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Jan 1, 2026: Interesting post on Instagram’s year-end memo. The future returns to the individual—there’s never been a better time to have your own …

Jan 1, 2026: It’s January 1, which means it’s time to grab your 2026 Campfire Permit. You need one to have a campfire or use a gas/propane stove on …

Jan 1, 2026: My wife Jen launched her new travel blog today at JenWiles.com! She has most 2025 trips & photos posted and will slowly add in prior years, too. …

Jan 1, 2026: Dinner in Malawi - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 31, 2025: I imported 1600+ instagram posts to rsjon.es today. Fun to see so many old photos, and I’m excited to re-live more memories via my new On This …

Dec 31, 2025: I spent a few minutes this morning following some more bluesky friends on micro.blog. Looking forward to seeing more posts in 2026.

Dec 31, 2025: Buying local fruit in Malawi - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 30, 2025: Hoping to put this to good use in 2026, starting in January.

Dec 30, 2025: A killer app feature on micro.blog would be a way to import facebook and instagram posts. Imagine being able to consolidate all of that into one site. …

Dec 30, 2025: A berry by any other name would smell as sweet - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 29, 2025: Ready to make an entrance - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure

Dec 28, 2025: BTS: Stuck in mud after a rainy morning at a campground in Zambia OTD last year. I was in the truck bed with others to offer some weight for traction …

Dec 28, 2025: Jen finished putting together her list of quests for her new travel blog this morning. Now she’s reviewing my own list of quests to see which …

Dec 28, 2025: Street market along the Great East Road in Zambia - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 27, 2025: Made it out last night to celebrate Wren Day at our local fav brewery, Wren Südhalle, which also included celebrating my last hours of restrictions …

Dec 27, 2025: Getting closer and closer to launching Jen’s new travel blog… One of Micro.blog’s cool “hidden” features is the Notes …

Dec 27, 2025: When your overlanding rig breaks down on an African highway for seven hours and you need to swap vehicles - OTD during last year’s 100-day …

Dec 25, 2025: Christmas at Victoria Falls - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure

Dec 24, 2025: Can I get some personal space, I’m trying to nap - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 24, 2025: My wife Jen just signed up for her own micro.blog account, which she’ll primarily use for travel-related posts. We had started her on Kirby using a …

Dec 23, 2025: Big congrats to Eric for completing his quest to visit all 63 “named” National Parks in the US!

Dec 23, 2025: An unexpected guest at happy hour - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 23, 2025: Welp, due to complications after my surgery, we officially pulled the plug on our Louisiana roadtrip this weekend—the final trip cancellation of 2025. …

Dec 23, 2025: Thanks to Lou Plummer’s incredible resource, the App Addict blog, I finally found a backup utility called Parachute for my icloud photos library. My …

Dec 22, 2025: Cool as a cat - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure

Dec 21, 2025: We finally bought a decent digital tv antenna to get over-the-air broadcasts, and I have to admit, it’s been really great to watch some football this …

Dec 21, 2025: In need of a dentist - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 20, 2025: Sharing leftovers with locals in Botswana - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure

Dec 18, 2025: TFW your local brewery drops off a little care package before your heart procedure… How thoughtful! 🙏

Dec 17, 2025: How to Not Get Hit by Cars: important lessons in Bicycle Safety is a good guide for new cyclists.

Dec 17, 2025: Christmas tree? Nah, we live in the Sonoran Desert, so it’s Christmas Saguaro here in Arizona. 🌵 Ours is adorned with travel ornaments.

Dec 16, 2025: Express lane

Dec 16, 2025: Curious as to how we travel so often, even with the confines of a government job? I finally got around to writing about the various strategies we use …

Dec 15, 2025: Waving hi near Sani Pass in Lesotho - from OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure

Dec 14, 2025: Let’s Beer - from OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure

Dec 14, 2025: Just a reminder that if you’re planning on visiting some US National Parks or federal fee-based public lands in 2026, it’s a great time to …

Dec 13, 2025: Jungle gym - from OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 13, 2025: If you’re interested in checking out some breweries and taprooms in your city, Pub Pass isn’t a bad way to get started. The passport book …

Dec 12, 2025: Giraffe party - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure

Dec 12, 2025: Initial trip plans for 2026 If you know my wife and I at all, you know that we’re constantly scheming about upcoming trips. For us, it’s all about squeezing out as much vacation …

Dec 10, 2025: Quick shout-out to @lmika for his great Postlist plugin for micro.blog. I’m using it to display all the posts from my latest trip, in …

Dec 10, 2025: An elephant with a drinking problem - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 9, 2025: Our first African wildlife - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 9, 2025: This was our last flight on Southwest before their big policy changes. No more checking in exactly 24hrs prior, or lining up in numerical order, or …

Dec 9, 2025: Did some solid work on my US Counties quest, marking off 51 total counties (dark green) and revisiting a bunch of others (lighter green). I finished …

Dec 9, 2025: Our final stop before the ATL airport was Arches Brewing, part of the Atlanta Utility Works family. That’s a wrap on the road trip fun, folks! Back to …

Dec 9, 2025: We also made it to Rock Eagle Effigy Mound, Hawk Rock’s more notable sister site. Its design was a bit more pronounced, and I was surprised at the …

Dec 9, 2025: Today was primarily about driving back to Atlanta to fly home, but we did make a few stops along the way. One of those was Rock Hawk Effigy Mound …

Dec 8, 2025: We enjoyed our stop at Crooked Finger Brewing. Beer was okay, but the brisket nachos were quite tasty and the conversation with locals was good.

Dec 8, 2025: Not sure why, but this is the third brewery we’ve been to on this short trip that featured a payphone. 🤔

Dec 8, 2025: Floating trees

Dec 8, 2025: We stopped by the site of Charles Lindbergh’s first solo flight, as it was just down the road. Not exactly a fan, but a historic site nonetheless.

Dec 8, 2025: Finally made it to Providence Canyon, after missing it on a few prior trips. Quite the vista! Probably the most scenic thing we’ve visited on the …

Dec 8, 2025: Our first stop today was the Kolomoki Mounds archaeological site, home to one of the largest ceremonial mounds in the US, and perhaps the most …

Dec 8, 2025: We had a blast catching up with Grant and Bonnie of Wander-Filled Life at DEEP Brewing in Tallahassee on Sat (always fun to catch travel friends away …

Dec 7, 2025: I unintentionally surpassed the 600 craft brewery mark on untappd during this trip. Looks like I’m at 5911 unique beers, too. After finishing the …

Dec 7, 2025: I finished up my remaining unvisited counties in Florida today—my 12th fully completed state. I have another 10 states with less than 6 counties …

Dec 7, 2025: Saved this for the end of the night. Kinda expected more though, tbh…

Dec 7, 2025: Back road night views

Dec 7, 2025: Stopped by T-Vélo Brewing in Thomasville, GA today. Nice little place with a great patio that would have been fun in better weather.

Dec 7, 2025: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure

Dec 7, 2025: I need to write a longer post about our visit to El Weirdo Brewing yesterday. But I’m going to offer this up right now. This old payphone behind the …

Dec 7, 2025: I marked off Florida on my State Capitol Buildings quest. I have just 3 left, 2 of which I’ll likely visit later this month. This one is about as …

Dec 7, 2025: Yesterday, we visited the John Gorrie State Museum to pay homage to the inventor of the ice machine, later recognized as an early step towards air …

Dec 6, 2025: This part of Florida sure loves ‘em some possum…

Dec 6, 2025: We visited Florida’s highest waterfall today. Definitely an unusual one—worth a quick stop! Some additional photos

Dec 6, 2025: We missed the festival, but still stopped for the World’s Largest Peanut.

Dec 5, 2025: When you come across a place called Museum of Wonder, billed as the “World’s First Drive-Thru Museum,” which boasts free admission …

Dec 5, 2025: We visited the 200 replica Terra Cotta Soldiers at Troy University, the largest such collection outside of China. They were arranged in various …

Dec 5, 2025: We started the day at the National Infantry Museum. Military museums aren’t really my thing, but they’re always very well done, and this one was no …

Dec 5, 2025: Checked out Folklore Brewing this evening. Not great, but not bad.

Dec 5, 2025: A motto for so many of our road trips these days—especially this one. 🤪

Dec 5, 2025: I finally made it to the infamous Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise, Alabama. It’s the only monument erected to an agricultural pest! Weird, right? …

Dec 5, 2025: Dothan’s Golden Peanut - there are no fewer than 100 peanut sculptures to find in Dothan and surrounding communities (yes, of course I have the list).

Dec 5, 2025: The Smallest City Block in the World (allegedly), here in Dothan, Alabama.

Dec 5, 2025: Reflection of the ruins of St Paul’s Church in Macau - from OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 5, 2025: Today is our 10-year anniversary. Over that time, Jen & I have visited: 5 continents 55 countries 50 states 5 US territories 277 national park …

Dec 4, 2025: Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor at night - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 4, 2025: Our third attempt at a brewery after landing in Georgia found us at Scofflaw Brewing in Columbus, with dinner from Moe’s BBQ next door.

Dec 4, 2025: Another installment of *Always Choose the Window Seat* It’s always fun to fly over the Lower Salt River, our summer oasis on the edge of Phoenix. Here’s what my paddling stretch looks like, from west to …

Dec 3, 2025: Hong Kong bamboo scaffolding - OTD from last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 2, 2025: Liberty Square Archway and the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 2, 2025: Had an impromptu breakfast with a buddy this morning, and decided we should do a quick hike afterwards. It’s been awhile since I’ve been …

Dec 1, 2025: Thanks to Justin Searls for releasing POSSE Party, which will crosspost your blog posts to a bunch of social media platforms—freeing you from their …

Dec 1, 2025: November 2025 in 10 photos It’s that time again—another month in the books. Here was my November 2025 in 10 photos: More cardiology appointments, and hopefully, a long-term …

Dec 1, 2025: Watching the Duel in the Desert at some ungodly hour while sick in bed in Taiwan - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.

Dec 1, 2025: If you’ve followed along on our misadventures in replacing our windows and getting shutters, you may recall that the entire fiasco was to …

Dec 1, 2025: “Wait for a while”

Nov 30, 2025: I looked back in my photo library to post today’s OTD photo from our 100-day adventure last year, only to discover that I took exactly zero …

Nov 30, 2025: Just renewed my membership at SunDevilSource. I’ve been a paid member for 232 months now (and I was a member of competing ASU forum communities …

Nov 30, 2025: Quite happy with this vehicle-specific magsafe phone mount by Course Motorsports. We’ve always struggled to find a second phone mount for …

Nov 30, 2025: I recently bought a vacuum sealer for sous vide and freezing meat, and damn I can’t believe I waited so long to buy one. Also added a dedicated sous …

Nov 29, 2025: Taipei - OTD during our 100-day adventure.

Nov 28, 2025: Today concludes ten seasons of ASU football games with Jen - Go Devils!

Nov 28, 2025: Old meets new - OTD during last year’s 100 day adventure.

Nov 27, 2025: Coffeeneuring 2025 roundup This is the first year we took the Coffeeneuring Challenge seriously enough to actually complete it. For the unacquainted, coffeeneuring involves: …

Nov 27, 2025: Snowy Seoul, OTD during last year’s 100 Day Adventure.

Nov 26, 2025: Grabbed some new ASU gear before Friday’s Territorial Cup game. Go Devils!

Nov 26, 2025: We’re plotting out next week’s road trip around Georgia, Alabama, & Florida…and I realized we’ll likely pass close to …

Nov 26, 2025: South Korea - OTD during last year’s 100 Day Adventure.

Nov 26, 2025: I’m going to start a little “On This Day” photo challenge to repost one photo per day from last year’s big 100 Day Adventure …

Nov 24, 2025: It’s been a decade since I’ve had a desktop document scanner, and it’s time to remedy that. I’m looking at the ScanSnap …

Nov 24, 2025: Well, usually ChatGPT is, at best, a mixed bag. Far too often it’s simply full of shit. But I have to admit that this chat REALLY helped me—by …

Nov 23, 2025: It was rainy yesterday, so we rode our old REI ebikes over to our local brewery for some pregame “tailgating” before watching last …

Nov 22, 2025: Thanks to micro.blog, I’ve been much more active posting on my own website. In fact, I just passed the 1000 post mark here on rsjon.es. On …

Nov 22, 2025: Do Future You a favor and spend 3 minutes to log some info when you buy a new kitchen appliance or electronics—snag the pdf of the manual, add your …

Nov 22, 2025: I just switched to annual billing on micro.blog—hadn’t realized that was an option until today. Also noticed gift memberships for micro.one; I’ve got …

Nov 20, 2025: I have a couple of friends who are beginning full-time nomadic life next month. One of their first destinations is southern New Mexico, so I spent …

Nov 20, 2025: Breakfast in the ‘hood.

Nov 20, 2025: We’re at the hospital early this rainy morning for a colonoscopy—luckily, for my wife and not me 😜 (though I’m due for a repeat soon). There’s little …

Nov 16, 2025: Added a bonus 8th ride for #coffeeneuring2025 over to WhereUBean Coffee. We sat outside to enjoy the nice weather and avoid having to find a good spot …

Nov 15, 2025: Not a fan of these morning kickoffs—there’s no fun in getting up in the dark to tailgate. But at least it’s gorgeous 72° weather.

Nov 14, 2025: Took a longer bike ride this morning up to Hillside Spot Cafe for breakfast and a coffee for ride 7 of #coffeeneuring2025. This technically completes …

Nov 12, 2025: Rode my bike over to my favorite neighborhood creosote bush. Just look at this glorious thing—it’s HUGE!

Nov 12, 2025: With the shutdown coming to a close and my travel restrictions lifted for now, we’re finally back to road trip planning. We’re using some …

Nov 11, 2025: Is there anyone that might be thinking of flying Fly Dubai before 1/26/2026? If so, I have $120 in trip credits we may be able transfer to to you.

Nov 11, 2025: 12 photos of bush plane landings in remote Alaskan parks and preserves We’ve visited some rather remote parks and preserves in Alaska to complete my Treasured Places quest, many of which required chartering a bush flight …

Nov 11, 2025: A short history of pranks Some memorable pranks that were played at Staples when I worked there back in high school and college.

Nov 10, 2025: On This Day in 2018, with the help of a dozen or so of my friends, my wife arranged for a special birthday message for me during an ASU game. What a …

Nov 10, 2025: We rode over to Cotta Nostra, a new-to-us matcha/coffee place, for ride 6 of #coffeeneuring2025, then enjoyed our coffee at the adjacent pond.

Nov 9, 2025: Another enjoyable Friendsgiving in the books. 🍗🍽️🍺

Nov 9, 2025: Matt says: The most powerful button on social media is “Delete Draft.” I disagree. The most powerful button is “Log Out.”

Nov 8, 2025: Yep!

Nov 8, 2025: I made it down to Arizona Wilderness Brewing on RoRo for my birthday beer! A special 52oz stein pour—I chose Moving Buddies, a hazy IPA collab with …

Nov 8, 2025: Finally got doctor clearance for a desert walk in South Mountain Park. Man it felt good to get back out on the dirt. 🥾🌵

Nov 7, 2025: What’s been your favorite purchase so far in 2025? I think mine has been this pen. It was a rare splurge, but I really enjoy using it and it’ll last …

Nov 6, 2025: We officially rescheduled next week’s trip to El Salvador/Honduras until February—another casualty of the shutdown.

Nov 6, 2025: Don’t be defined by what entertainment you consume. Be defined by what you do, what you accomplish, who you help, and what dent you make—not what …

Nov 6, 2025: I feel like I’m finally making progress with these doctor appointments, so I decided to celebrate on the way home and pop by the new Fuzzbot Brewing …

Nov 5, 2025: After seeing some friends discussing retirement destinations they were considering, I decided to write up how we approached that decision. It’s …

Nov 5, 2025: Enjoyed this hour-long PBS documentary on the Rails to Trails movement.

Nov 3, 2025: Rode over to the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for coffee with my mom as ride 5 for #coffeeneuring2025. Forgot to take a photo of said beverage, but here …

Oct 31, 2025: Scored all this candy while trick-or-treating tonight. 💪

Oct 31, 2025: Micro.blog improvements I’d like to see Micro.blog is an indieweb platform I use as an interesting melding of blogging and social media. I’m a big fan of its approach to an online presence. …

Oct 31, 2025: I hid a small bin with all my SSDs in it when we traveled last. It was a new hiding spot that I thought was much better than my old spot. I cannot, …

Oct 29, 2025: This must be where Oreos come from

Oct 29, 2025: Killing off an old project today. RIP BetterAdventures.Club. Great memories—I still gets the feels. Started its predecessor (my first sole …

Oct 29, 2025: If you’ve followed along on our window replacement that began back in July, we’re still waiting for a replacement one to be installed. Looks like the …

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Oct 29, 2025: Today is a good day to check with your friends, family, and neighbors about whether they’ll be affected by the SNAP cuts and seeing how you can …

Oct 27, 2025: What happens when you turn a national monument into a billboard? JP posted about a video explainer on billboard advertising, which immediately conjured up the image of a billboard in the now-defunct Papago Saguaro …

Oct 26, 2025: We grabbed coffee at the Buzzed Goat this morning for #coffeeneuring2025 ride 4 of 7, using our new folding ebikes. Bummed we somehow forgot to take a …

Oct 24, 2025: Action inspires hope, not the other way around.

Oct 24, 2025: Ebiking as cheating Last week, someone in a car with a road bike strapped to its hitch drove past and yelled “you’re cheating!” as I was riding my ebike along the bike …

Oct 24, 2025: Along the Great East Road in Zambia.

Oct 24, 2025: We circled tomorrow’s ASU football game as a prime day for an extended tailgating session (aka, even longer than the 5hrs we usually devote), …

Oct 23, 2025: Today’s #Coffeeneuring ride 3 of 7 was trying out the Kolache Cafe and grabbing a simple coffee. It’s my first time trying kolache—I had a …

Oct 22, 2025: Finally updated my NPS Affiliated Areas quest to reflect my summer visit to Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site. Only 3 …

Oct 22, 2025: It’s raining in Phoenix again this morning…which is great. But damn, let’s get some of this precip later in the winter so we can snag a great …

Oct 21, 2025: 🤔

Oct 19, 2025: Helluva upset win over undefeated #7 Texas Tech yesterday! After dominating the entire game, we nearly gave up the win at the end with some special …

Oct 18, 2025: With an earlier than usual 1pm kickoff, it was a breakfast tailgate today. (yes our lot opens promptly at 6am 😜)

Oct 17, 2025: Soft evening light, from a night paddle #OTD in 2022. These shots feel like a painting to me.

Oct 17, 2025: Ten pointless facts about me Providing my own answers to a set of question prompts I’ve seen bouncing around the indieweb, perhaps with a bit more snark and detail than …

Oct 16, 2025: After an expedited research phase and a quick test ride today, we snagged matching Lectric XP4 750 folding e-bikes, in blue (see pic) and black. These …

Oct 16, 2025: I heard it through the Grapevine… #OTD 2018

Oct 15, 2025: Layers #OTD 2018

Oct 15, 2025: Spiky desertlands. #OTD 2018

Oct 15, 2025: We’re in the market for folding e-bikes, primarily to use on multi-purpose paths, dirt or gravel forest roads, and rail-to-trail routes during trips. …

Oct 14, 2025: Reflections from #OTD 2018

Oct 13, 2025: Sneaking in a second #coffeeneuring ride this week, snagging a Black Caddis baltic porter at Südhalle. #coffeeneuring2025

Oct 13, 2025: Met some friends for lunch at Formation Brewing (just off Roosevelt Row), currently in its soft opening. Huge space (this photo does it no justice), …

Oct 13, 2025: The road to adventure

Oct 12, 2025: Just published a short new post on ye olde website: There is an inescapable truth to social media feeds: the more you add to the firehose, the less …

Oct 12, 2025: Always get the window seat, part 27382

Oct 12, 2025: Sandal in the sand.

Oct 12, 2025: I’ve been down for the count for almost three weeks now, but am venturing out today on a short bike ride for a fall beverage (Spaten Oktoberfest) to …

Oct 11, 2025: It’s a rainy morning here in Phoenix—one of several we get this week—and it’s been lovely to sit with the windows open. It’s been a …

Oct 9, 2025: We’ve had to reconfigure our travel plans after a wave of summer trip cancellations. Here’s what we’re looking at, so far. I’d …

Oct 9, 2025: Snake River #OTD in 2018.

Oct 4, 2025: Looks like there were some nice colors up on Grand Mesa this fall. Funny enough, I’m tentatively planning a “reunion” camping trip to that area with a …

Oct 4, 2025: Expecting centralized moderation on Bluesky seems futile, as its entire reason for existing is to avoid such moderation decisions. It feels a bit like …

Oct 4, 2025: Our monthly water bill during the hot Phoenix summer A quick look at our August 2025 residential water use and resulting bill during the hot Phoenix summer—a tiny data point in the larger discussion …

Oct 3, 2025: Take 5's oil change reminder scam Take 5 Oil Change uses a scammy dark pattern to trick customers into getting an unnecessary oil change by listing a deceptive mileage figure on their …

Oct 3, 2025: Breakfast tacos and convenience purchases “Breakfast tacos?” It’s a text I sometimes wake up to, sent by my buddy Wayne while I’m still sleeping. It’s a call to get together to catch up, or …

Oct 2, 2025: Why we won’t visit San Francisco again Last week we made a weekend trip to San Francisco. It was sort of a bust. That’s unexpected, as SF has traditionally been my most favorite city to …

Oct 2, 2025: When you stop by for a beer and you get a free slice of cheesecake because the bar staff has some extra in back…

Sep 28, 2025: Spent the afternoon reworking our travel plans, given the cancellation of tomorrow’s trip. Shifting some things, but got an alternative on the …

Sep 28, 2025: If any of my friends are interested in a camping weekend at Anza-Borrego Desert SP, we’ll be there in mid-March. Message me to coordinate.

Sep 25, 2025: Doing some more road trip planning. The black circles are some potential areas I might be driving through soon. Any attractions or stops you think …

Sep 25, 2025: First thoughts on our Cotopaxi Allpa 35L travel packs A quick review after two long weekend trips with Cotopaxi Allpa 35L travel packs.

Sep 24, 2025: When you do a bedtime shot with your wife…(but it’s actually just nighttime cold & flu medicine because you’ve both been sick all damn week).

Sep 20, 2025: Found an ASU game watching party here in San Francisco 🙌 #GoDevils

Sep 19, 2025: Did our first driverless Waymo ride here in SF (weird, since Waymo’s training facility was near our house in Phx). Impressed with how well it …

Sep 18, 2025: My wife and I are flying to San Francisco for the weekend. It will be an unusual trip for us—the first time we’ve flown to a US city together …

Sep 16, 2025: ShadeMap.app is a useful map that simulates sun shadows for any time and place on Earth, along with the total amount of sun it receives over the …

Sep 14, 2025: We were traveling during the home opener, so yesterday’s ASU football game was our first of the season. It also marks the start of my 39th …

Sep 14, 2025: Just posted: My summer in 10 photos.

Sep 13, 2025: Piggybacking on @birming’s post onturning a problem into a perk, I wrote about how I’ve gotten some good out of a bad situation by …

Sep 13, 2025: I ran across this post from March outlining the trips we expected to take this year while looking for something else. Of the 8 listed as …

Sep 12, 2025: I’ve been prepping our tailgating stuff for tomorrow, our first home ASU game of the season, and was reminded of how we met the rest of our …

Sep 11, 2025: Visiting the Flight 93 National Memorial Nine days ago, we visited the Flight 93 National Memorial, the site of the plane that crashed en route to the Capitol Building on September 11th, …

Sep 11, 2025: We had to cancel some camping plans with friends to book this upcoming “flyover state” trip, which brought me to the cancellation page on …

Sep 11, 2025: We use our own travel management system that I built in Notion many years ago for collecting all of the relevant info, confirmations, files, links, …

Sep 10, 2025: We just booked another trip to Nebraska, and I’m not sure what’s happened to us. 🤣

Sep 8, 2025: The Pro Football Hall of Fame Our first stop on Sunday morning was the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. I enjoyed my visit back in 2013, but Jen hadn’t yet been. She’s a Lions …

Sep 7, 2025: Stopped for a beverage on our way to the airport. Picked the best rated brewery we could find in the region, which is in downtown Cleveland. Had …

Sep 7, 2025: Arrived at our last planned stop of the trip: Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This marks Jen’s 394th national park unit (of 433). After two plus …

Sep 6, 2025: A few shots from Port Clinton. Posting this tiny lighthouse in case I adopt a “lighthouse in every state” quest. Also, I love this little free …

Sep 6, 2025: National Parks that usually involve a ferry ride In which I reflect on national park units predominantly accessed by ferry.

Sep 5, 2025: We visited the River Raisin National Battlefield Park today, which features a nice new visitor & education center, which is good because there’s …

Sep 5, 2025: Stopped by a couple breweries, and even managed to enjoy me some Broccoli 🥦 (one of my fav hazies)

Sep 5, 2025: We (somewhat unexpectedly 😂) found ourselves heading into Indiana last night. This morning, we stopped by some local “attractions:” the site of the …

Sep 4, 2025: Today we visited James A Garfield National Historic Site—famous for the Front Porch campaign, as well as serving as the first “presidential library.” …

Sep 4, 2025: With yesterday’s park visits, Jen now has less than 10% remaining on her national parks quest (391/433), with three more park visits likely before we …

Sep 3, 2025: I had some questions during the baseball game, so I texted my buddy Jeff.

Sep 3, 2025: Had an unexpectedly good time at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park for Jen’s MLB Ballparks quest. Such an intimate stadium! So far, I’ve only seen home wins.

Sep 3, 2025: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site was our second stop today. The portage essentially functioned as a “canal lock” for raising the …

Sep 3, 2025: Our first stop today was Johnstown Flood National Memorial, the location of a major dam disaster that killed more than 2200 local residents due to the …

Sep 3, 2025: Tucked away near the railroad tracks on the edge of the small Pennsylvania town of Lilly lies a memorial to the time local residents kicked the KKK …

Sep 3, 2025: An adequately funded National Park Service sure would have made our visits better today. Both visitor centers are now closed for multiple days each …

Sep 3, 2025: We’re roughly halfway thru the trip, with our general route in red. My county map is rather convoluted, given how this trip overlaps with where I went …

Sep 2, 2025: Stopped at a beer bar next to our hotel tonight to plot out the next few days. We’re one full day ahead now, which means we can hopefully tackle two …

Sep 2, 2025: Our next stop was Fort Necessity National Battlefield, where George Washington (then fighting for the British) got his ass handed to him by the French …

Sep 2, 2025: Our second destination today was Friendship Hill, the home of Albert Gallatin, often regarded as “America’s Swiss Founding Father.” He was the longest …

Sep 2, 2025: En route to our morning destination, we passed through Moundsville, WV. “There’s got to be a mound here, let’s go find it,” I said. And a few mins …

Sep 2, 2025: Welp, I’m falling further and further behind on trip photos. No surprise, as we’re planning as we go and packing in a lot, and I’d like to write a bit …

Sep 2, 2025: We visited the Hopewell Culture NHP yesterday, which was one of the two remaining UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the US that Jen hadn’t yet visited. …

Sep 1, 2025: The hometown of General Sheridan.

Sep 1, 2025: Bank burglars beware.

Sep 1, 2025: Just a boy and his dog… BOTH DEAD 😵😂

Aug 31, 2025: One of my fav pastimes while traveling is figuring out “how many stickers I’ve been to” at breweries we visit. I played against the brewer’s mom …

Aug 31, 2025: Peace out, Cincy! We’re back to Dayton, stopping in at Branch & Bone Artisan Ales, plotting tomorrow’s agenda.

Aug 31, 2025: It was then on to a much more sobering experience: the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Lucky us, it happened to be a free admission day! …

Aug 31, 2025: We then caught the Reds-Cardinals game to mark Cincy off Jen’s MLB ballparks quest.

Aug 31, 2025: Then it was off to William Howard Taft National Historic Site, park unit 384 of 433 for Jen. I had forgotten about this crazy long sign at the visitor …

Aug 31, 2025: First stop today was Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument. Gen Young was an impressive individual; I had forgotten that he was also the …

Aug 31, 2025: Saturday was a full travel day, with what seemed like an especially long flight to Cleveland, then a ridiculous car rental fiasco, then a quick stop …

Aug 30, 2025: ID/passport, wallet, phone, and glasses—the only things you actually need to travel. You can solve most problems with those. We always remind …

Aug 29, 2025: Six random photos of bikes from my photo library 1 - Malawi (Africa) 2 - Mackinac Island (MI) 3 - Beatty (NV) 4 - Superstition Wilderness boundary …

Aug 29, 2025: Commenting on domain names with a buddy and was reminded of why I killed off my outdoors/travel blog a number of years ago.

Aug 29, 2025: Waiting for the 24-hour mark to check in for my Southwest flight tomorrow—presumably the last time I’ll do this. I don’t fly Southwest …

Aug 28, 2025: My local brewery just got in some new to-go cans for Oktoberfest… 😳🍻

Aug 28, 2025: 🏕️ The REI Labor Day sale ends this weekend. If you’re camping curious, here’s a short list of what to buy at the sale. (Also, please feel …

Aug 28, 2025: Forgot to mention that I completed my A State Park in Each State quest during last weekend’s Nebraska trip. I’ve now wrapped up 29 of my …

Aug 27, 2025: Black bear, brown bear, polar bear, and…Irish bear? One of our favorite travel purchases of the last year were several handheld fans. We bought them for our 100-day Adventure, figuring we might want …

Aug 27, 2025: Next trip: Ohio & Western PA nat’l parks We’re heading out this weekend for eight days in Ohio and Pennsylvania, with the primary goal of marking off 11 national park units for Jen. We fly …

Aug 27, 2025: Flickr was one of my all-time favorite social networks. It wasn’t “social media,” but still part of that early period of social networking, before …

Aug 27, 2025: On this day in 2012, I visited… the “Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota,” which is the World’s Largest rolled by a single …

Aug 27, 2025: Circling back on our new foldable travel cooler, I’d like to report that it worked GREAT. It folds small, stays rigid in the car, and keeps …

Aug 27, 2025: Summit Hut, a beloved Tucson outdoor retailer for over 50 years, is permanently closing due to insurmountable business challenges.

Aug 27, 2025: I really like this “bullet point travelogue” that @chadkoh posted. I’m terrible at posting detailed trip reports, so something like …

Aug 26, 2025: I stopped by AAA today to grab a few maps for this weekend’s trip and snagged this road atlas for only $8.

Aug 26, 2025: Somehow I managed to finish #Blaugust2025 already! 31 posts this month. Many of which were “On This Day” photo posts from previous years.

Aug 26, 2025: Dark Patterns + It's Always DNS... Being of the web domain owning type, I naturally use a variety of custom email techniques to make life easier. One of these ways is having an email …

Aug 26, 2025: I think traversing the Sandhills region was our consensus favorite part of our Nebraska trip. It’s a subtlety beautiful area, and one we’ve heard …

Aug 26, 2025: AI clones of my book on Amazon It looks like there are still nearly a dozen obvious AI clones of my kayaking guidebook on Amazon. Each of them features: an improbable title (often …

Aug 25, 2025: Here comes the haboob!! I rode my bike here, so guess I’ll be staying for another round or two 🍻 edit: and…it’s officially blocked out …

Aug 25, 2025: Our central Nebraska weekend trip was a clear success. We had more fun than anticipated and saw a huge chunk of the state—collecting 44 counties in …

Aug 25, 2025: Quintessential rural Nebraska

Aug 25, 2025: Too many photos of Carhenge Behold Carhenge, a highlight of the trip!

Aug 25, 2025: Curve before curve

Aug 25, 2025: This shopping center mural was basically the first thing that we stopped at after getting our rental car in Grand Island, and yeah—we saw lots of …

Aug 25, 2025: A fav stop was the (recently burned) Nebraska National Forest. The origin story of this place is wild—basically, a local professor convinced Teddy …

Aug 25, 2025: Jen would not let me spend $10 to laugh at the displays at the creationist dinosaur museum in Broken Bow. I still feel a bit cheated.

Aug 25, 2025: We toured the Genoa Indian Industrial School, which was modeled after the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School that we recently visited in central …

Aug 25, 2025: We visited a petrified wood art museum in Ogallala, Nebraska. It’s crazy that these framed art pieces and music boxes are made completely from …

Aug 25, 2025: Trapped inside. (Exeter, NE)

Aug 25, 2025: There’s a bar & live music venue in Ogallala, Nebraska called Driftwood, and they have this cool large guitar made from driftwood over their …

Aug 24, 2025: Business really picked up after they tweaked the name from Dickie Diddles.

Aug 24, 2025: Fred’s Flying Circus

Aug 24, 2025: Scott, Lookout! Tower…is missing its platform. This fire lookout tower burned recently. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 24, 2025: On trail(s). 🏷️25.08A

Aug 24, 2025: Have you really truly been to Nebraska if you haven’t toured a sod house? This one was at the Sand Hills Journey Scenic Byway Visitor Center near …

Aug 23, 2025: My Nebraska County map is looking pretty good after day 2! I surpassed the 50% completion mark, which was my primary questing goal for the trip. We’ll …

Aug 23, 2025: North Platte is very proud of its connection to Buffalo Bill, so we stopped by his Scouts Rest Ranch, which is now a state historical park. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 23, 2025: Jen and I realized tonight that we’ve been to all 50 states together on trips, a fact that hadn’t occurred to us before. That’s not too shabby for ten …

Aug 23, 2025: Oregon Trail marker in front of a cornfield. Approaching peak Nebraska. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 23, 2025: We stopped in Arthur today to see its 3 claims to fame: what was the smallest county courthouse in America (while operational), the only straw-bale …

Aug 23, 2025: We caught the last bit of sunset over the Platte River tonight. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 23, 2025: It’s not the Fourd Seasons, but we did manage to snake a free stay at the Crown Plaza tonight. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 23, 2025: We did the Golden Spike Tower tour at Bailey Yard—the world’s largest rail yard—in North Platte. I’m not a train guy, but I think I’ve been to most …

Aug 23, 2025: Plotting today’s general route during breakfast. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 23, 2025: Is this the Nebraskan Cowboy equivalent of a sock over the dorm room doorknob? We didn’t go any further to investigate… 🏷️25.08A

Aug 23, 2025: Really enjoyed our stop at Second Chapter Brewing in Ogallala. The brewery took over the old city library location and really nailed the theme. What a …

Aug 23, 2025: Perhaps my favorite thing about the Nebraska landscape is the sunflowers—both farmed and wild. So of course we poked around a sunflower field for a …

Aug 22, 2025: Made some good progress on ye ol’ county map today (dark green counties). Only need 6 more to hit the 50% mark (my interim goal for each of the 50 …

Aug 22, 2025: The Knight Museum & Sandhills Center in Alliance, Nebraska is among the very best small town museums I’ve visited. Well worth the price of …

Aug 22, 2025: Today’s highlight was probably finally making it to Carhenge—perhaps the last “premier” roadside attraction on my list. Lots of photos to go through; …

Aug 22, 2025: Ending the day at a local craft brewery near tonight’s hotel in Alliance. Not sure how many photos we’ll get posted tonight—it’s been a long day of …

Aug 22, 2025: Made the pilgrimage to Runza for this Nebraska classic. Hmm. I get why this is a midwestern thing, but I think once was enough. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 22, 2025: I had no idea there were cattle phonebooks. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 22, 2025: Well, I have clearly been misled… 🏷️25.08A

Aug 22, 2025: I hate to be critical, but Nebraska rest areas could really use an upgrade. At least a roll of toilet paper would be helpful. 🏷️25.08A

Aug 21, 2025: Three Grand Island airport observations: ticketing, security, baggage claim, and rental car booths are all in the same room there was an RV parked …

Aug 21, 2025: It’s my first time flying out of Mesa-Gateway airport. OHSO Brewing offered us roadie red solo cups so we could bring beer to our gate, which feels a …

Aug 21, 2025: Our weekend trip to central Nebraska A weekend trip to Grand Island, Nebraska, to explore the Sand Hills region and visit attractions like Carhenge, with the possibility of …

Aug 20, 2025: Jen & I had our first “date” in Ironwood Forest National Monument, and I helped launch the Friends of Ironwood Forest five years …

Aug 20, 2025: Aug 19 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Sheep in Wales, Iceland, Waterwheel, North Cascades The post recounts various adventures and experiences in Wales, Iceland, and domestic locations on August 19th over several years.

Aug 20, 2025: Aug 18 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Iceland, Wales, water in the desert, Isle Royale Memorable experiences on August 18 across various years include scenic days in Iceland, Wales, and U.S. national parks.

Aug 20, 2025: Aug 17 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Conwy, Myvatn, and…Cabinetlandia? On August 17th of various years, memorable visits included a castle in Wales, geothermal springs in Iceland, a place called Cabinetlandia, a brewery …

Aug 20, 2025: Aug 16 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Icelandic waterfalls, Isle of Man, Agua Fria ruins Various adventures on August 16 in different years included visits to Iceland’s Dettifoss waterfall, exploring the Isle of Man, and hiking at …

Aug 19, 2025: I wrote a quick bit about Asshole Scott for #Blaugust2025.

Aug 19, 2025: If you’re not already a member, Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) is having a 53% off sale on their premium membership right now …

Aug 18, 2025: In spite of some fun destinations and photos, I didn’t get around to any OTD posts for #Blaugust this weekend. I probably won’t get one …

Aug 18, 2025: Creating a rental car kit A “rental car kit” with essential items and tips to enhance convenience and efficiency when renting a car.

Aug 18, 2025: I wrote a bit about how I abandoned minimalism to reduce friction though duplicative purchases. I’m just far more interested, these days, in …

Aug 15, 2025: Aug 15 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Iceland, Paleozoic Trackways, and Spaghetti Monsters Memories of various travels and experiences over the years are highlighted, including campervanning in Iceland, visiting Dunbar in Scotland, camping …

Aug 15, 2025: Jen is starting to narrow in on the finish line of her National Park units quest. She only has ~50 remaining (the white pins on this map), which are …

Aug 14, 2025: Aug 14 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Iceland, "wild" horses, and a nuclear reactor Reflecting on past adventures, highlights include touring a nuclear reactor, exploring Iceland’s beautiful waterfalls, reconnecting with family …

Aug 13, 2025: Socializing at the bar Bars serve as vital social hubs in America, fostering connections and community among patrons, especially for older, single men.

Aug 13, 2025: Aug 13 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Scotland, Iceland, rivers, and weird border crossings Apparently, August 13th has been an eventful day for me over the years. Iceland was one of my all-time favorite trips, so it’s going to be fun seeing …

Aug 12, 2025: I’m working on a new web project that showcases public lands across the US. If you enjoy our public lands and have some photos to share as a …

Aug 12, 2025: It was fun to get an email from Sid, who is blogging all month about the websites of other #Blaugust2025 participants, when he featured mine. What a …

Aug 12, 2025: Aug 12 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Scotland, Oregon, Marshall, Fern Canyon Photos from August 12 in prior years, featuring the Scottish Highlands, Oregon, Marshall Univ, and my only photo from Fern Canyon.

Aug 12, 2025: Aug 11 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Isle of Skye, San Juan Islands, North Rim of Grand Canyon I’m a day late on posting this, mostly because I belatedly decided to add some Facebook memories photos, which featured a North Rim of the Grand …

Aug 12, 2025: I love that @PaulTibbetts summarized both his itinerary and full expenses for his epic hike on the Tour du Mont Blanc. I’ll refer back to this …

Aug 11, 2025: During a recent weekend trip to Southern California, three new breweries (everywhere, Bottle Logic, and Monkish) were visited, all highly recommended …

Aug 11, 2025: A game at Dodger Stadium Jen had a great time attending a Dodgers game with Doc and his family at Dodger Stadium, marking a significant outing for her MLB Ballparks quest.

Aug 10, 2025: Aug 10 OTD for #Blaugust2025: More Scotland, more Rim, Seattle Another pre-scheduled post while I’m traveling. I’m back home tomorrow. Aug 10, 2023, …we made our north towards Inverness, Scotland. On Aug 10 2019 …

Aug 9, 2025: Visited the Nixon Presidential Library (and birthplace home, and gravesite) today for my A Site for Each President quest. While I technically finished …

Aug 9, 2025: Aug 9 OTD for #Blaugust2025: Scottish Highlands, 🥥, 🏕️, 🍻 Another pre-scheduled post! I’m in LA hanging with some friends. On Aug 9, 2023, …we explored some of the Scottish Highlands, with a focus on …

Aug 8, 2025: Aug 8 OTD for #Blaugust: a castle, Presidential aircraft, and a fire tower I’m en route to Los Angeles for the weekend, but managed to schedule this post ahead of time. Surprisingly, I’m somehow ahead of schedule on …

Aug 7, 2025: Aug 7 OTD for #Blaugust: train ride, cool pines, riding corn, finding Waldo I’ll likely miss the next three days of posts, as I’ll be traveling. But here are some photos from Aug 7 over the years. On Aug 7 2023, …

Aug 7, 2025: We booked a ridiculous trip last night Some recent health challenges (and the resulting physical restrictions) forced us to cancel our big Canadian Rockies road trip this month. I would …

Aug 6, 2025: Aug 6 OTD for Blaugust: Henges, Bears, and Blue Balls Sneaking this post in before bedtime! On Aug 2023, …we visited Stonehenge… …then Woodhenge… …found a “futuristic” payphone… …and some old graves. On …

Aug 6, 2025: I’m having a blast looking back at “On This Day” photos for each day for #Blaugust2025. Here’s the last five: Aug 5: London …

Aug 5, 2025: Just updated the Treasured Places quest list, which now includes 495 of America’s best protected public lands: every national park unit, …

Aug 5, 2025: Aug 5 OTD for #Blaugust: London & Pat Tillman I’m going to keep this one shorter than the last few, so here are a few photos from just two prior August 5ths. On Aug 5 2023, …we spent the day in …

Aug 5, 2025: Aug 4 OTD for #Blaugust: London, Redwoods, Devils Highway Yesterday was packed, so I didn’t get to post this. But here it is. On Aug 4 2023, …we did some touristy things in London. The surprise of the day was …

Aug 3, 2025: OTD Aug 3 for #Blaugust2025 This is post 4/30 for #Blaugust2025, and is a rundown of some photos I took on this day in previous years. On Aug 3 2024, …we found ourselves in …

Aug 2, 2025: OTD August 2 for #Blaugust2025 This is the August 2nd OTD post for #Blaugust2025. Aug 2 2023 We flew to London, and stayed at the Holiday Inn Express at Heathrow; this was the view …

Aug 2, 2025: OTD August 1 for #Blaugust2025 A series of reflections and personal stories are shared, highlighting adventures and significant moments from August 1st across multiple years.

Aug 2, 2025: Made it over to our local brewery, but relegated to an NA beer, at least for now. It’s good to be out of the house though.

Aug 1, 2025: #Blaugust2025 It’s August 1, and that means it’s day one of this year’s Blaugust, a monthlong blogging challenge. I’m participating again …

Jul 31, 2025: I’m in the market for a document scanner for MacOS, probably something along the lines of a Fujitsu ScanSnap (loved mine back in the day). Does …

Jul 28, 2025: Big thanks to @getkirby@mastodon.social for donating a free Kirby CMS license for a good cause project I’m working on. Such a cool platform for …

Jul 27, 2025: Just look at this ridiculous font choice in an old Falcon Guide in my library. Somebody not only designed it this way, but somehow also got it …

Jul 27, 2025: It’s been too long since I’ve seen a blog post from Krista Muscarella, so noticing this tucked away in an RSS folder was a nice treat this …

Jul 23, 2025: “Not in the spirit of twineballing…” 🧶🤪 (I ran across this dispatch from July 2021 this morning)

Jul 20, 2025: I’m a sucker for photo-heavy trip reports, and if you are too, then you’ll love @drdirtbag@mountains.social’s recent peakbagging …

Jul 19, 2025: → Most People Don’t Know How Bikes Work

Jul 19, 2025: I don’t recall hearing about this at the time, but this was a fun watch. → He secretly changed this freeway sign, helped millions of drivers

Jul 17, 2025: Jon is thinking about the future: In light of all the interesting times going on around us, I was exploring some possible future scenarios. I don’t …

Jul 17, 2025: It’s day two of being laid up with bad back spasms; my rx muscle relaxers don’t seem to be helping. When this first happened back in 2021, …

Jul 17, 2025: Dave Karpf on the “Five things I believe about actually-existing AI today.”

Jul 15, 2025: I have a task in Things that’s listed as “hootenanny” and I have no idea—really, no idea—of how to complete this apparently(?) …

Jul 15, 2025: Nate Shivar referenced a blog post about losing the childhood pastime of biking in the neighborhood. I’m similarly bummed about this, though the …

Jul 15, 2025: Remember last summer-fall when I had to get all of those travel vaccinations (23 was it?) for our 100-day adventure around the world? Yeah, well, I …

Jul 14, 2025: Whoa! Many moons ago, I used to participate in the “Lost Boobs” kennel of the Phoenix Hash House Harriers. I was active for several years, …

Jul 14, 2025: Does anyone have a good use for a Mighty Networks community? I have a grandfathered account that is about 80% off today’s rate that I’d be …

Jul 14, 2025: If you live in Arizona and don’t have a will, health care power of attorney, or any of those sorts of important documents, here’s your …

Jul 14, 2025: Hey photographers: have you ever considered submitting your prints to a photo show? If so, Alex Kunz has a bunch of tips for you, after his latest …

Jul 13, 2025: I only very rarely peak at instagram, but almost my entire feed over there is posts from friends mourning the wildfire on the North Rim. Such a …

Jul 13, 2025: Hey bloggers: I’m considering whether or not to renew my blogprompts.fyi domain name. If I didn’t, I’d keep the site up but move it …

Jul 13, 2025: Wendover historic airfield One of the unexpected surprises of our Utah-Idaho trip, we toured the historic airfield at Wendover, Utah. At one time, it was among the busiest air …

Jul 13, 2025: Absolutely terrible news: Grand Canyon’s historic North Rim Lodge has been destroyed by wildfire. This was among my favorite nat’l park …

Jul 13, 2025: I updated and added to my /uses page.

Jul 13, 2025: Q1: Do you have an aging parent? Q2: Do you have your own website? If you’ve answered yes to both questions, create a permanent contact page for your …

Jul 10, 2025: Oh boy do I feel heard. ⛺ How To Get The Loud People At The Campground To Quiet Down

Jul 10, 2025: Well, hmmm…

Jul 9, 2025: We just pulled the trigger on buying new windows 💸 something we’ve needed to do for…like 7 or 8 years now? Half are broken; we …

Jul 9, 2025: I’m currently purging some old hiking guidebooks and happened across this old entry when my ex-wife and I got engaged while hiking in Yellowstone. We …

Jul 9, 2025: Woke up very early and can’t get back to sleep, so decided I might as well go enjoy a sunrise walk in the mountains…until I saw that it’s still over …

Jul 9, 2025: Bummed to hear that Arizona political cartoonist Steve Benson has passed away. He was a fixture here in the state for decades.

Jul 8, 2025: I responded to a blog post about how LLMs could destroy small niche online communities. I don’t buy it, not one bit! Call it my #JulyReply2025.

