Knapp - Find Momo coast to coast: my dog is taking a road trip: can you find him?: another hide-and-seek photography book

Copyright 2015 by Andrew Knapp

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Number: 2014938243

eBook ISBN: 978-1-59474-782-3
Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-59474-762-5

Trade Paperback designed by Andie Reid
Photography by Andrew Knapp
Editorial assistance by Jane Morley
Production management by John J. McGurk

Quirk Books
215 Church Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Adventure occurs when we embrace change.

In November 2013, with the sale of my house finalized and my entire life now contained within an adorable 1977 Volkswagen Westfalia van, I made a decision to expedite change. My border collie, Momo, and I sat in the front seats and left my hometown for a twenty-five-state, five-province tour of North America.

I was geared up to explore and to share Find Momo, my first book. (To recap: Momo became a bit of a sensation a few years back as the star of an Instagram game of hide-and-seek photography.) Throughout our 15,000-mile trip, many guests made themselves comfortable in the VW. But the ideal travel companion was always Momo. He stays close when its cold, keeps watch while its warm, and is completely at peace with a wrong turn or a breakdown.

In this book is a game we love to play with all of you. I hope it will awaken and strengthen your own innate desire to explore. In exploring, we discover; in discovering, we become inspired; and with inspiration, we create. Momo is always leading me to new adventures, new places, new ideas.

This book is a game of hide-and-seek, a record of our exploration, and a review of the journey which was, of course, the destination.

5 TILE: from an abandoned waterpark. CDS: from musicians we met. BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA: picked up at a thrift store. STONES: from Long Island, near Montauk. YELLOW VAN: from our friend Faye in Toronto. BELL: from our friend Katie in Alberta, after the vans horn stopped working. LONE STAR BANDANA: from a lovely fan in Austin, Texas. CLAW: found onshore in western Ontario by our friend Jupiter. SMOKING STINKS BUTTON: from a thrift store. DOG TREATS: I collected so many I had to start giving them away! POCKET KNIFE: from a thrift store in Canada. BROCHURES: from various national parks. BONE: probably deer or moose, found in central Canada by our friend Katie. MANY BUSINESS CARDS: the one thats visible here is from a dentist in San Francisco who pulled my tooth. REBATE COUPON: from Drive-Thru Tree Park in California. VIEW-MASTER: found at an estate sale in Connecticut. BORDER COLLIE FIGURINE: from Rick at Quirk Books in Philly.

(clockwise from top left) At the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA; our friend Cara with Momo in Boston; Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, ME; two views of Acorn Street in Boston

Our van, Mellow, at Portland Head Light; our route; Momo in Portsmouth, NH

NEW ENGLAND

Our coast-to-coast sojourn began on a cold morning in Portland, Maine. As if my northern hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, was sending me a parting gift, I woke up to outdoor temperatures of about 20F (30C). But light from the not-yet-over-the-horizon sun was brightening our motel window, so Momo and I cracked out of bed to check out Portland Head Light at sunrise.

We pulled up to the lighthouse just as the sun peeked over the horizon. We hopped a fence and scaled some rocks and found a neat little hiding spot. Momos white fur glowed orange in the sunlight. I snapped a photo. All right, I said, Lets get out of here. We had a continent to cross.