We’re still prematurely wearing through tread on the Porta Hedge’s rear passenger tire. When we stopped this afternoon at a service area on the Pennsylvania Turnpike we realized that the tire was completely bald with white chord showing, so we … Continue reading
Thanks to the invitation of LAUREN EWING, the Porta Hedge and its crew stopped over at a 200-year-old historic farm in Vincennes, Indiana on our way back east. Lauren’s brother Mark Ewing and his wife Rebecca, who own and operate … Continue reading
We had over 300 visitors in the Porta Hedge Friday night during the First Friday gallery event and the chalkboards filled up quickly with autographs, doodles and the occasional observation.
Here are a couple of photos from the Southwest that we shot with our fish eye camera.
Singer songwriter MIKAL SHAPIRO joined the Porta Hedge crew yesterday evening at the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and Baltimore Avenue during Kansas City’s FIRST FRIDAY in the Crossroads Art District. In addition to enjoying Mikal’s performance, visitors were invited to … Continue reading
Upon arriving at our host’s house in Kansas City, we were informed that the neighbor had reported seeing a gang on our host’s front porch a few evenings prior. The neighbor called the police, but no gang was found. We … Continue reading
Believe it or not, the Porta Hedge has been on the road for a month since it started its national tour at the beginning of July. Despite a replaced tire, scorched plants, and bare spots where branches have succumbed to … Continue reading
The Oasis in Colby, Kansas is not just a mirage. With a Starbucks, Baskin Robbins, Quiznos and Chester Fried Chicken, the Oasis has everything weary travelers require to break up the lush monotony of corn and sunflower fields.
Having heard about the man-made brook and aspen grove at Denver’s REI store, we decided to stop in for a visit. The brook and trees were delightful, but the real surprise was on the inside. If you walk through the … Continue reading
The proprietor of the Fish Taco Truck that pulled up behind us on 14th Street in Denver made a compromise with me – he backed up his truck long enough for me to get the Hedge door open (fortunately I … Continue reading
The Porta Hedge is located at 14th Street and Araphoe Street in downtown Denver today. Despite Denver’s honorable initiative, GREENPRINT DENVER, which aspires to plant a million trees in the city (they are currently at 142, 491), the Porta Hedge … Continue reading
After an exhausting drive through the Southwest from Los Angeles to Colorado, we decided to take some R&R at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Castle Rock, Colorado. Wal-Mart provided everything we needed: a free place for the Hedge to stay, … Continue reading
On our return leg across the United States we are looking for locations that could benefit from a Porta Hedge. Particularly, unsightly industrial sites within a few hours of Interstate 70 anywhere between Denver, Colorado and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. If you … Continue reading
Controlled burns limited our visibility on Highway 64 as we approached the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, and the canyon itself was blanketed in haze all morning. Even so, it was evident that the walls of the Grand Canyon … Continue reading
On a more practical note, the Porta Hedge wore out its first tire after only 6,000 miles. Oddly enough, none of the other three tires showed significant wear, so it seems that the worn out tire must have been defective.
The area of Arizona just south of Interstate 40 between Woodruff and Pinta is full of dinosaurs and fossilized trees; this is the home of the PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK. It’s hard to imagine that before the Porta Hedge was … Continue reading
Controlled burns limited our visibility on Highway 64 as we approached the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, and the canyon itself was blanketed in haze all morning. Even so, it was evident that the walls of the Grand Canyon … Continue reading
With frequent controlled burns of the understory, the KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST south of the Grand Canyon has plenty of space between the ponderosa pine for a Porta Hedge stopover. Camping in the National Forest is permitted one quarter mile off … Continue reading
With little to no rainfall and a penchant for exotic plants and architecture, Las Vegas presented itself as an ideal future location for Porta Hedges. We found plenty of locations along Las Vegas Boulevard (the Strip) that would benefit from … Continue reading