Jul 7, 2025: Met Jen and Becci at Roses By the Stairs Brewing to celebrate 70-7 Day. What’s 70-7 Day, you ask? A little commemoration of the time ASU utterly …

Jul 7, 2025: I don’t follow music news closely, but was surprised to see a message from Pearl Jam that drummer Matt Cameron is moving on. Though 27 years is …

Jul 6, 2025: HUGE thanks to @lmika for entertaining my requests for his awesome Postlist plugin for Micro.blog. I can now have a dedicated page for each of my …

Jul 6, 2025: For this upcoming Canadian Rockies trip in Aug, I’ll drive from Phoenix, pick Jen up in Calgary, and send her off from Seattle. Here’s the …

Jul 6, 2025: Peter West Carey discusses what it took to get one-half second his footage into a major motion picture. Congrats, @pwc@mastodon.online!

Jul 5, 2025: 🏕️ Woo! Got our campsites booked in Banff, Jasper, and Kootenay National Parks for our Canadian Rockies trip in August. Still plenty of planning …

Jul 4, 2025: If you live in Phoenix, you are often told that—especially with a warming planet—the city will soon be uninhabitable. Here’s a counterargument: …

Jul 2, 2025: …and that’s when everyone’s phone at the brewery blared the emergency message tone to alert us that a haboob was incoming… Guess I’ll have to “shelter …

Jul 2, 2025: A few shots from Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. We needed to get into the primitive BLM-managed portion for Jen’s Treasured …

Jul 2, 2025: We’re plotting a possible two-week trip to the Canadian Rockies in August, likely via Calgary and Vancouver. Any recs on things I shouldn’t miss?

Jul 1, 2025: Interesting Q&A conversation this morning with Rutger Bregman and the School of Moral Ambition community. (And here’s your regular reminder …

Jun 30, 2025: Well damn, we did not win the ticket lottery for the “behind the fence” tour opportunities at Los Alamos. We’ve been trying to visit …

Jun 30, 2025: On this day in 1864, Pres Lincoln signed the Yosemite Land Grant act, often regarded as the birth of the national park idea.

Jun 29, 2025: We met some friends at the newly opened Wren House Paradise Valley, the sister location to our local Wren Südhalle Taproom. It features an English pub …

Jun 28, 2025: Just booked flights to Costa Rica in January. 🙌

Jun 28, 2025: Read When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi on my last roadtrip. It was good, though it felt like the very last bit of the book was the real meat …

Jun 28, 2025: Thanks to Gregory, I just added another batch of posts to blogprompts.fyi.

Jun 27, 2025: Got to use the new outdoor “Amazon-style” book pickup from my local public library. Super convenient (and I’m glad they faced it north, as it’d be too …

Jun 27, 2025: It’s random messages like this one, referencing some random post on my website (not sure which specific one), that makes having a personal website so …

Jun 26, 2025: Today is day 2 of 4 of getting quotes for new windows. Yesterday’s sales person spent more than two hours mostly talking about unrelated stories. It …

Jun 25, 2025: This is a reminder to change out your keyfob battery if you haven’t done so in the last 2 years. We had a battery failure after a hike in Yellowstone …

Jun 24, 2025: Just ran into Dennis at happy hour, and congratulated him on his completion of a marathon in all 50 states. What a great running quest!

Jun 24, 2025: I finally stopped by the Parowan Gap petroglyphs on my drive yesterday. Pretty interesting site, significantly enhanced by the gap itself. Worth a …

Jun 24, 2025: Here’s the final map of the trip (dark green are new counties visited, light green are repeats). Still surprised we ended up in Yellowstone and Grand …

Jun 24, 2025: Here’s 20 seconds of zen watching the Colorado River relentlessly tumble towards the Grand Canyon. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 24, 2025: Decided that I needed to dip my toes in the Colorado River before heading home. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 24, 2025: A scenic drive through the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway—one of the best in the National Parks System. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 23, 2025: Is this a gorilla? 🏷️25.06B

Jun 23, 2025: Tonight’s night sky on the Kaibab Plateau. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 23, 2025: Kind surprised it’s taken me so long to stop at Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon, but finally made it happen. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 23, 2025: My morning bumping around the Wasatch Range. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 23, 2025: Always make sure to apply your sunscreen evenly. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 23, 2025: I also managed to visit two unvisited counties I had “orphaned” in Utah—Sanpete and Rich—officially completing the state. I’ve now finished 11 states …

Jun 22, 2025: Marked off Utah on my State Capitol Building quest. Now at 46/50. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 22, 2025: We enjoyed our unexpected scenic drives through Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks yesterday. A short visit, for sure, but always worth …

Jun 22, 2025: And we also got to visit with some of our ASU football tailgating friends and check out their amazing new house in the Teton Valley, featuring great …

Jun 22, 2025: We got to visit some of our favorite parkchat friends, which was really great. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 22, 2025: It’s time for Jen to fly home, but first a celebratory beverage for an excellent and productive four day weekend away. After dropping her off at the …

Jun 22, 2025: Watch your step 🏷️25.06B

Jun 21, 2025: 📍 Lemmon Falls, ID 🏷️ 25.06B

Jun 21, 2025: 📍 Niagara Springs, ID 🏷️ 25.06B

Jun 21, 2025: 📍 Perrine Coulee Falls, ID 🏷️ 25.06B

Jun 21, 2025: 📍 Shoshone Falls, ID 🏷️ 25.06B

Jun 20, 2025: 📍 Twin Falls, ID 🏷️ 25.06B

Jun 20, 2025: This old dam on Salmon Falls Creek isn’t leaking—but the adjacent rocks are. Evidently, the water held in the reservoir has found some fractures in …

Jun 20, 2025: We stopped at Koto Brewing in Twin Falls to mark off an Idaho brewery for Jen. It’s named after a Japanese-American man who had built a successful …

Jun 19, 2025: The city of West Wendover is the only portion of Nevada legally in the Mountain Time Zone. Why? Well, because it has the closest casinos and weed …

Jun 19, 2025: This art installation, just off I-80 along the Bonneville Salt Flat, is apparently called the Metaphor: The Tree of Utah. Uh yeah, sorta weird. Look, …

Jun 19, 2025: 📍 Salmon Falls Creek, ID 🏷️ 25.06B

Jun 19, 2025: Bonneville Salt Flats 🏷️25.06B

Jun 19, 2025: A morning in Bryce Canyon National Park It’s been a long time since I visited Bryce Canyon, so it seemed like a great spot to camp on my way to Salt Lake City. As per tradition, I arrived …

Jun 18, 2025: A helluva place to lose a cow. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 18, 2025: An (unfortunate) sign of the times? Delicate Arch as backdrop for a sketchy ATM. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 18, 2025: Had a chance to finally get together with @mattplatt@onephoto.club for a beverage. It’s always great to turn inline connections into IRL …

Jun 18, 2025: New Costco soda sizes just dropped. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 18, 2025: Butch Cassidy’s childhood home. Stopped here to use the vault toilet. The sheriff in front of me pulled off too, I assumed to use the toilet, so I …

Jun 18, 2025: This town’s identity revolves around hiking with quilts. No, really. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 18, 2025: Built back when roads were still cool. 🏷️25.06B

Jun 18, 2025: Look at these amazing contraptions! 📍 Junction, UT 🏷️ 25.06B

Jun 18, 2025: As a Phoenician, it’s always great to wake up in the cool pines in June. 📍 Bryce Canyon National Park 🏷️ 25.06B

Jun 17, 2025: Wildfire smoke and blowing dust obscured all the great views around the Vermilion Cliffs/Lake Powell/Grand Staircase area, so no photo stops on my …

Jun 17, 2025: Still lowkey compiling some photos for a possible “Monogrammed Mountains” quest of A-Z hillside letters. Not sure why I hadn’t ever grabbed the K …

Jun 17, 2025: Our long weekend travel strategy - and where we’re headed this weekend I’m off this morning on another road trip adventure, this time heading north towards Utah and Idaho. Yes, I know…yet another trip. Many casual …

Jun 15, 2025: We helped celebrate 10 years of Wren House Brewing yesterday at the Südhalle. It’s our local favorite, of course, and we were thrilled when they …

Jun 14, 2025: Draft travel plans: June Utah/Nevada/Idaho July Grand Canyon camping Flagstaff camping San Diego San Francisco/Sacramento August LA Canadian …

Jun 13, 2025: We had good news on our foundation yesterday, and while today’s garage door repair was way more than expected, I’m glad we invested in a …

Jun 12, 2025: On this day in 2016, I wrapped up my project to visit 100 National Parks in 100 Days to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of our National Parks System. …

Jun 11, 2025: Bringing flowers to market

Jun 11, 2025: I decided to try a little experiment by following some bsky friends via my micro.blog. I’ve long POSSEd to Bluesky and seen replies, but …

Jun 11, 2025: Had an excellent time last night on our moonlight paddle down the Lower Salt River. A great way to celebrate Brittany’s birthday, finally meet …

Jun 11, 2025: While in Harrison County, OH, I stopped by the Custer Monument Historic Site, the old home site of the infamous general. He’s buried at Little …

Jun 10, 2025: I bet this was a fun company to work for. Here’s the video:

Jun 10, 2025: The pride of Newark is not what you expect. Loved finally getting here during my last trip.

Jun 9, 2025: An hourly struggle during my road trips. (via semi-rad)

Jun 9, 2025: On my county quest, I visited 112(!) new counties during the trip. I finished PA, made good progress in KY/WV/OH/IN. That brings my total to 2015 of …

Jun 9, 2025: Buy the beer, get a coozie (and scan to protect your public lands). 💪

Jun 9, 2025: Jen’s in the home stretch for her quest to visit all 433 units of the National Park System. She’s only 50ish from finishing, which more …

Jun 9, 2025: We also visited Hopewell Furnace National Historical Park in PA for Jen to see: How American Industrialization Began: Hopewell Furnace showcases an …

Jun 9, 2025: We also hiked a short portion of the New England National Scenic Trail, which became an official national park unit several years ago, near Castle …

Jun 9, 2025: Before visiting Carlisle School, we stopped by the Cumberland County Historical Society, which had a photo exhibit on the “contrast …

Jun 9, 2025: We also made it to Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton PA, one of the premier train-related sites in the country. If you’re a fan of …

Jun 9, 2025: The vignette of a railroad tycoon at Steamtown National Historic Site ain’t lying.

Jun 9, 2025: I’ve never seen so many sinks in a brewery before! There were only 2 urinals and 3 stalls, so 10 sinks seems a bit…overzealous. Unlike …

Jun 9, 2025: After visiting Carlisle School, we also made sure to stop by Jim Thorpe’s gravesite. You’ll never guess which town it’s located in …

Jun 9, 2025: I also made it to Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine, my 433rd National Park unit—officially “re-completing” my quest to visit …

Jun 9, 2025: Can’t believe I haven’t posted this yet, but I marked off my 432nd National Park unit during my trip—Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding …

Jun 8, 2025: Junited 2025 I’m belatedly participating in #Junited2025, a month of sharing links to blog posts or blogs that deserve some extra love. I’ll keep …

Jun 8, 2025: I added several links to the new Travel sub-category on url.town. If you’re planning a trip, or enjoy travel goals as a framework for …

Jun 8, 2025: Currently plotting a Sept road trip from Phoenix to Calgary and on to some of the Canadian Rockies parks. Not sure of the route I’ll take …

Jun 7, 2025: The Rutherford B Hayes Birthplace is a gas to visit Here’s a short clip from the Hayes birthplace: The sign’s inscription reads: At this site on October 4, 1822, Rutherford B. Hayes was …

Jun 6, 2025: My local brewery standing up for public lands. (They also released a corresponding “REP” beer, a decent WC IPA)

Jun 5, 2025: And I marked off Hayes and Harrison on my quest to visit a major site for each US president. Of publicly-accessible POTUS sites, I only have Nixon …

Jun 5, 2025: I also inched one state closer to finishing my quest to visit a state park in each of the 50 states. Just one state left.

Jun 5, 2025: I also camped in three new states, bringing me closer to my quest goal of Camping in Each of the States.

Jun 5, 2025: And with Black Mountain done, I’ve now completed my quest to visit “The High Points of Otherwise Flat States,” or what morphed into …

Jun 5, 2025: Somehow I found myself at the High Point of Kentucky during my road trip—another objective of my quest to visit each of the drivable state summits. …

Jun 3, 2025: The first professional football game, technically, I guess.

Jun 3, 2025: I also visited the house of David Bradford, leader of the ill-fated anti-tax Whiskey Rebellion, which was put down by George Washington himself (who …

Jun 3, 2025: One thing I appreciated about Pittsburgh is the historical preservation of various sports moments, even after the original stadium or ballpark has …

Jun 3, 2025: We also hung out with Jack and Hannah, who we met on that 24 day overlanding safari in Africa during our 100-day adventure and became fast friends. We …

Jun 3, 2025: I think I missed posting here on ye olde microblog about getting together with my questing buddy, Tom, during the trip. He’s at least partially …

Jun 3, 2025: A couple views of Pittsburgh from my trip. I had planned on visiting two additional viewpoints, but instead found myself down by the river and spent …

Jun 3, 2025: I’m back home after my road trip. Still have some additional photos and wrap-ups to post—something I’m trying to do a better job of than …

Jun 3, 2025: New plate vs baked-in-the-sun-for-twenty-years plate

Jun 2, 2025: 📷 Micro.blog photo challenge, day 2: Curve

Jun 2, 2025: I also visited Ripley, a small town that featured two important figures in abolition and the Underground Railroad: John Rankin and John Parker. I …

Jun 2, 2025: Got in a short hike on the Buckeye Trail that encircles Ohio in East Fork State Park this morning. There’s an effort brewing to include the trail in …

Jun 1, 2025: Micro.blog photo challenge 📷 Day 1: tree 📍Mikumi National Park, Tanzania

Jun 1, 2025: Was told I had to stop here (or Gold Star) while passing thru Cincinnati. Welp, I absolutely DO NOT need to come here ever again. (Everything about it …

Jun 1, 2025: Did a short hike through the Bluffs of Beaver Bend. 🏷️ 25.05C

Jun 1, 2025: This is the Triple Whipple Bridge, which features a rare triple-intersection truss design—the only known example of its kind in the United States. 🏷️ …

Jun 1, 2025: Pushing up the Ohio River 🏷️ 25.05C

Jun 1, 2025: Of course, if you find yourself in Frankfort, you have to stop by the grave of Kentucky’s most celebrated folk hero. 🏷️ 25.05C

Jun 1, 2025: Kelsey must have been a real dick.

Jun 1, 2025: I also marked off Kentucky and Indiana on my State Capitol Buildings quest. Of course, both rotundas are currently under construction. 🏷️ 25.05C

Jun 1, 2025: Larry Bird, the pride of French Lick, Indiana. 🏷️ 25.05C

Jun 1, 2025: Toured the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site today, which brings me to within two of completing my “A Site For Each President” quest—just Madison …

Jun 1, 2025: Had an enjoyable evening at Mirror Twin Brewing in Lexington KY a few nights ago. Also made a stop at Afterburner in Terre Haute IN last night. And …

May 30, 2025: So, this was an unexpected voicemail to receive. It was apparently an email(?) read aloud to my voicemail by a T-Mobile operator, asking me about a …

May 30, 2025: I sidetracked a bit to visit Berea College, the first racially integrated and coeducational school in the South. Funny enough, this cool memorial …

May 30, 2025: Grabbed a sandwich on my way to Flat Lick Falls so I could use it as a nice lunch spot. Unfortunately(?), I enjoyed this quaint little falls enough …

May 30, 2025: While I followed along much of the Hatfield-McCoy feud trail, the only spot I spent more than a brief moment pausing to read a plaque was visiting the …

May 30, 2025: I also visited the historic African Zion Baptist Church, one of the first churches started by slaves. It was the home church of Booker T Washington. …

May 30, 2025: I’ll need actual wifi to upload the video, but I made it out to Black Mountain, the high point of Kentucky. It was the last one to complete for my …

May 30, 2025: Made a new, but short-lived, friend. He just seemed far more interested in my picnic basket than my friendship. 🏷️ 25.05C

May 29, 2025: Haha, whoops! 🙈🤷‍♂️😜 I’m now in Virginia (and no, I didn’t get a map for that this morning at AAA). 🏷️ 25.05C

May 29, 2025: When in coal country…build things out of coal? I sure hope they have a no smoking policy! 🏷️ 25.05C

May 29, 2025: I’m beginning to wonder if this might be a dangerous neighborhood. 🏷️ 25.05C

May 29, 2025: Feeling oddly vindicated: I changed into a dirty shirt upon arriving at lunch today. Because I know myself well enough to understand that I was …

May 29, 2025: It looks like my road trip has brought me to Kentucky, a state I hadn’t planned on visiting 😂🤷‍♂️. So I had to plan my morning around getting to a AAA …

May 28, 2025: The birthplace of Mother’s Day. 🏷️ 25.05C

May 28, 2025: I also visited the Fairfax Stone. This monument replaced the original 1736 boundary marker (placed by George Washington!), which delineated the 1649 …

May 28, 2025: Blackwater Falls was cooler than I expected, probably helped by all the rain and flooding I’ve encountered on this trip. Glad I finally made it out …

May 28, 2025: Angry dirty dishwater 😜

May 28, 2025: I stopped by Grafton National Cemetery to see the grave of Thornsbury Bailey Brown, the first Union Army soldier to be killed by a Confederate soldier …

May 28, 2025: I drove all the way to rural West Virginia so I could finally tell you how I really feel… 🏷️ 25.05C

May 28, 2025: Good junk. DAMN good junk. 😂 🏷️ 25.05C

May 27, 2025: “A Mecca for all who would look back to the beginnings of chemical research…” Why? Well, because the guy who lived and worked here discovered oxygen, …

May 27, 2025: Small town central Pennsylvania. 🏷️ 25.05C

May 27, 2025: Excellent day yesterday meeting up with @TimKStanton@mstdn.social for a walking tour thru historical Plymouth, plus a couple tasty pours at Vitamin …

May 27, 2025: Jen has flown home, and I’m starting the last leg of my road trip. Here’s what my progress has looked like thus far (green counties). I’m quite behind …

May 26, 2025: Some recent highly-rated brewery stops: Tired Hands Brewing (near Philly) Sworn Brewing (near Harrisburg PA) Ever Grain Brewing (also near …

May 25, 2025: 📍 Fishtown, Philadelphia - iykyk… 🏷️ 25.05C

May 25, 2025: The Tunkhannock Viaduct, built in 1915, remains the largest concrete reinforced bridge in the world. 🏷️ 25.05C

May 23, 2025: Wawa remains firmly in second place in our rankings of best road trip convenience stores. Buc-ee’s Wawa Sheetz QT Love’s 🏷️ 25.05C

May 23, 2025: We also stopped by an overlook for Three Mile Island yesterday. 🏷️ 25.05C

May 22, 2025: We also visited Clifford Brown Park, an interesting “listening garden” dedicated to the jazz legend. What a fun concept! (see rsjon.es for a …

May 22, 2025: This morning we dipped down into Delaware to visit three of the schools at the heart of cases that were consolidated into what became the Brown v …

May 21, 2025: My progress on the first leg of the trip, which started in Columbus and ends here in Philly (Jen flies in tonight for leg 2). Blue counties are ones …

May 21, 2025: Worlds End State Park 🏷️ 25.05C

May 21, 2025: I’ve driven some great 1+ lane forest roads here in Pennsylvania. Just look at this arching canopy!

May 21, 2025: Perhaps the oddest town name sign I’ve ever come across… What exactly is the message here? 🏷️ 25.05C

May 21, 2025: A few iphone shots of Adams Falls in Ricketts Glen State Park, best known for its gorge-ous waterfalls—more than 20 of which can be seen on a single …

May 21, 2025: Welp, it appears that three unending days of rain is upon me, which will curtail most of the outdoor stuff I had planned today. Oh well, still a few …

May 20, 2025: Whoopsie 🏷️ 25.05C

May 20, 2025: Pennsylvania ain’t too shabby… 🏷️ 25.05C

May 20, 2025: While you hear a lot more about its sequel, this here was the OG. 25.05C

May 20, 2025: Got #LostNeededDirections along the way. Had originally planned to stop at the venerable Straub, one of the oldest family-run breweries in the …

May 20, 2025: Spent the morning wandering thru Forest Cathedral, one of the earliest and most influential campaigns to protect old growth forests on private lands, …

May 20, 2025: 🤘 🏷️ 25.05C

May 19, 2025: Stopped by this fun little local waterfall today, tucked into a small grotto near a railroad line. Looks like the local church maintains the parking …

May 19, 2025: Tonight’s view over the Allegheny River. 🏷️ 25.05C

May 19, 2025: It would not surprise anyone that the birthplace homestead of Rachel Carson has a yard like this. Paying homage to an American great. 🏷️25.05C

May 19, 2025: The dichotomy of the year 2025: tech dude playing around with his high end drone gear midday on a Monday while two seemingly-homeless dudes stretch …

May 19, 2025: At the rapid pace I keep on some of these road trips, esp those that I’m planning on the fly, it’s just impossible to coherently post photos/updates. …

May 19, 2025: I’ve been traveling pretty fast since landing in Columbus on Sat afternoon. But here’s what my accommodations have looked like so far. While I brought …

May 19, 2025: I believe it 😂 🏷️ 25.05C

May 18, 2025: After getting stuck behind at least two dozen buggies over the last 15 miles of rural highway, I was not at all surprised to find this sign. 25.05C

May 18, 2025: Roadside truths

May 17, 2025: “If you save one life, it is as if you saved the world.” 📍 The Ohio Holocaust and Liberators Memorial 25.05C

May 17, 2025: I’m off on a 2+ week questing roadtrip adventure. I’m flying my camping gear into Columbus, then heading across northern PA via Pittsburgh. Jen flies …

May 15, 2025: It’d be great to have a good term for this : We Need to Remember Problems We Solved

May 14, 2025: Our local brewery has a thing about tiny dinosaurs; three scattered throughout. So we had to offer up our own addition (they provided the can). 😆

May 14, 2025: I wrote a bit about our recent weekend of local museums, which included a neighborhood historical society, a historic fire station, and an exhibit and …

May 13, 2025: Today is the one year anniversary of my dad’s death. It’s been a weird year since he passed away. I’ve vacillated between …

May 12, 2025: When the wife notices that the BEST DEAL you found happens to add a couple days (cough—ok, quite a few—cough) to the trip, which might allow you to …

May 10, 2025: Saturday afternoon at the office.

May 8, 2025: My local public library branch now offers their own version of Amazon Lockers for hold items, which means you can show up any time of day and pick up …

May 6, 2025: I forgot to post this last week, but I also finally updated my progress on a few other relatively new quests (aka, Jen helped research a bunch of shit …

May 5, 2025: 9 years ago today, I visited—nay, SUMMITED—the very very very tippy top high point of…Delaware. No safety ropes, sans supplemental oxygen, …

May 5, 2025: This 22-min video on the secret economics of Google Street View, especially the “unofficial” street view additions, was more interesting …

May 5, 2025: A rabbit hole to determine if human blood accounts for 2% of all US exports.

May 3, 2025: Whoops, I accidentally adopted a new quest today: ☑️ Visiting a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 50 Countries. 😆🤣🤷‍♂️ (I’m at 27/50)

May 3, 2025: More time zone craziness: If you celebrated New Year’s Eve on Kiritimati, went to bed, woke up, enjoyed your New Year’s Day, went to bed again, woke …

May 3, 2025: Fell down the rabbit hole on this stuff a few years ago when I was considering adopting an “All the Time Zones” quest: 📺 I Found the …

May 1, 2025: The view from home - #the100pics

May 1, 2025: Made it to the new Arizona Wilderness Brewing “Miracle Mile” location today, an early happy hour with a buddy and Jen. Always good beer at Wilderness, …

May 1, 2025: Chris La Tray is feeling like a poet again (and also shares some poems from 2025’s Voices for the West compilation). What I mean by “feeling …

Apr 29, 2025: I updated my /now page.

