On a recent spring break journey, I drove 3,200 miles across the top the US and Canada—and all I did was take pictures of barns! But the rural country landscape does fascinate me, and I find it particularly compelling to photograph. As I drove across the land, the aesthetics of the structures changed with the landscape. Here is a photographic escapade of the rural journey and what I saw: barns, grain elevators, abandoned homesteads, and more.

Petersburg, North Dakota

Linden Grove, Minnesota

Ely, Minnesota

Meyer Township Schoolhouse, North Dakota

Highway 2, North Dakota

Ray, North Dakota

Geographical Center of North America, Rugby, North Dakota

Moonset, Brockton, Montana

Brockton, Montana

Highway 2, Montana

Highway 2, Montana

Joplin, Montana

East Glacier Park Village, Montana

Sacred Heart Church, Highway 2, Montana

Highway 2, Western Montana

Highway 2, Western Montana

Columbia Lake, British Columbia

Wheatland County, Alberta

Ghost Town of Wayne, Alberta

Ghost Town of Wayne, Alberta

Downtown Calgary, Alberta

Rosedale, Alberta

Empress, Alberta

Jenner, Alberta

Abandoned Atlas Coal Mine, East Coulee, Alberta

Golden Prairie, Saskatchewan

Burstall, Saskatchewan

Burstall, Saskatchewan

Burstall, Saskatchewan

Burstall, Saskatchewan

Burstall, Saskatchewan

South Saskatchewan River at Sandy Point

Richer, Manitoba

Golden Prairie, Saskatchewan

Petroleum Storage Tanks, Broadwiew, Saskatchewan

Griswold, Manitoba

And here was the route: