# Beautiful Escape

### Welcome to Beautiful Escape!
My name is Alaina Ann. I spent my twenties and thirties traveling around North America with a few Nikon cameras, mostly capturing photos of national parks and forests. While on the road, my bright purple van named Dandy was often home.

Though I am a bit more settled in one place now, my catalog of photos is quite extensive. This newsletter has become a lovely space to continue sharing moments from my years living mostly outside.

### Why subscribe?
This photography and travel newsletter has been intentionally designed to deliver photos to your inbox, offering a brief and beautiful escape from everyday life. Years ago, I sent similar emails from the road to family and close friends. Consider this an extension of those good morning messages.

### Choose your own adventure!
This newsletter has been broken down into multiple sections. Once subscribed, you will have the opportunity to decide which topics will be delivered to your inbox.

Here’s a look at each section:

**Daily Photo**  
One photo arrives each morning, captured during recent and not so recent travels.

**Weekly Getaway**  
A digital getaway on Wednesdays, with a series of photos from specific trails, parks, forests, or towns.

**Monthly Wallpaper**  
On the first day of each month, expect a nature inspired wallpaper calendar and brief note.

### Difference between free and paid subscriptions.
Every subscriber will receive this (mostly) free newsletter. Only paid subscribers have access to the full archive of previous posts and occasional paid only content.

Paid subscriptions help supplement my photography income, allowing added flexibility to step away from my desk to explore and capture new photos for this newsletter.

### People
[Alaina Ann](https://substack.com/@alainaann?utm_source=about-page)

Sharing photos from my road trips across North America, in a purple van named Dandy. Writing and reflecting on the quiet beauty of a life mostly well lived. 💜