Apr 29, 2025: Hank Green on How We Form Opinions, and why it matters right now.

Apr 27, 2025: My dad would have turned 90 today. I’ve really struggled this week, but we did our best to celebrate his birthday by raising a glass in his honor at …

Apr 26, 2025: The Main Ingredient. 📍 Restroom art. #the100pics

Apr 26, 2025: I have no idea who Srnka was, or how I acquired this, but I’ve been using this tape measure my entire adult life and it’s apparently older than I am.

Apr 26, 2025: Had a fun evening at the ASU fan fest. Always great to catch a spring practice at the stadium, especially when it involves photos with the conference …

Apr 24, 2025: I think this 2008 post by Zeldman speaks to what became the fatal flaw of twitter: a shift from a new way to connect with other people—the …

Apr 21, 2025: There were seven new National Heritage Areas designated in 2023, but I never got around to updating my list. But as I plot out an upcoming road trip, …

Apr 21, 2025: 😆 “This is a motherfucking website.”

Apr 19, 2025: Craft Beer Quick Stop. 📍 Among the very best craft beer bottleshops in metro Phoenix is this crappy looking converted Circle K. Like an old used …

Apr 19, 2025: I’ll be hopping on this Monday evening: Below and Beyond Perry Mesa: The Archaeology of Greater West Verde Area Central Arizona We surveyed 3,200 …

Apr 19, 2025: As I plot out how to re-organize my site in my transition from Wordpress to Kirby, I’m struck by how big of a role WP’s structure of …

Apr 18, 2025: I finally published a page listing the Geographic Extremes of the US that I’ve visited. This isn’t an actual quest, per se, but just …

Apr 18, 2025: After a cancelled weekend camping trip, and a failed visit to the MVD for new license plates, we took advantage of the nice weather to ride our bikes …

Apr 17, 2025: Weirdest factoid: Phoenix, Arizona is the highest (in elevation) major city of more than a million residents in all US territory. 🤯

Apr 17, 2025: Whoops! Looking through my website drafts folder, and realized that I completely forgot about a quest I adopted 8 years ago. I still have two …

Apr 17, 2025: If you have an aging parent, and your own website, you should do this.

Apr 16, 2025: Made some progress on my county quest last weekend. Light blue are counties I revisited, darker blue are newly completed ones. My full map is at the …

Apr 16, 2025: I’ve started work on a complete teardown + rebuild of my main website, rscottjones.com. I’ve grown tired of Wordpress, and its …

Apr 14, 2025: A visit was made to the gravesites of Emmett Till and Mamie Till Mobley in Chicago, along with a stop at the church where Till’s funeral was …

Apr 11, 2025: Neighbors. #the100pics

Apr 11, 2025: I watch this video every year. I promise it’s an excellent way to spend ten minutes: Always remember the path back to the important places.

Apr 10, 2025: Pretty excited to see ourselves still classified as “young people.” 😜 But yeah, during the first weeks of the pandemic, we worked on a plan (both …

Apr 8, 2025: Chatted today with my travel buddy @tthrash, who I’ll meet up with in his home state of New York in May, and then again in Sacramento in July. …

Apr 8, 2025: 🤌💯 Slowing down is what I recommend. If you can take an hour at a rock art panel, take an hour. It may astonish you how they unpack themselves. If …

Apr 8, 2025: Perhaps the greatest ever college sports entrance video belongs to the 2009-2010 Univ of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks hockey team. Here are several more. …

Apr 6, 2025: Jen & I are looking at our county quest maps while revising our big summer road trip. It’s been fun to have a visual representation of our travels …

Apr 6, 2025: #SilentSunday #the100pics

Apr 4, 2025: If you could gift one book to every 20-something(ish) person you know, what would it be?

Apr 3, 2025: I’m currently consolidating some of my blogging platforms, and here’s something that I brought back over to my main site tonight: Two Men …

Apr 3, 2025: Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. –Mary Oliver Via: Instructions for Living an Adventurous Life, which …

Apr 3, 2025: Jamie Thingelstad on Blogging as a Gift: Instead, think about the collection of writing, over weeks and years, as a body of work. It is a body of …

Apr 2, 2025: I love the adventure that Robert put together for the summer.

Apr 1, 2025: In an extremely rare event, I managed to post about our weekend adventure, complete with photos. Huzzah! → A weekend of questing in Cottonwood

Apr 1, 2025: Here’s a simple website that lists places you can find a public place to take a shower—a useful utility for camping road trips.

Mar 31, 2025: I’m not a baseball fan, but many of my friends are, so I thought I’d share this simple site that @matt@mattlangford.com built to display …

Mar 30, 2025: #SilentSunday #the100pics

Mar 29, 2025: The surprise of a cool and steady breeze emanating from the vault toilet is equal parts refreshing and alarming.

Mar 28, 2025: Made it to the campground for sunset (Jen rarely gets to see our campsite before dark!), which is also a new state park for her. And then it’s off for …

Mar 28, 2025: I finally pulled the trigger on Kirby, likely using the Zero One theme to help build. I think it’ll be a solid replacement for my GoQuesting …

Mar 28, 2025: #FootPathFriday #the100pics

Mar 27, 2025: Has anyone used Routes Car Rental? I’ve never heard of them, but their rates for a rental out of ORD are nearly 1/3 of even companies like Fox. …

Mar 27, 2025: Helping to rescue two tourists stuck in the mud on the “highway” to the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. #the100pics

Mar 26, 2025: Botswana #the100pics

Mar 25, 2025: Rooftop views #the100pics

Mar 25, 2025: #TentViewTuesday

Mar 25, 2025: #TentViewTuesday

Mar 25, 2025: Hmm…I’m inching closer and closer to giving Kirby a shot. Most pressingly, I need a better solution for GoQuesting, my directory of 1500+ …

Mar 24, 2025: #MountainMonday

Mar 24, 2025: We’ve been going back and forth with some denied reimbursement claims with Delta, and finally decided to file a consumer complaint with …

Mar 23, 2025: #SilentSunday 📷

Mar 23, 2025: I finally got around to updating the list of my various travel quests, and…uhhh…it’s become a bit ridiculous: 61 in total, 26 completed. 🫠 I’m …

Mar 22, 2025: Sometimes you just gotta hug it out. #the100pics

Mar 21, 2025: Discussing a second African safari trip…

Mar 21, 2025: My questing buddy @tthrash@micro.blog updated his Minor League Ballparks quest progress. Anyone else trying to get to AA and AAA ballparks?

Mar 21, 2025: Today’s #FootPathFriday comes from the “Grand Canyon” trail in Grampians National Park, Australia. #the100pics

Mar 21, 2025: What’s a good gift to give a one-year-old? Because I bought her a domain name. As far as I can tell, it’s really the only part of …

Mar 20, 2025: I’ve finally updating my list of personal travel quests (it’s criminal that I, of all people, haven’t kept this up-to-date) and …

Mar 20, 2025: Here’s a listing of how to remove your personal information from data brokers. It’s a loooong list and definitely an endeavor, but start …

Mar 20, 2025: Approaching the finish line on a big goal This is Dennis. I don’t actually know his last name. We’re just casual pub friends, a fellow regular I randomly met at the local bar …

Mar 20, 2025: Blue highways #the100pics

Mar 20, 2025: Classic vibes #the100pics

Mar 19, 2025: Here lies the Thing? #OTD 2012

Mar 18, 2025: Kids and bikes. Also: butcher and fresh food. #the100pics

Mar 18, 2025: What car camping stuff to buy at REI this year The annual REI member sale has begun and I’m hoping some of my camping-curious friends get the itch to pick up some gear in preparation for the …

Mar 18, 2025: Really love this Nevada skiing quest: The Idea To ski every peak in Nevada, USA with over 3,000‘ of prominence (64 total). Why? To lure myself into …

Mar 18, 2025: A bar buddy took a vacation day yesterday just to…relax. I have to admit, that’s such a foreign concept to me—we’ve always …

Mar 18, 2025: It’s hard to argue with Bob Wertz’s take on how writing on the web eventually became secondary to marketing. It’s not that way …

Mar 18, 2025: Every so often I remember that my social media website* has a random post function and I just click and click and click to see old photos and posts. 🙌 …

Mar 18, 2025: Fish Creek’n

Mar 17, 2025: A posthumous St Paddy’s Day cheers from my dad. 🍻☘️

Mar 17, 2025: Ten years ago today, my dog Sipapu died quite unexpectedly. A rez dog, my ex and I had unwittingly rescued him near Monument Valley as we returned …

Mar 15, 2025: An afternoon at the market

Mar 15, 2025: Plotting out some road trips for the year We’re a bit behind this year in planning out travel for 2025, as so much of our energy went into planning our recent 100 Day Adventure. Of course, we …

Mar 14, 2025: How I save money on roadtrips.

Mar 14, 2025: A midday stroll down the road

Mar 13, 2025: Sunset in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (no edit, straight from the iphone)

Mar 13, 2025: Anyone have a ball of yarn?

Mar 13, 2025: To Scale: TIME

Mar 12, 2025: Fitzroy Falls, Australia #WaterfallWednesday

Mar 12, 2025: A surefire way to waste some time today: 368 Chickens. I warned you 🐔

Mar 12, 2025: Today is the anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee. It remains, by the widest of margins, the best social …

Mar 12, 2025: It appears that we can no longer use our Nixplay photo frame without coughing up an annual subscription fee. We bought it over other options primarily …

Mar 11, 2025: I’m planning a visit up to the recently designated Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in northern California this summer. Any suggestions on …

Mar 11, 2025: There’s a house in my extended neighborhood that has the most amazing creosote bush ever and I absolutely love it and have had it marked on my google …

Mar 11, 2025: My buddy Bink recently finished a quest to visit all 63 “named” National Parks. Here’s a quick writeup in his van group newsletter: …

Mar 11, 2025: We’re contemplating an electric cooler for weekend camping trips and longer road trips. Does anyone have a suggestion or a strong opinion they’d like …

Mar 10, 2025: Planning out some road trips, which could include routes within the highlighted areas. If we haven’t met yet, you can use this form to add …

Mar 9, 2025: It’s still a dozen years away, but I bought my wife a retirement countdown clock for her office.

Mar 7, 2025: Plotting out a May road trip, and well…it’s escalated a bit. I think we’re in 10,000-miler territory at this point. 😬

Mar 7, 2025: Apparently we went to 776 places during our trip, as defined by a location we stopped for longer than 30 mins. (via Rond)

Mar 6, 2025: Not sure if I mentioned it, but I completed my 50 Before 50 quest during our big trip—that is, visiting 50 countries before I turn 50. My quest …

Mar 6, 2025: One of the first things I do each new year is sign up for a California Campfire Permit, which is required to use a campfire or gas stove on all BLM …

Mar 6, 2025: The easiest tell of a financial scam is when they ask for the money in bitcoin or gift cards. So what happens when the government actually starts …

Mar 6, 2025: So, my first two out-of-state trips I’ve managed to plan since returning are…for baseball games? Who the hell am I? 🤯😱😂

Mar 6, 2025: I’ve been participating in a recently launched forum and forgot how much different forums are from what became known as “social media.” Nearly every …

Mar 5, 2025: We’ve been gone long enough that I can’t remember what day the trash goes out, so I’ve been patiently waiting to see when bins start …

Mar 5, 2025: Very nearly pulled the trigger on a campsite in JTree for this Friday night, but then checked the weather and came to my senses. Brrrr!

Mar 4, 2025: Here’s something you should do: Remove your phone/address/email/etc from bullshit sites easily accessed via Google.

Mar 1, 2025: Does anyone know of a free service that checks a specific webpage for changes and sends you an alert? I want to keep track of when more details are …

Feb 28, 2025: America’s playground #the100pics

Feb 28, 2025: I just updated my /uses page a bit before posting it in a forum response, in case you enjoy seeing such things.

Feb 26, 2025: Dew drop in when you can #the100pics

Feb 25, 2025: Life in 2025: it costs $3 more to have our bed comforter cleaned than to just buy a new one. 🧐🤨

Feb 25, 2025: This morning’s thought after being in foreign lands for more than three months: DRIVE ON THE RIGHT, SCOTT, DRIVE ON THE RIGHT 🚙👉😂

Feb 22, 2025: #the100pics

Feb 18, 2025: Approximately half of our conversations while campervanning here in Australia are about what we should do about getting/building our own …

Feb 15, 2025: Preparing for the wedding. #the100pics

Feb 14, 2025: Australia does not suck to visit.

Feb 13, 2025: Shadow stripes #the100pics

Feb 13, 2025: Trailside litter #the100pics

Feb 13, 2025: 🎶 Break on through to the other side 🎶 #the100pics

Feb 12, 2025: Step by step, follow the path #the100pics

Feb 9, 2025: Old beams and planks that have, well…they have seen some shit. #the100pics

Feb 9, 2025: I’ve managed to adopt 4 new travel quests during this trip: Visit the smallest country on each continent (I’m at 3/6) Visit 24 different time …

Feb 9, 2025: A great example of an awesome passion project that makes the personal web so cool. You can’t create a resource like this on social media. Memorial …

Feb 9, 2025: I wrote this a number of years ago, and it’s only tangentially about the NFL. The big game is on today sometime (right now?), but I’m out exploring …

Feb 7, 2025: Living architecture #the100pics

Feb 7, 2025: Online reviews just suck so much these days that they’re nearly worthless. So as an indieweb proponent, I started posting my own product + place …

Feb 7, 2025: You’d imagine after 75 days of traveling that I’d have a surefire workflow perfected for how to deal with the photos from both my …

Feb 6, 2025: Ancient instagram #the100pics

Feb 2, 2025: I updated my map of airports I’ve been to. I’m now over a 100! Of course, I’ll add another half dozen later in this trip. …

Feb 2, 2025: Walk this way. #100pics

Feb 1, 2025: I bet Jason likes his parents’ minivan #100pics

Feb 1, 2025: Not a bad fortune 🍻

Jan 23, 2025: 9th century? Nah, this is clearly from an AI image generator. I mean, look at those awkward, unrealistic toes! -S 🇱🇰

Jan 21, 2025: Swim sideways from this undertow And do not be deterred 🎤 Pearl Jam

Jan 19, 2025: Wooo! I’ve logged a beer in 170 different states or countries. And I’m expecting to add Sri Lanka, Maldives, Singapore, Australia, and French …

Jan 15, 2025: I managed to rack up 40 different African beers during our five weeks here. Not too shabby given our 24-day overlanding tour, which limited us to mass …

Jan 13, 2025: During our 24-day overlanding tour through Africa, I “hit” my activity and exercise goals (via Apple Watch) early each morning, simply due to the …

Jan 13, 2025: Not having much wifi and feeling constant pressure to upload pics/posts of our adventure has left me with very little time to stay connected to my …

Jan 13, 2025: Want to avoid the corporate social media silos + shitty policies? Get an indie blog at micro.one for just $1/mo, connect your own domain, and use it …

Jan 13, 2025: Can you hear me now??

Jan 13, 2025: Ok, we decided to adopt (yet another) new quest: visit the smallest country on each of the inhabited continents. Here’s the list: Africa: Seychelles …

Jan 11, 2025: We just finished our 24-day overland safari and are officially halfway thru our big trip! Want to hear how it’s been? Or just say hi? Join us on an …

Dec 14, 2024: Way to make it super awkward, man…

Dec 13, 2024: After yet another very long day, I completely relate to this guy’s choices.

Dec 10, 2024: My first safari here in Africa did not disappoint. Many more coming up in the next several weeks…

Dec 5, 2024: Hidden.

Dec 5, 2024: It’s Untappd’s Year in Beer review time. In 2024, I apparently: drank 271 unique craft beers comprising 56 different beer styles from 116 …

Dec 4, 2024: Happy Anniversary to my incredible wife, Jen! 9 yrs ago, she followed me out into a remote stretch of desert to a petroglyph site I was monitoring—our …

Nov 17, 2024: White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, AZ - from an #OnThisDay in 2007 visit to help better delineate a parking area so vehicles would stop …

Nov 15, 2024: Our weirdest brewery visit ever—we visited Guam’s Ishii Brewing 7yrs ago on our quest to visit every brewery in the US Territories. It was …

Nov 14, 2024: Nothing is no more 📷 #OnThisDay in 2012

Nov 12, 2024: Met up with two friends in Vegas #OnThisDay two years ago for some public lands, craft beer, and the completion of a NFL stadium quest.

Nov 11, 2024: So this happened, On This Day in 2018.

Nov 8, 2024: One of my favorite ASU football memories happened on this day in 2014—my birthday ten years ago today. ASU beat Notre Dame 55-31, the most points ever …

Nov 1, 2024: Hidden in plain sight. 📷 Sipapu Natural Bridge, Utah, Mar 2017

Oct 26, 2024: S goes the curve 📷 Mogollon Rim, Arizona (Oct 2022)

Oct 24, 2024: Trippy 📷 Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona (Mar 2017)

Oct 24, 2024: Little Molas Lake, Colorado 📷 Sept 2014

Oct 24, 2024: Basin and range 📷 Nevada, Oct 2018

Oct 23, 2024: I finally hit 200,00 miles on my Subaru Outback. I’m surprised that it took this long, but I’ve been a bit long roadtrip deprived the last …

Oct 23, 2024: Wrote a quick bit about three other examples of forums that are still alive and prospering, and still quietly serving up quality communities; I …

Oct 23, 2024: The open road 📷 Montana, Aug 2019

Oct 22, 2024: I lost a quarter today, but it was a quarter well spent.

Oct 20, 2024: Incoming, wave and storm 📷 Turks and Caicos, Nov 2021

Oct 20, 2024: Nowhere fast… 📷 Turks and Caicos, Nov 2022

Oct 20, 2024: Watching the day fade into night. 📷 Turks and Caicos, Nov 2021

Oct 20, 2024: As the road winds away 📷 OTD in 2010

Oct 17, 2024: An “end of season” night paddle from OTD in 2022, featuring some “dream-like” photos.

Oct 17, 2024: I took this photo—my most favorite “recent” photo of my dad—one year ago today. Damn I miss this smile so fucking much.

Oct 16, 2024: A few shots of some of the petroglyph panels from Grapevine Canyon, Bridge Canyon Wilderness, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada - visited …

Oct 16, 2024: Sometimes you just need a little nap after a swim.

Oct 15, 2024: The center of attention

Oct 15, 2024: When an adventure awaits you just out the front door.

Oct 15, 2024: Just give me a dirt road and a Joshua tree and I’ll be happy. (On This Day in 2018)

Oct 14, 2024: #MountainMonday #Alaska

Oct 14, 2024: A project I’d like to tackle in early spring 2026 is a Walk Across Phoenix—from one edge of the city limits across to the other—an urban trek of over …

Oct 14, 2024: My friend @pmount@onephoto.club just wrapped up an interesting “freighter cruise” trip in British Columbia. Had never heard of these: With Marine …

Oct 14, 2024: Reflections of the past - OTD in 2018 #OnePhotoClub

Oct 7, 2024: I hiked the Hidden Canyon Trail in Zion National Park On This Day in 2014—complete with the same vista, same tree trunk, same ASU hat 😂 from a 2002 …

Oct 7, 2024: Earth Roulette: a random destination picker for your next trip. (Maybe we’ll try this next year instead of letting the internet randomly choose …

Oct 7, 2024: After trying to find a chicken stew recipe online, Brandon bought a cookbook, noting: There was a time when the internet was superior (or at least it …

Oct 6, 2024: On This Day ten years ago, we finished up the second day of a “top down” Zion Narrows backpacking trip.

Oct 6, 2024: Jen & I are again participating in the 2024 Coffeeneuring Challenge, which starts today! Here’s what that entails: between October 6 through …

Oct 6, 2024: On This Day last year, we visited the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale as part of our quest to visit every local museum in Metro …

Oct 6, 2024: Toasty game last night—it was 107º at kickoff—but we still enjoyed some pregame tailgating before a last second win, followed by our traditional …

Oct 6, 2024: September 2024 in 10 photos Following up last month’s post with a similar one for September. We started the month at an unlikely venue—a ballpark! We met up with our good buddy …

Oct 4, 2024: Re: Annie’s “Feeling alive is where it’s at” I agree with Annie’s assessment of feeling alive: Because, I guess, not only do I want some amount of challenge but I want challenges that I choose, …

Oct 4, 2024: On This Day in 2015, a stop at Lees Ferry, then a drive up House Rock Valley Road for a short hike on the Arizona Trail, followed by a hike to the …

Oct 3, 2024: Some fossils in the Kaibab National Forest overlooking Marble Canyon, #opcOnThisDay in 2015.

Oct 3, 2024: Two windows with a view, from this day in 2015

Oct 2, 2024: If you have #travel in October and want to participate in a postcard exchange with others travelers this month, take a look at this page for more …

Oct 2, 2024: #WaterfallWednesday

Oct 2, 2024: Palm trees in American Samoa.

Oct 2, 2024: I’m on board with Pete Brown’s critique of getting paid to “do” what you love: it reinforces the pattern of exposing all …

Oct 1, 2024: My favorite video spoofing Daylight Savings (err…Saving) time is funny as hell and worth the 2.5 minutes of your time. www.youtube.com/watch

Oct 1, 2024: Seven years ago today, I was greatly honored to walk one of my closest friends down the aisle for her wedding at Glacier Point in Yosemite. Funny …

Sep 30, 2024: #MountainMonday

Sep 30, 2024: An absolutely glorious sunset paddle, enjoyed On This Day in 2021.

Sep 29, 2024: Here’s the story explaining how I started tailgating with a bunch of band moms at ASU games a decade ago. rscottjones.com/how-i-met…

Sep 29, 2024: #SilentSunday

Sep 29, 2024: On This Day in 2017

Sep 28, 2024: Boxers in the rain So there I was…2am, locked out on my patio, and wearing only boxers, during a hearty rainstorm. No keys. No phone. No internet connected …

Sep 26, 2024: Also On This Day, ten years ago, I encountered this end-of-season incoming haboob while hiking in the Phoenix Mountains.

Sep 26, 2024: No kayaking again this week 😫 so here are some shots of some fun clouds from On This Day in 2022.

Sep 25, 2024: Longstanding personal tradition every time I’m in Tucson.

Sep 24, 2024: #TentViewTuesday

Sep 20, 2024: Sunset over the Apache Trail, On This Day in 2015.

Sep 20, 2024: #footpathfriday #arizona #wilderness

Sep 18, 2024: Stopped by Arizona Wilderness Brewing today to catch up with a friend, and to grab two specific beers: one that supports the campaign to protect the …

Sep 18, 2024: El Malpais National Conservation Area, On This Day in 2013.

Sep 17, 2024: #TentViewTuesday comes from May 2012, a birthday camping trip to Chaco Canyon for my mom's 70th bday. She had always wanted to go, but never made …

Sep 17, 2024: A quick hike in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument with some conservation colleagues, On This Day in 2008.

Sep 17, 2024: The worst part of having your own website is the ridiculous amount of email spam you get from (obviously terrible) web designers, seo experts, and app …

Sep 17, 2024: Nodding knowingly while reading @patrickrhone’s old post on Sensible Defaults. I’m a big fan of “default” decisions—making …

Sep 16, 2024: Does this count for #MountainMonday? It’s Jerimoth Hill, the uhhhhh “summit” of Rhode Island. 😝😂⛰️

Sep 15, 2024: It’s been a CRAZY ride, but we managed to completely reverse our financial outlook over the last 5 years: The seemingly CRAZY financial choices …

Sep 15, 2024: #SilentSunday #opcOnThisDay in 2019

Sep 14, 2024: A year ago today, we visited the Wren Südhalle for the first time. We were ecstatic that our fav AZ brewery was opening a location just a short bike …

Sep 13, 2024: I finally got around to publishing two posts that have been nearly ready to go all week. Both are intended to help you develop a deeper connection …

Sep 13, 2024: Gulls on a ridge - La Jolla, CA, On This Day in 2009.

