Photographer Shane Black and two of his friends quit their jobs this past summer to spend two months traveling around the country (and teach photography workshops). It was a trip filled with endless hours cooped up in a van, exploring breathtaking landscapes, sharing stories and laughs, meeting some of the nicest people, making new friends, getting to meet old friends from around the country, and sharing our love of photography with others.

As he traveled to different places, Black created a time lapse video at each location to document the whole trip. In total, the guys visited 32 states, spent time in 13 national and state parks, and drove nearly 13,000 miles.