Part 1 of a cross-country road trip I took from Sept. 27 to Oct 10, 2009. This part shows Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California (Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, Monterey, Big Sur, and Los Angeles).

Video by Nick Meador. Photos by Nick Meador and Gretchen Hageman. Songs by American Bands: Animal Collective, Black Moth Super Rainbow, the Dodos, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, Washed Out, and Fruit Bats.

You can see part 2 here in January.

(Viewing recommendation: Click the fullscreen view button to see the video in full size. Or click “Vimeo” and then click the fullscreen view button to see it in 720p.)

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