Sep 12, 2024: Four years ago today, kayaking with my friend Brittany. I can’t believe how infrequently I’ve made it to the river this season. I’m …

Sep 10, 2024: This reminds me of soooo many travel blogs these days… How to Monetize a Blog

Sep 9, 2024: It’s hard to disagree with the opening sentences of Nicholas Kristoff’s piece Forget the Yacht. The Best Travel Is on Foot, Through …

Sep 8, 2024: Badlands National Park, On This Day in 2022.

Sep 8, 2024: Badlands National Park, On This Day in 2022.

Sep 8, 2024: #SilentSunday

Sep 8, 2024: Faces in the mountain - On This Day in 2022

Sep 7, 2024: A couple videos of the bison herd at South Dakota’s Custer State Park from our last visit, On This Day in 2022.

Sep 7, 2024: I wrote a post about being the “smallest house on the block” in your friends group, a concept I’ve been thinking about recently. It’s …

Sep 6, 2024: Our latest post about our upcoming 100-day trip around the world: Exhausted with Trip Planning. Don’t get me started on the crazy number (and …

Sep 6, 2024: #footpathfriday

Sep 5, 2024: On This Day in 2017, we trekked to the University of Chicago to visit the original location of what was called “Chicago Pile-1,” the first …

Sep 5, 2024: The view of a (nearly) full moon paddle from On This Day in 2020. I’m heading out for another one tonight, though it’s going to be more of …

Sep 4, 2024: On This Day in 2017, I visited Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan.

Sep 4, 2024: On This Day in 2022, I met up with a social media friend at the International Peace Garden, which straddles the US-Canada border. I wrote a short post …

Sep 4, 2024: On This Day in 2022, I met up with a social media friend at the International Peace Garden, which straddles the US-Canada border.

Sep 4, 2024: August 2024 in 10 Photos I saw this post by Matthew Haughey and liked the idea, so here’s 10 photos from August 2024. You may also be interested in my recaps of the month: Mid …

Sep 4, 2024: #WildlifeWednesday from #opcOnThisDay in 2022, a visit to what is now called White Horse Hill National Game Preserve in North Dakota. I visited …

Sep 3, 2024: I wrote a bit about the important role that humor played in securing better health care for my dad.

Sep 3, 2024: I was pretty happy to get my End of August 2024 recap written ahead of schedule last week—and then promptly forgot to publish until today. 🤦‍♂️

Sep 2, 2024: #opcOnThisDay in 2017, I was lucky to coincide my visit to Pullman National Historical Park (at the time, a newly designated national monument) with …

Sep 2, 2024: On This Day in 2017, I was able to “summit” Charles Mount, the highest point in Illinois. So far, it’s been the hardest one to mark …

Sep 1, 2024: #silentsunday #opcOnThisDay in 2019

Aug 31, 2024: I posted about the one feature I really wish Mastodon had.

Aug 29, 2024: An audio version of my blog I bought a microphone back before the pandemic, with the idea that I wanted to publish a semi-regular audio update on my life for my friends …

Aug 28, 2024: For the last five years, I sorta hated to answer the question “How is it going?” And now that things have changed, it’s still a bit …

Aug 28, 2024: Three years ago today, I enjoyed this Grand Canyon sunset with friends. I had organized what I called Matt-Fest and invited several Matts I knew for a …

Aug 26, 2024: Five years ago today, I completed my quest to visit all 478 Treasured Places—every national park unit, national monument, and national conservation …

Aug 25, 2024: #SilentSunday

Aug 25, 2024: Today is the birthday of the National Park Service, which manages over 430 national parks in the US. Visiting them all has been the best endeavor of …

Aug 24, 2024: Finally got around to (belatedly) posting an August 2024 Mid-Month Review.

Aug 24, 2024: It's not hard to find a Lincoln statue near Springfield, Illinois. Here are four that I ran across #opcOnThisDay in 2012.

Aug 24, 2024: August’s #OnePostcard: thanks to Krista, Kathy, Pat, and JP for the postcards.

Aug 23, 2024: One minute of zen, from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, captured On This Day in 2012.

Aug 22, 2024: Another monsoon storm blocked my weekly evening paddle down the river. Damn, I need to get back out there. Here’s an early morning view of the …

Aug 22, 2024: A few photos from a flight over Greenland, On This Day in 2021. I was super lucky on the flight in the opposite direction, where I got to enjoy an …

Aug 21, 2024: On This Day in 2019, I visited what has got to be the most obscure National Monument in the country. It’s one of the few that requires a short …

Aug 20, 2024: #TentViewTuesday from Page, Arizona, April 2023.

Aug 20, 2024: The most popular photo in Iceland? OTD in 2021

Aug 19, 2024: Some street art from Iceland We ran across some fun murals in Hellissandur, Iceland, On This Day in 2021.

Aug 18, 2024: Another #SilentSunday from #opcOnThisDay in 2023 in #Wales.

Aug 18, 2024: One more post of some idyllic scenes from Iceland, OTD in 2021.

Aug 18, 2024: A few shots of Goðafoss, from On This Day in 2021.

Aug 18, 2024: Spotted in Akureyri, Iceland four years ago today. ❤️💛💚

Aug 18, 2024: Four fun photos of the road from Iceland, taken On This Day in 2021.

Aug 17, 2024: Free shower! (Iceland, OTD in 2021)

Aug 17, 2024: On This Day last year, I attempted—and failed miserably—to correctly pronounce even half of the official name of this town in Wales.

Aug 17, 2024: I finally wrote about my visit to Cabinetlandia, which was five years ago yesterday. And in doing so, I fell down a rabbit hole of research about this …

Aug 16, 2024: On This Day in 2020, it looks like I caught the leading edge of an incoming haboob here in Phoenix.

Aug 16, 2024: My favorite waterfall in Iceland was Dettifoss, which is also the “angriest” waterfall I’ve met. What a cool scene. But it was only …

Aug 15, 2024: I’m helping my mom purchase a vehicle after hers was totaled in an accident. Since it’s on my mind, I put together a list of my own highly …

Aug 13, 2024: My vista on this day last year.

Aug 11, 2024: A few waterfalls from OTD in 2023.

Aug 11, 2024: An essay in the New York Times this week—entitled I Reviewed Restaurants for 12 Years. They’ve Changed, and Not for the Better (🎁)—laments how …

Aug 11, 2024: 20 seconds of Eilean Donan Castle in the Scottish Highlands, OTD in 2023.

Aug 11, 2024: My buddy is moving away, which means we needed one more Return to Paradise (Lounge). #blogging #blaugust2024 #100DaystoOffload

Aug 10, 2024: My BlogPrompts.fyi site—which offers (you’ll never guess it) a whole bunch of random topics for you to blog about—now features over 350 prompts, …

Aug 9, 2024: A few shots from On This Day last year in Scotland.

Aug 9, 2024: On This Day in 2023: Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. 🪵🐇

Aug 7, 2024: On This Day in 2019, I brought my dad up to an ASU football practice at Camp Tontozona, its annual training camp that’s located in the cool …

Aug 6, 2024: A runway that changed the world On this day 79 years ago, this runway on the small island of Tinian in the Mariana Islands changed the world. It was from this stretch of remote …

Aug 6, 2024: Owning your music. Again. Kelly Sims wrote some thoughts on Ownership in the Rental Age: And so I find myself once again thinking about ownership. I owned this music, as much …

Aug 5, 2024: I’m a few days late, but finally posted a recap of July 2024. Not sure if I’ll do these each month, but wanted to give it a go at least …

Aug 5, 2024: 📷 One of my favorite parts of visiting London last year was touring the Churchill War Rooms. Seems nearly comical that they were conducting the war by …

Aug 5, 2024: 📷 Look up. OTD in 2023

Aug 4, 2024: I finally got around to posting a personal introduction for Blaugust 2024. Since I’m going to blog on multiple sites during the challenge, …

Aug 4, 2024: Along the Glenn Highway, Alaska - OTD 2018

Aug 3, 2024: Arizona has some interesting place names, and the town of Show Low in the White Mountains has one of the best naming stories around. OTD in 2020.

Aug 3, 2024: The especially little part of the Little Colorado River. OTD in 2020

Aug 2, 2024: Choosing where to go when you can go anywhere: how we’ve been thinking about our upcoming 100 day trip. #blaugust2024 …

Aug 2, 2024: I visited an unexpected memorial OTD in 2008—that you’d expect in Washington DC, not along the Indiana/Illinois border.

Aug 1, 2024: OTD in 2019, we landed a bush plane in between 3 active wildfires in the remote Coal Creek area of Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in eastern …

Aug 1, 2024: Blaugust 2024 I’m participating in Blaugust 2024, though I’m not intending to post every day. But it’s always fun to have a bit of extra …

Aug 1, 2024: True to its implied promise, Neal.FUN is quite fun.

Aug 1, 2024: Bumpass Hell, a hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park, might just have the very best place name in the national parks system. …

Jul 31, 2024: A few shots of Denali, “The Great One,” from our visit OTD six years ago. We were very fortunate to have clear views nearly the entire …

Jul 30, 2024: I wrote about my favorite breweries and taprooms in Arizona, an easy way to share some suggestions for visiting friends. #100DaystoOffload

Jul 30, 2024: We visited the Tule Lake Segregation Center OTD in 2022, one of the WWII Japanese Internment Camps. A few weeks ago while camping near Flagstaff, we …

Jul 29, 2024: A few views from the Kenai Peninsula, on this day in 2018.

Jul 29, 2024: In-flight entertainment. (On This Day in 2018)

Jul 28, 2024: Home after three days of camping with a number of friends. We didn’t do too much but hang out at camp, save an afternoon jaunt into town for lunch and …

Jul 26, 2024: On This Day in 2007 we visited the birthplace of George Washington Carver, and were visited by this checkerboard-eyed butterfly during our walk there.

Jul 26, 2024: A few shots from our boat tour in Aialik Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park, OTD in 2018.

Jul 25, 2024: One of the highlights of our visit to Halifax was the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, housed in the same dock building that served as the …

Jul 25, 2024: OTD in 2018, I hiked to Exit Glacier, my first experience with a glacier. It’s iconic for the signs showing the previous extent of the glacier …

Jul 25, 2024: I’ve been to every national park unit in the US, and this remains my most favorite park sign anywhere. It’s located on the back side of …

Jul 25, 2024: One of my favorite scenic drives is Alaska Route 1 down the Turnagain Arm. Here’s a shot from my first visit there, back in 2018.

Jul 25, 2024: I was finally able to mark Stonehenge off my list #OnThisDay seven years ago when I passed thru suburban Utah.

Jul 24, 2024: Remember when Japan bombed Nebraska during WWII? You Don’t? Well, On This Day in 2021, we visited the site where it happened. …

Jul 23, 2024: My buddy Mikah’s short film “Canyon Chorus” is playing at the Flagstaff Film Festival in September, and he’ll be there to …

Jul 23, 2024: On This Day in 2021, I visited the shack and farm of Aldo Leopold—one of America’s greatest figures, whose ideas helped change the way we view …

Jul 22, 2024: This place officially socks (OTD in 2008)

Jul 22, 2024: Dells of Eau Claire Park - #OTD 2021

Jul 22, 2024: This is the first Smokey Bear mask, which now resides in the quaint public library of Mercer, Wisconsin - #OnThisDay in 2021

Jul 22, 2024: Enjoy the North #OnThisDay in 2021

Jul 21, 2024: I wrote a bit about The Two Futures of Social Media: as social media fractures, two distinct futures are unfolding—two entirely different ways to …

Jul 21, 2024: The Birthplace of Professional Hockey (Houghton, MI) #OnThisDay in 2021

Jul 21, 2024: Awww Shute, it’s closed. #OnThisDay in 2021

Jul 20, 2024: Here’s a different perspective of Arch Rock on Mackinac Island. #OnThisDay in 2021

Jul 20, 2024: Arch Rock—the main attraction in Mackinac National Park, America’s second (forgotten) National Park after Yellowstone. #OnThisDay in 2021

Jul 20, 2024: It doesn’t look like much, but this marker—located in a headwater swamp in Arkansas, of all places—preserves the initial point from which all …

Jul 20, 2024: One of my favorite roadtrip apps is Roadside America, which lists weird roadside attractions. An earlier version of the app included a fun feature: a …

Jul 19, 2024: I don’t believe you. #OTD 2008

Jul 19, 2024: Adventure ahead #OTD 2015

Jul 18, 2024: A Sense of Belonging. A lovely little post by @alexskunz@mas.to on how he’s rooted himself to San Diego County. I’ve “grown roots” here also through …

Jul 18, 2024: Tech has no answers for you: These are the people who think the best things that have happened over the last fifteen years have come out of Silicon …

Jul 18, 2024: Local mascot poses for tourist photos. OTD 2007

Jul 18, 2024: But…that’s a name.

Jul 17, 2024: Little Bighorn, OTD in 2007.

Jul 17, 2024: Wouldn’t mind being here right now. OTD 2006

Jul 17, 2024: Blackwell School National Historic Site became the 430th official National Park unit today—a worthy addition. I visited Blackwell School twice …

Jul 16, 2024: Privacy matters

Jul 16, 2024: Scott’s Bluff, Nebraska, an important landmark on the Oregon, California, and Pony Express Trails (in fact, the second-most referred to landmark in …

Jul 16, 2024: Independence Pass, Colorado, one year ago today.

Jul 16, 2024: Reflections from the past

Jul 16, 2024: America the Beautiful

Jul 15, 2024: JCProbably has a useful tip on keeping a book past its due date for those using Libby.

Jul 15, 2024: The desert, illuminated.

Jul 14, 2024: Sunrise, two years ago today. 😍

Jul 14, 2024: Are there any travel blogs here on MB? Looking for some blogging inspiration…

Jul 14, 2024: One year ago today, we visited this seemingly mundane rear parking lot in Laramie, Wyoming. Why? Because on Sep 6, 1870, in the rough vicinity of this …

Jul 13, 2024: Missouri State Capitol (#OTD 2021)

Jul 12, 2024: I visited some forks on this day three years ago.

Jul 12, 2024: This is NOT the spirit of true twineballing 🧶 (OTD in 2021)

Jul 12, 2024: Following the lead of several others, I wrote about the 15 Books that Most Impacted Me. What an interesting self-reflective exercise—you should do the …

Jul 11, 2024: Eroded.

Jul 11, 2024: I ran into this guy near Castle Hot Springs on this day nine years ago. He seemed like a real ass.

Jul 10, 2024: Seventeen years ago today, I visited the remains of my first WWII Japanese internment camp—Minidoka in Idaho—a decade or so we decided to visit them …

Jul 10, 2024: Twelve years ago today, a pensive marmot and I enjoyed this vista in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Jul 10, 2024: I wrote a bit about why I don’t delete a bunch of my “throwaway” photos: In Defense of Not Deleting Photos.

Jul 8, 2024: 🧐

Jul 8, 2024: I wrote this piece for a magazine that doesn’t seem to be around anymore, so I’m republishing it: rscottjones.com/where-i-g… …

Jul 8, 2024: In 2012, I was headed to a family reunion outside of Denver, but instead decided to fly to KC and then drive across Kansas to get there. I could hit …

Jul 6, 2024: We visited the Atomic Legacy Cabin in Grand Junction five yrs ago today, as part of our quest to visit the major sites of the Manhattan Project. This …

Jul 6, 2024: The Gunnison River in Colorado, on this day in 2019.

Jul 5, 2024: Five years ago today, I enjoyed #FootPathFriday with some new friends.

Jul 5, 2024: #opcOnThisDay in 2018, I rode a sidecar all the way to the Republic of Molossia. Quite the journey. Sadly, we didn’t have an appointment and the …

Jul 5, 2024: Ran across this six years ago today near Virginia City, Nevada. And I am still confused.

Jul 4, 2024: Thanks for the postcard, @Pmount. Funny that we just missed ya! #OnePostcard

Jul 4, 2024: We stopped by Coal Mine Canyon #opcOnThisDay in 2017.

Jul 4, 2024: #opcOnThisDay in 2018, we finally made it to the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, which *has got* to be …

Jul 3, 2024: My buddy Brian is in American Samoa, and closing in on finishing his own quest to visit all 400+ National Park units. He’s now at 427/429, with …

Jul 3, 2024: I officially adopted a new quest #opcOnThisDay in 2018: scenic driving all 22 major paved passes over the Sierra Nevada mountain range! Here’s a shot …

Jul 3, 2024: Candleview (Bandalier National Monument, July 3 2016)

Jul 3, 2024: Early Twitter: the golden age of social-to-IRL community Early Twitter was amazing for social community building—the absolute golden era of social media, imo. I was reminded of that when I ran across some …

Jul 3, 2024: I ran across an “easter egg” in a DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer for Arizona eight years ago today. Apparently, every DeLorme state atlas …

Jul 3, 2024: Hey, it’s a #WaterfallWednesday photo from #opcOnThisDay in 2017, a thin strand viewed from the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado. #twofer

Jul 3, 2024: Ten years ago today, I was hiking in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve when a haboob blew thru.

Jul 2, 2024: Today’s #TentViewTuesday comes from Saturday morning at Bonito Campground in the Coconino #NationalForest in #Arizona. #camping

Jul 2, 2024: The two most likely vehicle problems are flat tires and dead batteries. Both of these are usually easily fixable. Have a spare tire, a way to fix a …

Jul 2, 2024: Sharing Sequoia From a post nine years ago today: Later today, I’m making a return visit to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. Sequoia is a special …

Jul 1, 2024: Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest #NationalPark, #opcOnThisDay in 2016.

Jul 1, 2024: I met this cool ass dude #opcOnThisDay in 2017 in Utah.

Jul 1, 2024: Jumping way back to 2006 for this #MountainMonday shot from Rocky Mountain National Park. ☀︎ #Colorado #NationalParks

Jun 30, 2024: National Forest sunset

Jun 30, 2024: Hand-carved with love at our USFS campground

Jun 30, 2024: The appropriate way to watch a sunset over the San Francisco Peaks is from a tailgate with some fancy ice cream.

Jun 30, 2024: Loved this fun dark shark-shaped cloud last night, set against a fading sunset background.

Jun 29, 2024: …then stopped by an old house on a rock…

Jun 29, 2024: Camped at the edge of a lava flow last night…

Jun 29, 2024: Morning view.

Jun 29, 2024: Yesterday’s evening view from an International Dark Sky Park

Jun 29, 2024: Always a view to appreciate when youre escaping Phoenix temps.

Jun 28, 2024: Today's #FootPathFriday is from Jupiter Inlet Outstanding Natural Area in Florida, one of the few BLM sites located in the East.

Jun 28, 2024: #opcOnThisDay in 2019, I completed my decades-long quest to visit all 400+ national parks in the US with an all day boat tour in Glacier Bay National …

Jun 28, 2024: Today is the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a series of protests often credited as the defining event that launched the gay rights movement. …

Jun 27, 2024: Enjoying the view

Jun 27, 2024: Baggage Claim

Jun 27, 2024: I wrote a short ode to Sonoran Desert National Monument, a half-a-million-acre chunk of undeveloped and overlooked public lands outside of the …

Jun 26, 2024: Three murals in Belfast from 2001.

Jun 26, 2024: The Equality House (Topeka, Kansas)

Jun 26, 2024: #WaterfallWednesday

Jun 26, 2024: Surprised in Alaska, five years ago today Also five years ago today, two of my friends surprised me in Alaska, flying up to be there when I finished my national parks quest. Here we are that …

Jun 26, 2024: Love this “cloud shadow” around Mt Edgecumbe, from five years ago today.

Jun 26, 2024: “No one should be at the mercy of an algorithm they don’t control, which was not designed to safeguard their interests” — António Guterres, United …

Jun 25, 2024: I read something that really pissed me off and I had to quickly write this before I went to bed. I’ll edit and clean it up tomorrow, but …

Jun 25, 2024: Classic

Jun 25, 2024: Today’s #TentViewTuesday is from a June 2022 weekend #camping trip to Idyllwild #California. It was intended to introduce one of my Phx friends to one …

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Jun 24, 2024: One of the fun things I used to do was have my postcards “experience” my trip before I mailed them. So I’d dip a corner of it into …

Jun 24, 2024: We spent #opcOnThisDay in 2018 with some friends at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, then stopped at Lees Ferry, and got #LostNeededDirections in …

Jun 24, 2024: This #MountainMonday comes to you from the rim of Aniakchak Crater in Alaska.

Jun 24, 2024: Go home river, you’re drunk!

Jun 24, 2024: One useful thing about writing online is that sometimes you end up writing for your future self. I just ran across a public note I wrote three years …

Jun 24, 2024: Here’s a short video of our flight back from Aniakchak, taken near Upper Ugashik Lake looking southeast towards the Aleutians. Just gorgeous …

Jun 24, 2024: Visiting Aniakchak Crater Five years ago today, I finally made it to the least visited national park unit in the country, Aniakchak National Monument, a collapsed volcanic …

Jun 23, 2024: If you’re traveling in July and want to participate in my free postcard exchange, please sign up by Thursday! #travel #postcards

Jun 23, 2024: On this day in 2018, we stopped at Edge of the World Brewing in the remote and infamous polygamist town of Colorado City near the Arizona/Utah border. …

Jun 23, 2024: Don’t ask me why, but back in 2015, my buddy Wayne and I decided to adopt a quest to visit all the sketchy Chinese restaurants in a certain …

Jun 22, 2024: This is one of the elevated walkways and bear gates in Katmai National Park that help keep humans out of the way of grizzlies.

Jun 22, 2024: What are 5 interesting things about you? I posted mine, but I’d love to read yours too.

Jun 22, 2024: Checking out a new brewery—Pinnacle Brewing up near the Scottsdale airpark—while getting some work done. Nice location and vibes, beer is meh, funny …

Jun 22, 2024: Five years ago today, we were able to visit Brooks Falls. We were very early in the season, but had optimized our timing around getting to Aniakchak …

Jun 21, 2024: On this day in 2015

Jun 21, 2024: On This Day in 2019, I met my doppelgänger in the remote fishing village of Naknek, Alaska.

Jun 21, 2024: A few photos from last night’s moonlight paddle. It’s always great to get on the river, and especially so with a bright moon.

Jun 20, 2024: Squiggles, squiggles, and more squiggles #opcOnThisDay in 2019. #Alaska

Jun 20, 2024: I updated my /now page so that it displays the latest /now update from a new “now updates” post category. That makes it easier to archive old updates …

Jun 19, 2024: I just unlocked a new hell: being blocked in by a driverless waymo that wouldn’t move until its customer—very belatedly—finally got in the car. I …

Jun 19, 2024: It was 120° in Phoenix on this day in 2016, so I showed up to my friend’s pool party wearing every warm layer I own. Come on guys, it’s a dry heat! 😂

Jun 19, 2024: I’m removing comments, pingbacks, and webmentions from my website in favor of what I’m calling Webnotes. rscottjones.com/webnotes/

Jun 18, 2024: I briefly played “Captain Scott” On This Day in 2009 during a rafting trip down the Colorado River through McInnis Canyon NCA in western …

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Jun 18, 2024: Most of you here probably use some form of text replacement, but many of my friends do not. So I wrote this primarily for them, but maybe …

Jun 18, 2024: A few snapshots from a work rafting trip down the San Juan River in Utah - On This Day in 2013.

Jun 18, 2024: I would pay 2x as much for a fast and responsive kindle.

Jun 17, 2024: I wrote about the 30% tax I pay for many of my friendships.

Jun 17, 2024: Ran across my Aug 2019 post about Visiting America’s most obscure National Monument in San Antonio, Texas. You probably haven’t heard of this …

Jun 17, 2024: On This Day back in 2017, I visited what was then-claimed to be the World’s largest and, perhaps, oldest living organism. While it’s since …

Jun 16, 2024: Ten photos from our spectacular bush flight into Lake Clark National Park & Preserve - On This Day in 2019.

