Spending 30 Hours Driving Along the Same Street

Last week I drove with Tim out to San Francisco. If you look at a map you'll notice that you get on Interstate 80 in Chicago and stay on the same road, sans turns, for 2000-plus miles, straight into the Bay Area. It's difficult to get lost. Here's some shots taken along the way.

Nebraska, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Did you know that the second you enter Iowa from Illinois you can see Nebraska off in the distance? The state is that flat. No joke.

Wyoming 2, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Once you lose your Soul in Reno you can find redemption in a gas station parking lot.

Nevada, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Heavy Metal B Sides

Nestled in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood there's an Industrial Oasis that's seemingly easy to miss amongst the chain- retail stores, upscale housing, and intoxicated caucasians. Early Sunday morning I decided to trust the weather man (who claimed the rain had moved out of the area) and get on my bike to explore the crunched up cars and metal scrap piles that form Landscapes of Discards within the Clybourn Corridor. The weather man lied--I got soaked, but I first got these shots.

Crunched, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Piles, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Grab 1, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

I will be making many a trip back to this spot throughout this summer, I reckon.

Put Me In, Coach

Temperatures in the thirties, gusting winds and chance of snow- it must be Opening Day. Here's a few shots taken during various stages of the demolition of Tiger Stadium last Summer.

A Patriotic Tear Down, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

They're Selling Postcards of the Hanging..., originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Center Field, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Tonight We Ride

Lala may be the greatest thing on the World Wide Interhighway, ever. The below photo was taken at a horse race, which has nothing to do with it.

Ponies, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Pleasant Enough All the Same--The Finale

Good People of Chicago, if you are in and around the area of the Museum of Contemporary Art tomorrow, March 17, please stop in to have a final look at the Wild Duck portrait installation. I'll be at the museum from 2 until 8PM giving away the photos to whomever would like one, so please come on by! Also, if you happen to be featured in one of the portraits and would like a print but can't make it down, please contact me and I'll be sure to get you a copy.

Walking and Thawing

La Deliquesce-4, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

La Deliquesce-1, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

This past weekend in Chicago was the first one in Some Time in which you could be outside for an extended period and not feel like you had to mainline coffee just to stay warm. The sunny conditions and warm-ish temperatures provided the perfect conditions for walking around and snapping shots of a city that is just about ready to wake up and look alive again. These photos were taken around and near one of my favorite spots, Montrose Harbor.

La Deliquesce-2, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

It won't be long before foliage fills the trees, boats inhabit the harbor, and the heat and humidity will be so terrible that one feels that they must mainline High Lifes just to stay cool.