To accurately translate John McPhee’s text to video two simultaneous projections are utilized. These separate channels focus on two discrete aspects of the landscape alongside Interstate 80, from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA. One, the road cuts and geologic formations, are shot in close-up, detailing the striations and layers of rock that have accumulated for eons. The second channel displays the impact that humans have had on that very same topography, either through mining, commerce, or tourism.