Jun 16, 2024: Moving goods—three major transportation systems in view: rail, highway, river. (Shot near Cape Girardeau, Missouri in April 2024)

Jun 16, 2024: Amid all these new slash pages, it’s become clear that we’ve somehow missed an obvious one. So I added it to my own site.

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Jun 15, 2024: I’ve seen this shared this quite a bit recently, and for good reason. Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)

Jun 15, 2024: May you be happy & kind (Throckmorton, Texas, April 2024)

Jun 15, 2024: My pal Randy runs one of the few true outdoor adventure blogs around. Nearly every week, he posts new trip reports, accompanied by excellent …

Jun 15, 2024: Alaska has the least impressive state capitol building of all. It’s just a random looking office building with a small park across the street. …

Jun 14, 2024: Let’s play the game “Guess Where We Are Going to Land”

Jun 14, 2024: Ten photos from our flight from Juneau to Yakutat, Alaska AKA, “always choose the window seat” - On This Day in 2019.

Jun 14, 2024: It's pretty hard to lose the trail on the way to Pelican Beach in #PuertoRico. #FootPathFriday

Jun 14, 2024: It’s not a blog per se, but my buddy (and Podcast Hall of Famer) Evo personally curates a great list of audio fiction podcasts that have …

Jun 14, 2024: Ten photos from last night’s sunset paddle down the Lower Salt River.

Jun 13, 2024: I get a fraction of the robocalls + confirmation text msgs since my dad died. It’s crazy how often my phone would buzz with some sort of medical …

Jun 13, 2024: Backcountry badassery, or an immersive experience? This has been one of the most cited posts on my website since I published it in 2017. And the older …

Jun 13, 2024: I’m finally getting out on the river tonight for a sunset paddle, the first one of the season. Here are a couple shots from this day two years …

Jun 13, 2024: Chances are good that Lou Plummer has already left a nice comment on your blog post, or directed you to a useful app he’s used, or written a …

Jun 13, 2024: Some People with Insomnia Think They’re Awake when They’re Asleep Up All Night? You May Have Actually Been Asleep. You say you haven’t slept all …

Jun 13, 2024: Four years ago today, we camped on the Mogollon Rim and enjoyed this interesting sunset, fueled in part by wildfire smoke. #camping #sunset #arizona

Jun 12, 2024: Brr.fyi provided an interesting glimpse into life in Antarctica. #Junited2024

Jun 12, 2024: #WaterfallWednesday from #Scotland

Jun 12, 2024: Two years ago today, I bought my first house! Oddly, it’s in a retirement community, I’m too young to live there, and we’re barred …

Jun 12, 2024: If you’re interested in travel journaling, here are a bunch of notes I’ve written on the topic. #travel #journaling

Jun 12, 2024: On This Day in 2016, I completed my goal of Visiting 100 National Parks in 100 Days to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the National Parks System. I …

Jun 11, 2024: On this day in 2016

Jun 11, 2024: I’ve always enjoyed Alex’s monthly end notes, as well as his epic battles against AI scrapers. So he’s my addition for today’s …

Jun 11, 2024: My buddy Mikah made a poignant, short film about coming out and being yourself, filmed during a rafting trip with his mentor and three other gay …

Jun 11, 2024: #TentViewTuesday with a view of the Superstition Mountains ☀︎ #Arizona #StatePark #camping

Jun 10, 2024: slow.fyi is a handy little microsite that you can insert into a message when you don’t want the recipient to feel pressured to quickly respond. …

Jun 10, 2024: #MountainMonday

Jun 10, 2024: I also bought my wife a fancy pee cloth for dispersed camping trips, so you know…it’s been a helluva day. 😂

Jun 10, 2024: I successfully convinced my friend to bring her family to the World’s Largest Ball of Twine in Kansas and it made my day.

Jun 10, 2024: Another post that’s suddenly popular each summer is my guide to Travel Camping: how to fly and camp in a rental car. We’ve changed out a …

Jun 10, 2024: Every summer, this guide to how to make ice last longer in your cooler is one of my most visited posts. We’ve upgraded a few things since I …

Jun 10, 2024: Every time I hear someone mention colonizing Mars, I think of this (rocking) song. Keep the cc lyrics on, and listen to it twice for the best …

Jun 10, 2024: I wrote about what Analytics for the Personal Web might look like. #indieweb #smallweb #personalweb #blogging

Jun 10, 2024: #opcOnThisDay way back in 2003, I took this photo at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. At the time, it was one of my most fav photos and it …

Jun 9, 2024: Wait, so Brigham Young used to distill whiskey? Huh. 🥃🐸

Jun 9, 2024: Here’s a map of the Chandler Public Art Tour, which shows the location of murals and other public art throughout #Chandler #Arizona

Jun 9, 2024: I really love Andy Gibb’s monthly Being Outdoors recaps, which are written as though he’s updating you during a casual hike …

Jun 9, 2024: #SilentSunday

Jun 9, 2024: Just added this to the various slash pages I already have on my website: Yet another new kind of /slash page for your website

Jun 8, 2024: If you haven’t perused the personal website of Jeff Bridges (yes, that one), then you should do so right now. It’s a treat, and a reminder …

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Jun 7, 2024: Today’s entry for #Junited2024 is @robertbreen’s poignant post celebrating three years of sobriety—congrats, Robert! His line about how …

Jun 7, 2024: Here’s an unusual #FootPathFriday from Franconia Notch State Park #StatePark #NewHampshire #hiking

Jun 7, 2024: This morning I wondered aloud (well, on my blog really) if Apple could create a new model of the social web by combining personal websites with social …

Jun 7, 2024: I spent #opcOnThisDay in 2019 enjoying some (cooler than June in Phoenix) mountain air up at 9500ft elevation in the Coconino National Forest, …

Jun 6, 2024: Unlike @keenan@social.lol, I’m not killing off my blogroll. But after reading his post, I did realize that I should rebirth it in a different …

Jun 6, 2024: One place I’d actually love to have an LLM is the dictionary/thesaurus app. 1 - “Hey dictionary, what’s a good word for when something is somewhere in …

Jun 6, 2024: I ran across Kev Quirk’s About page and instantly think it’s one of the very best I’ve seen. I love his creative use of a text …

Jun 5, 2024: #WaterfallWednesday #Iceland

Jun 5, 2024: And #opcOnThisDay in 2021, I flew over the river. Here’s what it looks like from the air. This is looking southeast. You can see the edge of Mesa in …

Jun 5, 2024: #opcOnThisDay in 2020, I brought a few friends on a sunset/moonlight paddle. 🌵 #arizona #phoenix #kayaking #NationalForest

Jun 4, 2024: While reading @mlanger@mastodon.world’s post today about taking a photo of her boat in front of the Statue of Liberty, I was reminded that small …

Jun 4, 2024: Is there a good free/cheap service that rolls together a bunch of rss feeds into one “master” version? As I struggle to pull together a …

Jun 4, 2024: Pen Pals. Online, in public. I love it. I first ran across this concept on Jerrod Blundy’s HeyDingus blog, but it looks like he was inspired by …

Jun 4, 2024: I got into minimalism in my 30s and purged half my stuff. But I now see it as a useful, but insufficient, frame for consumer purchases. Less stuff …

Jun 3, 2024: One of the weird—but useful—outcomes of the pandemic is that because my wife and I had to quarantine from each other several times, we created a …

Jun 3, 2024: Homemade music videos I’m a fan of homemade music videos for ridiculous songs. Not the influencer-quality videos you can make today, with a fancy iPhone and great …

Jun 3, 2024: I wrote a post about how our bowling team’s shame trophy came to be. #blogging #bowling #trophy

Jun 2, 2024: PikaPods - Instant Open Source App Hosting looks interesting for some self-hosted apps.

Jun 2, 2024: I ran across this photo I took during a quick fast food stop in a small rural Texas town during a road trip last month. It reminded me of something …

Jun 2, 2024: A genius runs this gas station.

Jun 2, 2024: One of the things I hate most about being sick is that not only do you have to cancel all the fun stuff you might have had planned (as I’ve had to …

Jun 2, 2024: Brendan reposts this every year, and every year I reread it. Make 2024 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm - today’s contribution for #Junited

Jun 1, 2024: I ran across Keenan’s 2021 post Hey, so, I think I fucking hate the internet, which is about how I felt about twitter at the time, too. Here’s an …

May 31, 2024: The last six weeks or so have been a crazy blur, and I just realized that I didn’t get a chance to post much from our 6800-mile road trip. Anyway, one …

May 24, 2024: Here are a bunch of ways to get old school Google search results—you know, just the ten blue links.

May 2, 2024: Finally added an /interests page to my website.

Apr 30, 2024: I use RSS as a buffet, not a task list I ran across this (very well done) post on hating RSS feeds yesterday. It’s really well done and I appreciate the underlying notion: rss feeds …

Apr 29, 2024: I’m considering signing up for omg.lol almost entirely for the damn statuslog… Are there any similar solutions I could use to quickly …

Apr 29, 2024: Reposts from my Hey World blog I reposted several posts from Hey World to my personal website. How to make driving across Texas more fun - a quick discussion of how a somewhat …

Apr 27, 2024: Day 27: Surprise for challenges.micro.blog This is Surprise Lake in Aniakchak National Monument, a collapsed caldera in remote Alaska that’s the …

Apr 21, 2024: Day 21 Mountains for challenges.micro.blog: “The Great One”

Apr 18, 2024: Day 18: Mood for challenges.micro.blog

Apr 17, 2024: Day 17: Transcendence for challenge.micro.blog. This is the spot where the mutilated body of a young black boy, Emmett Till—whose crime was being …

Apr 14, 2024: I’m considering abandoning my general Mastodon account (I have another one that solely dedicated to travel/outdoor adventures) and moving everything …

Apr 14, 2024: Shot this from inside my tent in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in February. Day 13: Cactus for challenges.micro.blog.

Apr 13, 2024: Day 13: Page (Arizona 😜), for challenges.micro.blog

Apr 11, 2024: Day 11: Sky for challenges.micro.blog

Apr 10, 2024: Day 10: Train for challenges.micro.blog - The most unique train car I’ve seen was this cut-out display at Steamtown NHS in Scranton, PA.

Apr 9, 2024: Question, friends: if you happen across a misplaced slice of crispy bacon on a random sidewalk in your town, does the 5 second apply to the moment it …

Apr 8, 2024: Day 8: Prevention for challenges.micro.blog

Apr 7, 2024: Day 7: “wellbeing” of challenges.micro.blog

Apr 6, 2024: Day 6: “Windy” of challenges.micro.blog When I think windy, I think of the summit of Mt Washington, where they chain down the roofs of buildings and …

Apr 5, 2024: Day 5: Serene of challenges.micro.blog

Apr 3, 2024: Foilage? Yeah, there’s a bit of that green stuff in Samoa… Day 4: Foilage for challenges.micro.blog

Apr 3, 2024: How I Became A Cruiser Bike Guy

Apr 3, 2024: Here’s what it looks like, @amerpie. Downright absurd: I still haven’t posted about it on my website! There’s a multi-layered …

Apr 3, 2024: This is really going to add a wrinkle into those Visit Every Timezone quests! White House directs NASA to develop lunar time standard

Apr 3, 2024: My favorite card. Day 3 of challenges.micro.blog

Apr 2, 2024: Day 2: Flowers for challenges.micro.blog

Mar 24, 2024: I really like the idea of a digital shoebox, for random things you want to hold on to but don’t really fit anywhere else.

Mar 24, 2024: “As I travel, I collect files that people want to let go of. I ask each participant to delete the file they’ve given me, so that the only …

Mar 24, 2024: I have a bunch of Microsoft Streets & Trips .eps files that I’d love to open. Here’s a free online converter and here’s a more …

Mar 23, 2024: Here’s a way to host your own (searchable) archive of your twitter account.

Mar 21, 2024: “AI can’t kill the job of artist, because making art, like playing chess, is an activity people would do even if money didn’t exist. It won’t …

Feb 29, 2024: Where on Earth is Ralf? Every day Ralf travels to a new destination. You have 30 minutes and some helpful hints to locate Ralf on the map.

Feb 27, 2024: Find people to talk to or collaborate with by searching across the /about, /ideas and /now pages of personal websites.

Feb 27, 2024: Are you a digital nomad that wants to maintain your US citizenship? Here are instructions for how to change your residency to South Dakota, which is a …

Jan 11, 2024: Make 2024 The Year You Practice Maximum Enthusiasm!!!!

Jan 10, 2024: Frommers tests then ranks the 10 Best (and Worst) Airfare Search Sites for 2024. Spoiler: the top aggregator spot goes to Momondo.

Jan 9, 2024: Personal relationship management of your social network using plain-text Markdown files. Think of it like a Personal CRM on steroids. You’ll …

Jan 9, 2024: This is a nice little guide to running your own small social network for your friends. I agree with a lot of the advice, especially keeping it small.

Jan 9, 2024: This cut-up comic was a surprisingly entertaining but terrifying read, and has finally made me switch from Chrome to Safari. If you browse the web …

Jan 7, 2024: Yikes! Almost half of British teens self-report feeling addicted to social media study says.

Jan 7, 2024: Businesses around the country are naming themselves "_________ Near Me" (eg, Thai Food Near Me" Barber Near Me, etc) to try to outsmart …

Jan 5, 2024: There should be lots of different, human-scale alternative experiences on the internet that offer up home-cooked, locally-grown, ethically-sourced, …

Jan 5, 2024: Planning on having a campfire or use a gas stove on public lands in California this year? Then you’ll need to get a free campfire permit to do …

Jan 4, 2024: At Long Last, An E-Bike Battery Recycling Program: HungryForBatteries.org. Check the website for local drop-off locations and how to participate. …

Jan 4, 2024: Here’s a useful service that turns an RSS feed into a fediverse account that you can follow to see the latest posts. #rss #mastodon #fedi

Jan 4, 2024: Run your own social: How to run a small social network site for your friends. (I’ve been doing this for a year with OnePhoto.Club)

Jan 4, 2024: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure backup facility in Norway for the world’s crop diversity, providing long-term storage of duplicates …

Jan 3, 2024: 20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously (via Time)

Jan 3, 2024: Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before. The effort exposed a huge amount …

Jan 3, 2024: On the one hand, we’ve grown wary of the so-called attention economy, which, in the name of corporate profits, exploits our psychological …

Jan 2, 2024: Derek Sivers wants to create a Hundred Year Host, so that your personal website can continue long past your death. Meanwhile, Wordpress recently …

Jan 2, 2024: Was the Civil War about slavery? This single page website explains, with easy-to-read references.

Jan 2, 2024: The crux of the NY Times copyright lawsuit is that ChatGPT is fully capable of reproducing text nearly verbatim. The thing is, it is not just text. …

Jan 1, 2024: Because of a reduction in farmland acreage and better household conservation, Arizona now uses 3 percent less water than it did in 1957, despite …

Jan 1, 2024: Lengthening our years by deepening our days: “This reinvestment of attention in present moment experience really makes time seem to slow down—and that …

Jan 1, 2024: “What if every Weird Al song was the original, and every other artist was covering his songs instead? With recent advances in A.I. voice …

Jan 1, 2024: I’m considering using micro.blog instead of wordpress for my shared links website.

Dec 5, 2023: OTD in 2020, Jen and I took a short day trip south towards Tucson, found a random dirt road jetting off into the desert, drove until we were …

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Oct 12, 2022: There’s something pretty special about a path leading you through a redwood grove.

Oct 11, 2022: S marks the spot.

Aug 2, 2022: Bumpass Hell

Nov 17, 2021: Snorkeling views last weekend.

Nov 9, 2021: You’ve heard about my quest to visit every National Park unit, but have you heard about my quest to visit all of the World’s Largest Twine …

Oct 1, 2021: Last night’s sunset paddle on the Lower Salt River

Oct 6, 2020: I miss flying to distant destinations.

Sep 15, 2020: Filed under What I’d Rather Be Doing Today. Missouri River near Mid Canon, MT Aug 2019

Sep 8, 2020: Remembering this unique swimming hole…

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Sep 3, 2020: With all of my trips canceled this year, my summer has revolved around paddling trips down the Lower Salt River. While it’s been incredibly …

Sep 2, 2020: I’m looking forward to another moonlight paddle tonight.

Aug 14, 2020: While the pandemic has canceled nearly all of our travel plans, staying home this summer has had one noticeable benefit: I get to kayak the Lower Salt …

Jul 31, 2020: My new ebook on Kayaking the Salt River is now available on Amazon. And it’s FREE until Aug 1. If you’ve ever thought to yourself, I wish …

Jul 26, 2020: While all my summer travel plans have been affected by our inept response to the pandemic, one of the few bright spots has been being able to paddle …

Jun 20, 2020: Wandered around Watson Lake today, the first time I’ve arrived without a kayak. While the Granite Dells will also hold a special place in my …

Jun 14, 2020: Last night, we camped along the Mogollon Rim. It was our first night away since—I kid you not—the middle of January! Much needed, and much deserved. …

May 30, 2020: With the combination of dad stuff and COVID, I totally missed any wildflower trips this year. But that doesn’t mean I can’t reflect on …

May 28, 2020: One of my favorite things is water in the desert—and specifically, saguaros near water. With the coronavirus still raging on, in spite of our desires …

May 25, 2020: I’m looking forward to another early morning paddle down the Salt River tomorrow, hoping to capture another morning meal.

May 21, 2020: This was the scene early yesterday morning, several hours before our kayaks would pull ashore at this very spot. Quiet, serene, inviting. I arrived …

May 4, 2020: I miss swimming with this guy in December.

May 2, 2020: The last travel I’ve done was a weekend camping trip to Mojave National Preserve a decade ago—aka January 2020. The day after I returned was …

Mar 30, 2020: Some color from yesterday’s off-trail meander in Sonoran Desert National Monument.

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Feb 7, 2020: This month’s theme over at the new Go Questing Community (send me a message for an invite!) is focused not on the big epic quests that take you …

Jan 25, 2020: Last weekend’s adventure.

Jan 10, 2020: I was reminded today of my visit to Shenandoah National Park in May 2016. It was intended to be a birthday trip for Jen, though we arrived to find a …

Nov 15, 2019: Wish I could be transported back to summer to float down the Buffalo National River. It looked so inviting during our last visit, but we only had a …

Oct 24, 2019: We’re picking some new photos for our living room wall this week, and this aerial shot from Gates of the Arctic National Park has made the cut. …

Sep 12, 2019: Still missing being up on Montana, where I finished my Treasured Places quest, comprised of the 478 specially-protected public lands in the country. …

Sep 6, 2019: It’s been awhile since i’ve planned a trip to Arizona’s “West Coast.” It’s probably time to change that… …

Aug 30, 2019: Earlier this week I visited the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. This photo is taken from “Decision Point,” where Lewis and …

Aug 19, 2019: I’m currently plotting out some kayaking trips for the rest of the year, and I’m realizing how few Arizona lakes I’ve actually …

Aug 14, 2019: It was great to finally get back up to Blue Ridge to paddle last weekend. #kayakarizona #optoutside

Jul 31, 2019: If you want to catch a fish, you’ve got to get in the water.

Jul 23, 2019: One of the excellent surprises of our Alaska trip was exceptionally gorgeous Misty Fjords National Monument. It’s a great reminder that the …

Jul 17, 2019: I just realized that I never posted here that I finished my lifelong quest to visit all 419 National Park units! Glacier Bay National Park was my …

Jun 14, 2019: We’re in Alaska for the rest of the month, trying to mark off the last 11 national park units I haven’t yet visited. If you’re interested in following …

Jun 8, 2019: My favorite photo from last year’s Alaska trip was this shot of Denali looming over a family canoeing. I took this on the long bus ride back …

Jun 6, 2019: A week from today, we leave for another Alaska trip. Tobe told, I’m equal parts excited and nervous. If things go exactly as planned, I’ll …

Jun 1, 2019: I’m looking forward to today’s adventure to Fossil Creek, one of the true gems of Arizona’s public lands. I’m especially …

May 20, 2019: In less than a month, I’ll be back up in Alaska. Last year’s trip was incredibly special. It was my first time there and even though I …

May 12, 2019: So…our weekend backpacking trip had a few glitches, but it was great nonetheless to spend some time in a gorgeous wilderness with some fun …

May 3, 2019: A wet winter has scuffled the normal water management schedule for the Lower Salt River. Not only has kayaking season been delayed by more than a …

Apr 25, 2019: It’s been 5 years since I last hiked Angels Landing—a quick detour during a backpacking trip on the West Rim. It was always a fun hike, though I …

Apr 23, 2019: I’m doing a little planning for an upcoming overnight trip to Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness with @exploringisinmydna, @mcarr093, @mjames126, and …

Apr 8, 2019: I bought a new kayak on Saturday afternoon, then made it out to the Salt River for a quick paddle with @exploringisinmydna before sunset. I …

Mar 29, 2019: One of the benefits of having a national park units quest is that you’re forced to go experience places you may not otherwise have gone. Along …

Mar 28, 2019: Wildflowers bloom in the Sonoran Desert nearly year-round, but I was still surprised at how many wildflowers we encountered in Alaska last year.

Mar 24, 2019: Wildflowers in Tonto National Forest outside of Phoenix. #nowildflowerswereharmed, as this photo was shot from a roadside pull-out. You can get plenty …

Mar 11, 2019: When Monday attacks.

Mar 8, 2019: A fixer-upper with a great view.

Mar 7, 2019: Spring is always my favorite season in the Sonoran Desert. I’m looking forward to backpacking out here in a few days.

Mar 5, 2019: These grizzlies were among a group of ten apparently feeding on a nearby whale carcass here in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska. I had …

Mar 4, 2019: I had an excellent weekend in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park showing Jen around, enjoying the wildflowers, visiting with an old adventure buddy, and …

Feb 23, 2019: It’s still cold as shit here in Phoenix, so I’m likely to spend the morning thinking of warmer times, like the day we spent swimming …

Feb 20, 2019: After yesterday’s scenic drive down the Apache Trail (see my IG stories), I ran across this photo, shot during an overnight backpacking trip on …

Feb 15, 2019: Phoenix was pretty foggy this morning, which reminded me of our 2016 visit to Shenandoah National Park. This was one of the few shots we got that day …

Feb 14, 2019: Happy Statehood Day, Arizona! No matter your age, you look as gorgeous as ever.

Feb 13, 2019: Sunset over Arizona’s “West Coast” #optoutside #statepark #arizona #amAZing #instagramaz

Feb 12, 2019: A railroad gently curves around the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River near Johnstown Flood National Memorial. #findyourpark #optoutside …

Feb 11, 2019: Crusty.

Feb 9, 2019: Stoked to snag some Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness permits for early May! It’s a perfect trip for first-time backpackers—gorgeous canyon, easy …

Feb 8, 2019: I’m not a big fan of snow (hence, why I live in Phoenix), but WOW, the Swiss Alps sure are gorgeous. I enjoyed much of my last trtip to Europe, …

Feb 7, 2019: Currently charting out some spring weekend trips, including a possible stop at Marble Canyon, gateway to the Grand Canyon.

Feb 5, 2019: On the ‘trail’ in Delaware Water Gap. I’m not sure why I love boardwalks so much (maybe because my fav state park in Michigan when I …

Feb 4, 2019: It was a bit rainy this morning, with low clouds hugging the ridgelines in South Mountain Park. But the wildflowers are popping up, the temperatures …

Feb 2, 2019: In Phoenix, winter = Supes time. I grew up in east Mesa with a view of the Superstition Wilderness from my driveway. So when I finally started hiking …

Jan 30, 2019: Big ass feet and necklaces decorate some of the petroglyphs at one of my favorite [well-known] rock art sites in Utah. #getoutside #optoutside …

Jan 29, 2019: It’s looking like it might be a great year for wildflowers here in the desert. One of my fav recent wildflower trips was meeting up with …

Jan 28, 2019: After last month’s trip to American Samoa, Samoa, and Fiji, we’re already plotting our next snorkeling trip. Unfortunately, the trip …

Jan 2, 2019: In Fiji, we snorkeled off the beach of an idyllic private island, rode a longboat up a river canyon to swim in a waterfall, and toured a traditional …

Dec 31, 2018: Had a blast on our tour of Samoa, which included swimming at secluded waterfalls, half submerged caves, ocean trenches, & coral reefs. Check out …

Dec 23, 2018: If you’ve been wondering what my recent trip to American Samoa was like, you’re in for a treat—I finally blogged about our visit!

