Welcome to TheAmericanWest.org

On April 1, 2007 I left behind almost everything I ever owned and all that I never wanted to and hit the road full-time, in an effort to chronicle America's vanishing West.

Somewhere along the way in my over 20 years of travels, I crossed paths with photographer Cheyenne Rouse, who I found had an equal passion for documenting the disappearaing people, places, and culture of this extarordinary landscape through both lens and pen.

Today, with over a million miles of gravel, red dirt, concrete and pavement behind us and between us, I like to think wev'e come to know and understand the American West and all it encompasses as well as any two people could.

Because of our shared appreciation for all things Western, we thought it made sense to join talents at shows and on these pages, in an effort to introduce you to land we love, through two very different sets of eyes.

Happy trails and may you always find one more "river to ride."