essence ~ 
I LOVE seeing your journals, Cathy!
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Thanks so much, Sue. I wish they were more artistic, but alas, I have my limitations. 🙂
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They’re lovely, Cathy 😊
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The outside of your journals are gorgeous! And the insides are works of art. What wonderful journals full of memories you have created.
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Thanks! I’m always adding to my collection of journals, Jude, so captivated am I by pretty covers. It’s fun to do the journals, but I must admit, I’m getting behind so was a little rushed on these. They are great keepsakes though. 🙂
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These are awesome journal
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Thank you so much, PaperKutzs. I appreciate that coming from an artist such as yourself. 🙂
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I keep thinking of the shelves and shelves you must have! If you never traveled again, Cathy, you’d have plenty of reading matter. 🤗💕 These are great!
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Thanks, Jo! I do have a lot of shelves; as you know I love to read and have a huge library, plus all the journals I’ve kept through the years. I have plenty of books to last more than my lifetime, sadly. I’ll never have enough hours in the day or enough days in my life. 🙂
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There’s so much beauty in these pages Cathy. Maybe one day you’ll be publishing them as memoirs.
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Thanks so much, Carol. It would be nice if I could get my act together to write a memoir. I’ve got many notes in place, but they all need to be organized and shaped. And big gaps need filling. 🙂
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Devil’s Tower was somewhere we hoped to go when we were in Wyoming a few years ago, but didn’t have time in the end. I should go to Mitchell: that was my original surname! Your journals are gorgeous (as ever).
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Devil’s Tower is really so far away from the other sites in Wyoming, it would be hard to get to it if you weren’t doing a Dakotas trip. It’s very close to the border of South Dakota. Mitchell would be fun, especially as it’s your last name. And it has that crazy Corn Palace. 🙂
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Your journals are stunning. You come across as so disciplined and organised.
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Thanks so much, Albert. Being organized I guess is my strongest suit. In creativity, I have to stretch a lot harder! 🙂
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