Dec 10, 2018: Our trip to American Samoa, Fiji, and Samoa is coming to a close. It’s been a grand trip, and I’m looking forward to posting some photos …

Nov 26, 2018: Four years ago today, I drove @SamtheSubie for the first time. Over these four years and 110,000+ miles, we’ve had countless adventures …

Nov 25, 2018: Today’s our prep day for our upcoming trip to American Samoa, Fiji, and Samoa. We’re both excited to get back to tropical waters and do …

Nov 2, 2018: Spent a quick night in Anza Borrego Desert State Park last weekend, but it was too quick of a visit to do anything but remind me I need a return trip …

Oct 25, 2018: Where is the trail taking YOU this weekend? #wildernessculture #optoutside #weekendwarrior

Oct 14, 2018: I braved some frigid temps in Bodie today, but managed to capture a few nice reflections of the old mining town. I’m looking forward to …

Oct 9, 2018: BTW, I’m on a 3500 mile solo roadtrip right now, so if you wanna see the places I’m visiting, check out my IG stories or Twitter …

Oct 5, 2018: The last long solo road trip I did was back in 2016 when I visited #100Parksin100Days to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our National Parks. During …

Oct 2, 2018: With cooler temps finally hitting metro Phoenix, I’m excited to get back out to my favorite desert wilderness.

Sep 28, 2018: Guess the location.

Sep 18, 2018: Currently plotting out a return trip to Death Valley over the holidays. While I’ve explored the park on a number of occasions, it’s always …

Sep 14, 2018: It’s been a rough week, and it’s been a tough chore to navigate a path through the challenges. I know it’s only been a month since …

Sep 7, 2018: One of our most favorite moments of our Alaska trip was flying through the mountains in Gates of the Arctic National Park in a small bush plane. While …

Aug 31, 2018: Where’s the weekend taking you? #optoutside #keepitwild #nationalparkgeek #northcascades

Aug 30, 2018: Just the view from a random highway pull-off in Alaska, no big deal. #alaska #thelastfrontier #keepitwild #keepitpublic

Aug 27, 2018: It was rainy when we got to the viewpoints at Denali State Park; the “Great One” was fully shrouded in cloud cover. We weren’t …

Aug 24, 2018: I’ve been missing short sunset hikes for months now. So glad I got a chance to reconnect yesterday! It’s one of the best things about …

Aug 21, 2018: I’m looking forward to cooler temps; I’ve been missing the desert wilderness these last few weeks.

Aug 18, 2018: The best views are often found well off the pavement.

Aug 17, 2018: Where’s the open road taking YOU this weekend? No really, I wanna hear some destinations, so tell me in the comments.

Aug 14, 2018: The sand dunes at Kobuk Valley just seem so out of place for what you’d expect in the Arctic. It’s a bit trippy of a transition when you …

Aug 12, 2018: Smoke from three wildfires fills the Yukon River gorge inside Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska. It was quite the adventure landing at …

Aug 10, 2018: Along the Glenn Highway, Alaska.

Aug 8, 2018: The Great One, towering in the distance…

Aug 7, 2018: One of the amazing and frustrating things about traveling around Alaska is that there are scenic photographs-to-be every minute or two. The state …

Aug 3, 2018: It’s been a blast up here in Alaska. We started in the rain at Kenai Fjords NP and the trip is wrapping up here at a rainy Wrangell-St Elias. …

Jul 23, 2018: The last “new” National Park visit for me was Biscayne in December. Tomorrow, I head north to Alaska to mark off (depending on the …

Jul 19, 2018: It’s been steamy hot recently here in Phoenix, which reminded me of the last time I visited Yellowstone…but you know, without the crazy …

Jun 28, 2018: Some of the best vistas are the ones off the main tourist routes. We had this viewpoint of the Grand Canyon all to ourselves for the afternoon. …

Jun 26, 2018: Sometimes, it’s all about perspective… #hawaii #naturelove #naturewalk

Jun 21, 2018: To what adventures is the path taking you this weekend? #optoutside #findyourpark #nationalparkgeek #peoplewhoadventure #wearethewild #optoutside …

Jun 13, 2018: What it feels like in Phoenix today, which has had no rain in the last 100 or so days. But that might change soon…

Jun 12, 2018: Where will the next dirt road take you? #peoplewhoadventure #wearethewild #optoutside #staywild #theoutbound #grandstaircase #monumentsforall

Jun 11, 2018: On a day in which Phoenix has never recorded any precipitation, this snowy scene from the Swiss Alps last year seems about as far away as one could …

Jun 8, 2018: The view from Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park is one you won’t soon forget. #parkchat

Jun 5, 2018: The Million Dollar Highway sure offers million dollar views. Maybe I’ll have to schedule in a visit to the San Juans later this summer…

May 29, 2018: Returning to the Valley after a nearly a week away has me thinking of a nice cool water to jump in, like the Colorado River here at Lee’s Ferry.

May 22, 2018: Everglades National Park is one of those special places that just seem so different from home.

May 20, 2018: We’re hitting the road on Weds for another national parks roadtrip. While I’ve already finished off the Contiguous US, Jen is still …

May 18, 2018: I can’t wait to return to Sequoia this summer. Of all the places I’ve visited in the national parks, one of my most favorite places in the …

May 7, 2018: Where will you explore next?

Apr 30, 2018: Hoping to make a quick stop to show my dad Coal Mine Canyon on Friday. We’ll be driving back from a week spent touring eastern Utah, including …

Apr 28, 2018: I’m looking forward to tonight’s full moon kayaking trip down the Lower Salt River. There’s something fun about donning some …

Apr 27, 2018: I stumbled upon this pretty little scene during an impromptu daytrip through the Bradshaw Mountains a couple years ago. I had seen the highway signs …

Apr 24, 2018: The desert is often full of color, like here at Artist Palette in Death Valley National Park. #findyourpark #keepitwild #nationalparkgeek …

Apr 20, 2018: The Great Hunt petroglyph panel is one of approximately 1,000 you can find in Utah’s famed Nine Mile Canyon, dubbed by some as “the …

Apr 19, 2018: Fire restrictions are going into effect across most of Arizona’s public lands this week. That means no campfires, no smoking, and only parking …

Apr 17, 2018: In two weeks, I’m bringing my dad (and his girlfriend) on a road trip through eastern Utah for his 83rd birthday. He’s never been to …

Apr 16, 2018: It wasn’t until my fourth time in Death Valley National Park that I finally got a chance to drive Titus Canyon—a scenic drive that’s well …

Apr 14, 2018: Dreaming of Aravaipa… An ill-timed stomach bug prevented me from my planned adventures this weekend, a two-night backpacking trip through the …

Apr 12, 2018: No matter where you look, there’s almost always some fun adventure to be had. This “slot” canyon is located just outside Lake Havasu …

Apr 2, 2018: Dreaming of my first trip to Olympic National Park today (probably because of @mjames126’s weekend jaunt). The first time I stepped out of the …

Mar 27, 2018: Currently plotting a return trip through the San Juans.

Mar 25, 2018: One of the big highlights of last summer’s PNW trip was finally getting to North Cascades National Park.

Mar 23, 2018: This is a pleasant little walk to Florida’s highest point…a whopping 345 feet above sea level.

Mar 17, 2018: Don’t forget to hydrate today!

Mar 16, 2018: Three Amigas

Mar 15, 2018: It was much colder than I expected, but it was great to finally see The Racetrack in Death Valley National Park last month.

Mar 14, 2018: Dreaming of the beach today

Mar 13, 2018: LOoking forward to spending some more time in the Bears Ears region later this month, including a return visit to the Wolfman Panel near Butler Wash. …

Mar 12, 2018: Manatee Monday

Mar 11, 2018: First Water Creek as you enter the canyons leading to Hackberry Spring. This is one of my favorite stretches of canyon in the Superstitions, a perfect …

Feb 20, 2018: It’s a bit rainy in Phoenix recently, which reminded me of a fun monsoon hike I did in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve a few years ago. Got to …

Feb 16, 2018: New Mexico’s Very Large Array is one of those unique destinations you just have to tour one day.

Feb 13, 2018: A favorite pastime of mine is finding petroglyph sites in the Arizona desert—the kind only rock art aficionados know about. But even the popular …

Feb 12, 2018: I’m headed back to Death Valley in a couple weeks. But it won’t be popping like it was during the superbloom a few years ago, when the …

Feb 8, 2018: Currently plotting my next trip to Bears Ears National Monument…

Feb 7, 2018: North Cascades National Park was a real treat to visit. As a nation, we’re lucky to have it. One of the things I always try to learn when I …

Feb 5, 2018: Congaree National Park is one of the smallest national parks in the system, but it offers some intimate visitor experiences.

Jan 29, 2018: An adventure through the unique dunes habitat of East Cactus Plain Wilderness Area is a solid addition to a weekend exploring the nearby ghost-town of …

Jan 15, 2018: We got a chance to visit and tour the Very Large Array on the 20th anniversary of the movie Contact.

Jan 14, 2018: Devils Postpile National Monument protects this formation of columnar basalt as well as nearby Rainbow Falls. But beyond that, it represented a …

Jan 13, 2018: I’m a sucker for spiral observation towers, like this one in the Shark Valley region of Everglades National Park.

Jan 12, 2018: We didn’t have much time to wander around Congaree National Park last month, but it was still worth the detour off our route for a quick but …

Jan 10, 2018: Fort Jefferson, located in Dry Tortugas National Park about 70 miles west of Key West, sure is one helluva memorable national park unit!

Jan 9, 2018: Don’t think I mentioned it here, but last month’s visit to Biscayne was my 394th (of 417) national park unit. I’ve now completed all …

Dec 31, 2017: Here’s my #2017bestnine

Dec 11, 2017: Marked off my 387th National Park unit (out of 417) with yesterday’s visit to Waco Mammoth National Monument.

Dec 4, 2017: Bears Ears is one of those places that is hard to understand unless you’ve been there. It’s like an outdoor museum—there are soooo many …

Dec 3, 2017: Hoping to make a return visit to Alabama Hills in the spring—so much to explore in the eastern Sierra!

Nov 15, 2017: When you get stuck in rush hour on Guam…

Nov 14, 2017: We’re still on Guam, decided to spend a few extra days here to do some snorkeling.

Nov 8, 2017: I’m leaving tomorrow to spend a week island hopping around the Pacific Ocean. In addition to marking off my 386th national park unit—War in the …

Nov 3, 2017: Mojave National Preserve doesn’t have the star power of other national park units, but you’ll definitely enjoy your visit.

Oct 25, 2017: Salinas Pueblo Missions National Historical Park in New Mexico features the remains of three large 17th century Spanish missions.

Oct 20, 2017: Had a chance to check out the Alabama Hills a few weeks ago. Definitely need a return visit there in the spring!

Oct 18, 2017: Lake Ann makes for a pretty picnic spot.

Oct 17, 2017: Can’t wait for more hikes in the Superstition Wilderness this winter. It’s been far too long, Supes.

Oct 16, 2017: A few moments at Washington Pass overlook is a great way to start an adventure in the North Cascades.

Oct 2, 2017: Hello Colorado.

Sep 30, 2017: To really appreciate the complexity of colors at Petrified Forest, you have to spend a few minutes to visually unpack the scene before you.

Sep 28, 2017: Not a bad place to camp, amongst the largest & most dense forest of old growth joshua trees in the world.

Sep 26, 2017: “The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” Nancy Wynne Newhall may have been onto something there…

Sep 21, 2017: The temps have cooled here in Phoenix for the first time this summer, but I’m still wishing I was back in Hawaii today…

Sep 20, 2017: We visited Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in August, part of our loop around the Pacific Northwest. It doesn’t boast the most stunning …

Sep 19, 2017: It was raining at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore when we arrived, but it made the scenic loop drive all the more interesting. Is there …

Sep 13, 2017: This photo of the aptly-named Desert Bar—an off-the-grid, cash-only (and tv-free) solar saloon in the mountains outside of Parker, Arizona—is from a …

Sep 12, 2017: This view of Diablo Lake certainly didn’t disappoint. I had been dying to see the North Cascades National Park complex for at least 15 years, so …

Sep 2, 2017: Find your path.

Sep 1, 2017: Not a bad spot for a picnic…

Aug 31, 2017: Hidden little waterfall at Lake Roosevelt Natl Rec Area

Aug 30, 2017: “Daddy, why do they call it Yellowstone?”

Aug 14, 2017: Trippy colors at the Painted Hills unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

Aug 11, 2017: The Windows section of Arches National Park is incredibly accessible, making it highly popular with park visitors. But that doesn’t mean that …

Aug 10, 2017: I feel like I’ve missed nearly every monsoon storm this summer.

Aug 9, 2017: Two weeks ago, I drove from Phoenix to Montana to see this vista at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. It was an “orphaned” national …

Aug 8, 2017: It’s hard to capture the impressive Coal Mine Canyon in a single photo. It’s one of those places you really need to explore in person to …

Jul 30, 2017: Hey buddy! Come back, where ya headed?

Jul 29, 2017: Tell me a story about these guys…

Jul 28, 2017: Sequoia National Park is one of my favorite places in the world.

Jul 27, 2017: Colorado mountains = 😍

Jul 26, 2017: The quarry at Dinosaur National Monument is one of the most unique visitor centers in the National Park System.

Jul 25, 2017: Mountain views

Jul 24, 2017: Take the dirt road. It usually leads to adventure.

Jul 18, 2017: Hello Colorful Colorado!

Jul 14, 2017: I camp often. But I don’t go camping very often. I explain at justgetoutmore.com/travelcamping (link in bio).

Jul 13, 2017: Coal Mine Canyon does not disappoint. Still expecting this place to blow up on social media any day now.

Jul 10, 2017: TODAY is the DEADLINE for public comments to save our National Monuments! Head over to MonumentsForAll.org RIGHT NOW to submit a comment. Future …

Jul 9, 2017: Kayaking the Salt River outside of Phoenix can be a bit disorienting—is this still the desert? Check out my new free comprehensive guide to kayaking …

Jul 8, 2017: Grab my Complete Guide to Kayaking the Salt River to enjoy desert scenes like this this one. Link in bio or head to over bit.ly/saltriver.

Jul 5, 2017: Salvation Mountain was made famous by its inclusion in the movie “Into the Wild.” If you’re near the Salton Sea, take a few minutes …

Jul 4, 2017: Rock art in Red Tank Draw, not far from Sedona, Arizona.

Jul 3, 2017: The Gila River makes its way through Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area in southeastern Arizona.

Jul 2, 2017: Death Valley is an amazing park, but it’s not one to visit in July.

Jul 1, 2017: It’s a mighty fine from this campsite atop Aztec Peak in Arizona.

Jun 30, 2017: Hey there, little buddy!

Jun 29, 2017: Wish I was back in Hawaii right now, taking a dunk in the Pools of Ê»OheÊ»o. Unfortunately, the pools are closed indefinitely after rockslides in …

Jun 28, 2017: Arizona is full of weird, nearly unworldly landscapes. And I love them all.

Jun 27, 2017: Sipapu Natural Bridge is my favorite at Natural Bridges National Monument in southern Utah.

Jun 22, 2017: This aspen forest is named Pando, and it’s actually one single living organism over 80,000 years old. Yes, you read that correctly. Check the …

Jun 21, 2017: No matter how many I find, I still love stumbling across a prehistoric rock art panel

Jun 12, 2017: Had a blast kayaking down the Salt River guided solely by the light of the full moon and some glowsticks. Trip log and photos linked on my profile.

Jun 7, 2017: I’m looking forward to this weekend’s full moon kayak trip down the Salt River. It’s fun watching the sun set and the full moon rise …

Jun 6, 2017: Blue Ridge Reservoir is one of my fav kayaking spots in the state. Check out my complete guide to kayaking the Blue Ridge in my profile.

Jun 5, 2017: Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is just one of the national monuments under threat of repeal by the Trump administration. Help save this …

Jun 4, 2017: Who sees Cochise Head in this photo?

Jun 3, 2017: Happy #NationalTrailsDay! May your hike today include a celebratory #trailbeer. Mine will :)

May 31, 2017: What do you suppose this guy is doing?

May 30, 2017: Silhouette and an emerging sunset over the Phoenix Mountains

May 29, 2017: Abandoned in Colorado.

May 28, 2017: It’s a bit jarring to come across the CAP canal when you’re deep in the desert near a place called East Cactus Plain Wilderness Area.

May 27, 2017: I don’t care what kind of flower it is, or what kind of bug it is. If I find a bug on a flower, I take a photo.

May 25, 2017: Acadia National Park sure is purdy.

May 24, 2017: I loved these little petroglyphs hidden away in Rarick Canyon/Red Draw Tank.

May 23, 2017: Ok, I admit it. Niagara Falls was actually more impressive than I thought it would be. I can’t say I enjoyed the atmosphere of the tourist traps …

May 17, 2017: Wave Cave is one of those “Instagram-Famous” places that remained virtually unknown until the last few years. Nowadays, it’s hard to …

May 15, 2017: Zzyzx is one of the oddest places you’ll find in a national park—for quite a few reasons.

May 14, 2017: I’ll never tire of the view from Glacier Point. Looking forward to participating in a wedding here in October!

May 13, 2017: Pinnacle Balanced Rock looks like it could topple at any moment. Step gently, and hold that sneeze.

May 12, 2017: Fonts Point in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is one of those unexpected vistas that just stuns you the first time you see it.

May 11, 2017: My first out of state national park road trips was to Zion National Park with a rec group at ASU. One of my favorite trails that trip was Hidden …

May 8, 2017: When you catch the sunlight juuuust right…

May 7, 2017: When people want to hike in the desert even when it’s getting hot, I always recommend an overnight in Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness. It’s not …

May 6, 2017: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is under attack by this sham “review” of national monuments. Don’t let them strip this …

May 5, 2017: The Kaibab Plateau is vastly underappreciated.

May 4, 2017: Sunset kayaking down the Lower Salt—not a bad way to spend the evening.

May 3, 2017: Aguereberry Point in Death Valley sure doesn’t disappoint.

May 2, 2017: Really wish I was back in Hawaii right now snorkeling with some sea turtles.

May 1, 2017: Treasures can be found just off the road. Here you’ll spot @SamtheSubie parked alongside the Apache Trail just outside of Phoenix. I had pulled …

Apr 28, 2017: Marble Canyon. The left cliff is BLM land, the right cliff is Navajoland. The inner gorge is Grand Canyon National Park, and an area originally …

Apr 27, 2017: In the West, seemingly random dirt roads often lead to amazing views.

Apr 26, 2017: “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can …

Apr 25, 2017: Bill Williams Mountain is one of those mountains you drive by on your way to someplace else. That’s a shame—there are some really lovely views …

Apr 24, 2017: I had passed the dirt road to this lovely little Sonoran Desert vista for years and years. so glad I finally turned left and followed it for a few …

Apr 23, 2017: Mojave National Preserve doesn’t seem like the place you’d find a lava river tube, but that’s exactly where this one is.

Apr 22, 2017: My favorite kayaking trip in Arizona is down the Colorado River beneath Hoover Dam to Arizona (Ringbolt) Hot Springs. Great overnight trip with scenic …

Apr 21, 2017: Hello, Colorado. I miss you.

Apr 20, 2017: It doesn’t matter where the road goes—there will be adventure to be had. Embrace the exploration, no matter where it takes you.

Apr 19, 2017: Just up the Beeline Highway from the Four Peaks turnoff—spitting distance from metro Phoenix really—lies the Ballantine Trail. Yet for a great little …

Apr 18, 2017: The Toadstools in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument feature some crazy rock formations—and it’s one of the most easily accessible …

Apr 17, 2017: If you ever make it to Puerto Rico, be sure to visit El Yunque National Forest—our nation’s only tropical rainforest. Trust me, you’ll …

Apr 16, 2017: Sunset in the desert is often a special thing—the calming silhouette of buttes and spires before a brightening sky is always a pleasure to behold.

Apr 15, 2017: My take on the obligatory Devils Bridge photo in Sedona.

Apr 14, 2017: Petrified Forest is one of those seemingly barren landscapes you have to spend some time inspecting and exploring to really appreciate. You’ll …

Apr 13, 2017: Ever wonder what it would have been like to visit Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite before the dam turned it into a reservoir for San Francisco? …

Apr 12, 2017: Mt Ord, maybe 45 minutes northeast of Phoenix just off the Beeline Highway, provides the quickest destination for pine trees and great 360° views. …

Apr 11, 2017: Roaring River Falls is one of the most accessible in Kings Canyon National Park, and it doesn’t exactly disappoint. It’s hard to go there …

Apr 10, 2017: Kicking myself for not grabbing Aravaipa Canyon wilderness permits this season.

Apr 9, 2017: It’s hard to drive for more than a few minutes on the Colorado Plateau without some photogenic scene unfolding itself in front of you. …

Apr 8, 2017: Coal Mine Canyon is one of those unexpectedly cool places that you can’t believe you didn’t already know about.

Apr 7, 2017: I need to get back to Mineral King. It’s like a slice of Colorado tucked into the Sierra Nevada.

Apr 6, 2017: The amazing vista from Marble View is one of the very best in northern Arizona, dominated by Marble Canyon as it enters the Grand Canyon and Vermilion …

Apr 5, 2017: Zabriskie Point is probably one of the busiest viewpoints in Death Valley—and for good reason.

Apr 4, 2017: The view from the “stone house” near Cliff Dwellers at the base of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. This whole region of the Southwest …

Apr 3, 2017: Kings Canyon is a surprisingly impressive canyon.

Apr 2, 2017: The “Wolfman” petroglyph panel in Bears Ears National Monument does not disappoint. This is only a portion of it, and it’s in many …

Apr 1, 2017: Missing these Hawaii sunsets.

Mar 31, 2017: Where there’s smoke, there’s lava.

Mar 30, 2017: It’s sometimes a bit surreal to visit places you learned about in elementary school, like Valley Forge. It seems like an obscure fact until you …

Mar 29, 2017: The crater of Haleakala is simply unworldly.

Mar 28, 2017: I had a dream about this canyon recently. As an Arizonan, I take some issue with its name, but it’s also hard to argue with the assessment of it …

Mar 27, 2017: Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness is probably the best beginner backpacking trip in the state. You have an amazing canyon, great campsites, plenty of water, …

Mar 26, 2017: Dante’s View, overlooking Badwater Basin.

Mar 25, 2017: The Salt River snaking its way towards Roosevelt Lake, and Phoenix’s water supply.

Mar 24, 2017: Ever wanted to safely walk behind a roaring waterfall? Here’s your chance—the falls at Horseshoe Lake are currently flowing! Here’s my …

Mar 23, 2017: These guys crack me up. #hawaii #findyourpark

Mar 22, 2017: This might have been the least foggy shot I got at Shenandoah National Park. We managed to show up during a storm that obscured most of the …

Mar 21, 2017: Death Valley is a national park of beautiful barrenness.

Mar 20, 2017: Sipapu Bridge is one of the largest natural bridges in the world. One of the centerpieces of Natural Bridges National Monument in southern Utah, the …

Mar 18, 2017: An overnight trip on the West Rim Trail in Zion yields some mighty fine views as you approach the canyon.

Mar 16, 2017: Owachomo Natural Bridge is one of the most accessible natural bridges in Utah.

