golden state blues

This is a series based on growing up along the 1o1.

These are maps based on hours and hours of driving and navigating the many highways that are a distinct part of California’s history and landscape

Monarch butterflies migrate North and South along the 101, and are one of the only true markers of seasonal change during one long endless summer

Spanish Missions dot el camino real and silently hide the graves of thousands of Indigenous people

Endless grass savanna lands with grazing black cows like ants on a hill

And nearly almost as many grapevines

Miles and miles of highway bordered by miles and miles of telephone lines that are more fire hazard than anything else at this point

Hills that sparkle gold as the mustard and poppies bloom

Prisons.