The Expedition Plan

Zach plans to take the next year and dedicate it to full travel, and art as a result, starting pieces on location and finishing them back in the studio... below there will soon be links to his short films on these journeys, but for now view the headings to gain insight into Zach's travel plans.

North American Road Trip, United States

Raley plans to begin his year in July, traveling across Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, among other states on a cross-country road trip. He will spend around 1–2 months completing this trip, documenting his journey along the way for his upcoming series of works.

Ghana, Africa

In early September, Raley will take off for Ghana, where he will live for 2 months, traveling and working alongside Sankofa Vision to oversee the installation of multiple boreholes, while also starting his next works and working on his expansion into film. Raley aims to show the world the truth about Ghana, honestly showing its beauty and challenges, as he acknowledges the many misconceptions that Americans and westerners have about the nation and continent as a whole.

Verbier, Switzerland

Finally, Raley will travel to Verbier, Switzerland in February for about 6 weeks, where he will be taking his BASI education, as skiing has been an integral part of Raley's travels in the past. Following this trip, Raley will be dedicating his time to the creation of his next body of work based on the human interactions and honesty of the world he will have observed and traveled by then.