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Deep in the heart of Texas

Big Bend National Park photo by Chandler O'Leary

Mexico on the left, Texas on the right.

With all the crazy work I’ve been doin’ lately—and all the rain that this season brings—I really, really needed a vacation. So the Tailor and I took ourselves on a little road trip—way the heck down to the Texas-Mexico border. Yep, we drove 2,200 miles one way, just to be able to stand ten feet from an international border. It’s a pretty amazing feeling, actually.

Big Bend National Park sketch by Chandler O'Leary

We spent most of our time at Big Bend National Park (you know how much of a national park nut I am!), which allowed for plenty of time for sketching—

Big Bend National Park cactus varieties sketch by Chandler O'Leary

—and lots, and lots of desert sun to soak in.

Prickly pear cactus photo by Chandler O'Leary