Mar 15, 2017: I’ve got the San Juan Mountains on my mind.

Mar 14, 2017: Sometimes, you just go for it.

Mar 13, 2017: At Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, you can tour the world’s first nuclear reactor. I mean, that huge panel …

Mar 12, 2017: Delaware Water Gap is kinda dreamy.

Mar 11, 2017: This is the site of the Henry David Thoreau’s famed cabin at Walden Pond. — “I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one …

Mar 10, 2017: Artists Palette in Death Valley National Park is one of those landscapes that just doesn’t make sense when you see it for the first time. How …

Mar 9, 2017: The Shot Heard ‘Round the World

Mar 8, 2017: Not surprisingly, the hike to the highest point in Missouri, Taum Sauk Mountain, is not exactly what you’d call daunting—even in a gentle …

Mar 7, 2017: Flight 93 National Memorial is a solemn place, laid out to reveal the path the plane took on its way towards its final resting place.

Mar 6, 2017: Ozark National Scenic Riverways is an interesting park unit tucked into southeastern Missouri that doesn’t get much mention outside of the …

Mar 5, 2017: I’m not a big architecture fan, but Falling Water is one of the few modern buildings on my bucket list. Glad I was able to make it, and really …

Mar 4, 2017: Winding snake? Snaking river? River-like sky? Whatever you call it, it made my afternoon.

Mar 3, 2017: Scorpion Ranch, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park

Mar 2, 2017: Got the Superstitions on my mind…

Mar 1, 2017: Lockett Meadow and the Inner Basin of the San Francisco Peaks, as viewed from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain.

Feb 28, 2017: The Great Falls of Passaic River is the centerpiece of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey. This 77-foot waterfall …

Feb 27, 2017: Delaware Water Gap is a fascinating and underrated national park unit.

Feb 26, 2017: A wildflower superbloom in Death Valley National Park is a sight to behold.

Feb 25, 2017: Feral horses are common at Assateague Island National Seashore.

Feb 24, 2017: The Phoenix Mountain Preserve offers plenty of in-city opportunities to feel like you’ve gotten away a bit. Here’s a shot from the summit …

Feb 23, 2017: The dramatic White House ruin in Canyon de Chelly National Monument is one of the few that you can easily hike to from the canyon rim. If you’re …

Feb 22, 2017: An unusually foggy desert scene in South Mountain Park.

Feb 21, 2017: The Grand Wash Cliffs peak through joshua trees near Grapevine Mesa. This area, often called Arizona’s Joshua Tree Forest, is home to the …

Feb 20, 2017: Canyon de Chelly views always impress.

Feb 19, 2017: The Bradshaw Mountains near Prescott are a short daytrip away from Metro Phoenix and provide a range of elevations to explore, from desert scrub to …

Feb 18, 2017: Can’t wait for another road trip through the San Juans!

Feb 17, 2017: The Toadstools

Feb 16, 2017: Lees Ferry

Feb 15, 2017: In November, I took a long weekend trip to the Bay Area, including a quick overnight stay in the incomparable Yosemite Valley. My mom’s favorite …

Feb 14, 2017: Trail beers are among the best beers. On Friday, I brought a couple friends on their first trip to Peralta Canyon in the Superstition Mountains …

Feb 13, 2017: Signal Hill in Saguaro National Park outside of Tucson offers an easy walk to a dramatic spiral petroglyph with a saguaro-studded backdrop. But these …

Feb 12, 2017: Can’t wait for another summer paddle down the Lower Salt River outside of Phoenix. Always a great morning on the water, before it heats up and …

Feb 11, 2017: Bringing my mom and girlfriend Jen on a national park birthday road trip for their 75th and 37th birthdays in May. We’ll be hitting up White …

Feb 10, 2017: There’s a 300-room pueblo ruin complex within sight of I-17…and it’s named for a duck.

Feb 9, 2017: Looking forward to another kayaking adventure soon.

Feb 8, 2017: Where will YOUR next trail beer be?

Feb 7, 2017: I need more waterfalls like this in my life.

Feb 6, 2017: Woven hat on display at Heard Museum

Feb 4, 2017: There aren’t many places that can compare to the views from Glacier Point.

Jan 31, 2017: Oh deer.

Jan 30, 2017: Found this off the Geronimo Trail, a dirt road that skirts the southeastern US border between Nogales, Arizona and the New Mexico state line. Thank …

Jan 29, 2017: In Soviet Willcox, all your golf balls belong to us…

Jan 28, 2017: Ruins of Fort Bowie, Arizona

Jan 26, 2017: Delicate

Jan 23, 2017: Missing this view.

Jan 20, 2017: Zebraface

Jan 18, 2017: That time you brought six duraflame logs backpacking to ensure you’d have a campfire.

Jan 17, 2017: Hidden in the darkness

Jan 16, 2017: #whyaz

Jan 15, 2017: ‘Ohe’o Gulch, aka Seven Sacred Pools, near #Hana on #Maui #Hawaii

Jan 14, 2017: Sea urchin heaven

Jan 13, 2017: Nearly as crowded as a Thai traffic intersection… #snorkeling

Jan 12, 2017: This is a terrible iPhone shot, but rest assured: if you ever get a chance to see the Kalapana lava flow in Volcanoes National Park, do not miss it. …

Jan 8, 2017: ICYMI, I’m now up to 373(!!!) national park units, just 40 shy of completing this epic quest of visiting all 413 units.

Jan 8, 2017: This little guy needs to do a better job of scrubbing his back in the shower…

Jan 8, 2017: Caught some photos of this guy during our last snorkel at Two Step on #bigisland a few hours before our flight home. Gonna miss seeing all these …

Jan 5, 2017:

Jan 5, 2017: Water lily #SJHawaii #hawaii

Jan 3, 2017: Red sand beaches = 🔥

Jan 3, 2017: This hidden trail leads to an awesome red sand beach just outside of Hana. #SJHawaii #beach #trail #Hana #Hawaii

Jan 1, 2017:

Jan 1, 2017:

Jan 1, 2017:

Jan 1, 2017: The bark of the rainbow eucalyptus is downright gorgeous. #SJHawaii

Dec 31, 2016: Looks like I’m ending 2016 at 369 national parks under my belt. Can’t wait to add to the total in 2017. #SJHawaii #haleakala

Dec 30, 2016: Had fun following a competition pod of humpback whales today. 👍 #SJHawaii

Dec 30, 2016: Snorkeling in Maui #SJHawaii

Dec 30, 2016: In love with the colors on this guy… #SJHawaii

Dec 30, 2016: Snorkeling in Maui #SJHawaii

Dec 30, 2016: Snorkeling in Maui #SJHawaii

Dec 29, 2016: National Park unit 368 for me. I’m within 45 of finishing my national park quest! #SJHawaii

Dec 29, 2016: Delicate noose. #SJHawaii #hawaii

Dec 29, 2016: It’s not always about big sweeping vistas. #SJHawaii #Maui

Dec 28, 2016: Great time swimming with guy this morning. Loved hanging with him and his friend while they munched down lunch. Best part was that we snorkeled right …

Dec 28, 2016: Really enjoyed hanging with this green sea turtle yesterday in #Maui #hawaii ##SJHawaii

Dec 27, 2016: Rainbow over #Oahu. This isn’t a special occurrence, but that’s part of the magic of #Hawaii. #SJHawaii #Rainbow #Beach #Optoutside

Dec 27, 2016: Marked off my 367th #NationalPark unit today—Honouliuli National Monument! This one’s a bit hard to get to (for now) #SJHawaii

Dec 27, 2016: First green sea turtle of the trip. Found this one on a locals beach that we’d heard about from a friend who lives on the island. #SJHawaii …

Dec 26, 2016: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: First light at Haunama Bay. Soon, we’ll hit the water for our first snorkeling of the trip. #SJHawaii

Dec 26, 2016: Christmas coastline views #hawaii #oahu #SJHawaii

Dec 24, 2016: #PearlHarbor #SJHawaii

Dec 24, 2016: Since I’ve already visited the obscure Tule Lake sub-unit of this national park, I didn’t add to my national parks quest today. But I did …

Dec 23, 2016: Just about packed for our trip to Hawaii. Can’t wait to visit my 49th state, mark off 7 more national parks, and enjoy all that the state has to …

Dec 22, 2016: I wonder how many #SoCal adventurers know that Channel Islands National Park (and Potato Harbor on Santa Cruz Island) is just off the coast and …

Dec 22, 2016: Rusty barbed wire from the remnants of Butte Camp—a WWII “War Relocation Center,” aka Japanese internment camp—located south of Phoenix.

Dec 18, 2016: Just spent 10+ mins cleaning away the trail dust & grime from my license plate so I could update my registration sticker. #winning #subielove

Dec 18, 2016: Finally made it to Rosson House in Phoenix. Glad the city was able to save this entire block of original Phoenix houses!

Dec 15, 2016: Bacon popcorn. Popcorn popped in bacon fat, dusted with bacon dust, then tossed in with some bacon pieces. Muy bueno.

Dec 14, 2016:

Dec 14, 2016: First macro shot off my new Olympus TG-4. Looks like their “microscope” function is no joke. Can’t wait to bring this snorkeling in …

Nov 29, 2016: Made a quick stop at Tonto National Monument this weekend… #findyourpark

Oct 23, 2016:

Sep 25, 2016: Afternoon stop at Arizona Wilderness.

Sep 25, 2016: Stopped by to see TravelSparky at the game last night.

Aug 24, 2016: With today’s designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, I’ve now been to 364 of the 413 national park units! Huzzah!

Aug 7, 2016: Stopped by Grand Falls this weekend; always great to see after a rainstorm. #whyaz #arizona

Jul 27, 2016: Awkward smile at the Toadstools. #grandstaircase #publiclands #latergram #hike #utah

Jul 18, 2016: When you live in Phoenix, you drop everything to watch the summer monsoon roll through. #monsoon #phoenix

Jul 17, 2016:

Jul 7, 2016: Tyuonyi Ruin, Bandalier National Monument, New Mexico. #FindYourPark

Jul 5, 2016: I think Santa Fe Brewing became my favorite #NewMexico #brewery this weekend.

Jul 5, 2016: Really wanted to grab a drink here as we passed by, but they looked closed. We pulled into the parking lot and another car pulled closed to the …

Jul 2, 2016: Did I mention that I’ve now visited 363 national park units? I’m now less than 50 away from completing the national parks quest.

Jul 2, 2016: The first atomic weapon was developed in the parking lot in this photo, and loaded for delivery at the site of this memorial.

Jul 2, 2016: Valles Caldera National Preserve

Jul 2, 2016: Valles Caldera National Preserve

Jul 2, 2016: This canyon in the Jemez Mountains looks very inviting.

Jun 22, 2016: Wukoki Ruin in Wupatki National Monument is probably the place most responsible for my early love of the #nationalparks. #findyourpark

Jun 15, 2016: Well, my national park pin collection is coming along nicely. Too bad so many of the parks don’t have pins available /:

May 25, 2016: So…#MyNationalParksMonth is getting an EPIC ENCORE! I’m extending the trip to visit 21 more national parks and “finish the …

May 24, 2016: When you’re on an epic trip like #MyNationalParksMonth, things like this begin to seem normal. #Findyourpark #nps100 #roadtrip

May 24, 2016: A foggy Shenadoah on my mind… #MyNationalParksMonth

May 23, 2016: My 340th #NationalPark! Just one of the 40+ I’ve visited so far on #MyNationalParksMonth to celebrate the #nps100! #fypyes #findyourpark #at …

May 21, 2016: Waterlogged in #Shenandoah

May 16, 2016: The Liberty Bell #findyourpark #libertybell

May 1, 2016: We managed to tour Salem Maritime NHS today too, bringing my national parks total to 305. This has been an amazingly productive weekend! …

May 1, 2016: Next, we toured the first shots of the American Revolution at Minute Man NHP. #MyNationalParksMonth #findyourpark

May 1, 2016: We toured three historic Presidential homes at Adams National Historical Park, my 303rd park. #MyNationalParksMonth #findyourpark

May 1, 2016: Worlds End, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area - my 302nd national park unit! #MyNationalParksMonth #findyourpark

Apr 30, 2016: Just marking off my 301st national park unit, the Boston African American NHS. #MyNationalParksMonth #findyourpark #nps100

Apr 30, 2016: Hey @nationalparkservice, I visited my 300th National Park unit today to celebrate #NPS100 during #MyNationalParksMonth! cc: @goparks #findyourpark …

Apr 30, 2016: Cheers!

Apr 29, 2016: Got to tour JFK’s birthplace in spite of it being closed for the season (notice the sign below my elbow). That makes park unit #299 on my quest …

Apr 29, 2016: No better way to celebrate the National Parks centennial than to visit the home and studio of Frederick Law Olmstead, who helped pioneer the national …

Apr 29, 2016: Just visited my 297th National Park: Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. Had an excellent tour of the site with …

Apr 19, 2016: Unusual vistas of Roosevelt Dam, Bridge, and Lake from the Vineyard Trail.

Apr 10, 2016: Did I mention that I’ve now visited 296 national park units? Here I am in Virgin Islands Corral Reef National Monument a few days ago. I’m …

Apr 10, 2016: Hard to complain about a drive like this.

Apr 10, 2016:

Apr 10, 2016: Unnamed waterfall, El Yunque rainforest

Apr 9, 2016: A little snorkeling in Coki Bay this morning.

Apr 6, 2016:

Apr 5, 2016: Sometimes, a pig steals your beer, opens it with his mouth, and guzzles that shit down before you even know what happened.

Apr 3, 2016: I’ve now visited 291 National Park units

Apr 3, 2016: Drawn on the wall in the dungeon of Cabrillo San Cristóbal in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mar 22, 2016:

Mar 13, 2016: Elvis? Never heard of her.

Mar 12, 2016: Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Mar 11, 2016: My Homer Simpson moment behind the control room chair at X-10, the world’s first nuclear reactor.

Mar 3, 2016: Free tours, you say? Hmmm…

Mar 3, 2016: In case you missed it, I stopped by Castle Mountains National Monument this weekend, my 282nd national park unit.

Feb 21, 2016: Hey batta batta batta #forksup

Feb 19, 2016:

Feb 15, 2016: Trail beer.

Feb 14, 2016: The tomb of Charles Poston, the Father of Arizona, on Statehood Day.

Feb 12, 2016: Looks like I’m going to need a new book. #thanksobama #monumentsforall

Feb 10, 2016:

Feb 8, 2016:

Feb 8, 2016: Lava River Cave, Mojave National Preserve

Feb 8, 2016: View from the (hot spring) bath house ruins at Zzyzx in Mojave National Preserve

Feb 8, 2016: Human figure at the Blythe Intaglios

Feb 7, 2016: LOCKED UP. Here are the dilapidated ruins of an adobe elementary school in the Poston War Relocation Camp (Unit 1), the largest Japanese internment …

Feb 7, 2016: Finally made it to the infamous Desert Bar

Jan 26, 2016: The Cup lives here.

Jan 23, 2016:

Jan 23, 2016: Desert Dude

Jan 19, 2016: Sunset over Agua Caliente Road near Yellow Medicine Butte west of Phoenix.

Jan 19, 2016: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Jan 19, 2016: …versus the vehicle barrier along the border off of South Puerto Blanco Drive near Quintobaquito.

Jan 19, 2016: The border fence near the city…

Jan 19, 2016: Boundary marker at the US-Mexican border, in the desert near the Dos Lomitas Ranch ruins site.

Jan 19, 2016: Last light illuminates a cloud over Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

Jan 19, 2016: Raise your hand if you knew there were ruins of a major War Relocation Camp (WWII Japanese Internment Camp) in the desert just south of Phoenix. I …

Jan 10, 2016:

Jan 10, 2016: Word.

Jan 10, 2016: Finally made it up to the golf ball on Humboldt Mountain. Great view from up there.

Jan 10, 2016: Sunset over Horseshoe Lake

Jan 9, 2016: Sparky wants in on the action.

Dec 29, 2015:

Dec 27, 2015: Last light over Mt Ord

Dec 13, 2015: The old Roadrunner Saloon, in BFE New River

Dec 7, 2015: Sunset over Yarnell Hill

Dec 6, 2015: Red Rock Saloon

Nov 26, 2015: Our third Thanksgiving edition of Terrifically Terrible Tuesday Theatre. What a great time each week getting together for a potluck and an awful …

Nov 22, 2015: Cluttered.

Nov 22, 2015: The latest addition to “Where Has Sam the Subie Taken Me…”

Nov 22, 2015:

Nov 22, 2015: Sears Point does not disappoint.

Nov 22, 2015: Some of my favorite petroglyphs from today’s trip to Sears Point.

Nov 18, 2015: Iron John’s Brewing in Tucson

Nov 15, 2015: Muthafuckin poutine

Nov 9, 2015:

Nov 8, 2015: This is what happens when @lucyan_us loses at national parks monopoly…

Oct 25, 2015: Been awhile since I’ve hung out with Sami, the person most responsible for my meeting Marc and Becci. Cool that we were paired throughout the …

Oct 21, 2015: mattclowerphx surveys the landscape from Monument Hill, Arizona’s Initial Survey Point.

Oct 18, 2015: Verde Brewing Company

Oct 9, 2015: Not a bad way to kick off the weekend

Sep 29, 2015: The view from Lone Pine Saddle

Sep 22, 2015: Drive-thru Subway for when your ankle is jacked and it hurts to stand/walk, but you’re hungry.

Sep 22, 2015: Sunset over Apache Trail

Sep 8, 2015: Gila Box Riparian NCA

Sep 8, 2015:

Sep 4, 2015:

Sep 4, 2015: Road trip!

Sep 2, 2015: You’ll never guess why they started the sale…

Aug 31, 2015: This was pretty much how the sky looked for 45 minutes. Just one continuous lightning strike.

Aug 31, 2015:

Aug 30, 2015: Another rough Sunday… #azbeerquest

Aug 30, 2015: Looking down on rain showers from the top of Bill Williams Mountain

Aug 30, 2015: Kaibab National Forest, near Bill Williams Mountain

Aug 30, 2015: Some truly amazing monsoon clouds up here near Williams. Too bad I was driving and couldn’t adequately capture them—if such a thing is possible …

Aug 29, 2015: These guys

Aug 29, 2015:

Aug 26, 2015: High above Tucson

Aug 26, 2015: 8-Bit Brewery’s awesome tap handle.

Aug 23, 2015: When your “slice” of pizza involves a pizza cutter instead of a knife.

Aug 22, 2015:

Aug 22, 2015: Stop 4 on #azbeerquest

Aug 22, 2015: Stop 3 on #azbeerquest: Historic

Aug 22, 2015: Stop two on Flagstaff #azbeerquest

Aug 22, 2015: First stop on today’s #azbeerquest Flagstaff tour

Aug 19, 2015:

Aug 19, 2015:

Aug 17, 2015: Can’t wait for my harvest.

Aug 17, 2015: Prehistory on Perry Mesa

Aug 16, 2015: The after-party after the party after the other party.

Aug 14, 2015: There’s nothing quite like a campfire

Aug 14, 2015: Camp T means the season is near!

Aug 13, 2015: BOOM! #forksup

Aug 13, 2015:

Aug 12, 2015: It’s probably not surprising that my great aunt Delma was the one that got me into ASU football. She turned 100 this week and is still a huge …

Aug 8, 2015: Hey buddy

Aug 5, 2015: #Repost @usinterior ・・・ Sharing the open skies and a golden field of Agua Fria National Monument in Arizona.

Aug 5, 2015: #Repost @mypubliclands View the #sunset from the peak of an Arizona wilderness area with #mypubliclandsroadtrip! At a height of over 2,800 feet, …

Aug 4, 2015: We have claimed TTTT at Pomeroys

Aug 3, 2015: Early morning wake-up = cooking a real breakfast

Aug 3, 2015: It was a rough weekend

Aug 3, 2015: Made a quick stop at the Shoofly Village Ruins on my way home from Rim Country

Aug 2, 2015:

Jul 29, 2015: I’m in this photo.

Jul 21, 2015: Breakfast at 3pm

Jul 21, 2015: Wren House: brewery 29 of 30 on #phxbrewquest

Jul 19, 2015: #coolidge

Jul 11, 2015: This jackass took its sweet time getting out of our way.

Jul 11, 2015: Finally made it to Castle Hot Springs

Jul 11, 2015: Eroded

Jul 11, 2015: It was a colorful morning.

Jul 11, 2015: Mornin' river.

Jul 7, 2015: Sometimes you grab a drink while inside a tree. #seki

Jul 1, 2015: Counted 22 downed trees in my neighborhood during a 30 min walk this morning, all from Monday night’s storm.

Jul 1, 2015:

Jun 25, 2015:

Jun 22, 2015:

Jun 9, 2015: It’s a great night for some patio time

Jun 4, 2015:

Jun 3, 2015: Punished for a crime I didn’t commit.

Jun 1, 2015:

Jun 1, 2015: Oooh, this sounds fun.

May 31, 2015: Blue steel.

May 29, 2015:

May 28, 2015: Wow, surprised it’s been so long.

May 28, 2015:

May 28, 2015: “5 Star” dive bar??!

May 25, 2015: Organ Pipes, Chiricahua National Monument

May 24, 2015:

May 24, 2015: Belated shot of our dinner spot tonight - home of the worlds first chimichanga.

May 23, 2015: Speakeasy in Tucson, the town of shame.

May 23, 2015:

May 22, 2015: Unholy abomination

May 21, 2015: #tbt that time ASU clinched the Rose Bowl at home. I’m in this photo. Damn, I’ll miss those seats! #ForksUp #SEZrefugee

May 19, 2015: Old skool google glass

May 19, 2015:

May 19, 2015: Dammit, Pomeroys

May 19, 2015: Oh, the things this spoon has witnessed.

May 17, 2015: At the speakeasy…

May 17, 2015:

May 16, 2015: What a gorgeous day in Phoenix

May 15, 2015: We’re the only ones here…

May 13, 2015: Fuzzy Wuzzy Was A Tree… #aachoooo

May 12, 2015: Can’t wait for this area to receive permanent protection as a national monument.

May 12, 2015: Hualapai Mountain Park

May 12, 2015: The view this morning from my sleeping bag. #JoshuaTreeForest #GrapevineMesa #SamtheSubie

May 12, 2015: Last light over the Joshua Tree Forest

May 12, 2015: Sleeping in the outback tonight

May 11, 2015:

May 8, 2015:

May 4, 2015: White House Ruin

May 4, 2015:

May 4, 2015:

May 4, 2015:

May 1, 2015: Another weekend on the road in Arizona…

Apr 29, 2015: Organ pipe cactus heaven

Apr 29, 2015: Arizona silhouette

Apr 28, 2015:

Apr 28, 2015: When the bartender sells you “half a beer” so you can catch up…

Apr 24, 2015: The saguaros have started to bloom. Flowers open at night and close the following afternoon—a short window for pollination.

Apr 23, 2015:

Apr 23, 2015: Destructive target shooting at Sonoran Desert National Monument = still a problem.

Apr 22, 2015: Finally made it inside Neto’s! And made friends!

Apr 22, 2015: Saguaro bloom along the Butterfield and Juan Bautista de Anza Trail

Apr 22, 2015:

Apr 22, 2015: Tonight’s accommodations courtesy of Painted Rock.

Apr 21, 2015:

Apr 21, 2015: Getting frisky with the natives here in Gila Bend.

Apr 21, 2015: My meeting room in Gila Bend for the next couple of days. You’ll never guess where…

Apr 19, 2015: Pomeroys and Kiltlifter to end the weekend.

Apr 17, 2015:

Apr 16, 2015: Sometimes it’s hard to know which path to take in life.

Apr 13, 2015: I spy with my eye…

Apr 12, 2015: Guess what we did today…

Apr 10, 2015: Oh geez, not this asshole again…

Apr 10, 2015: Sniffle. #SEZ #SECTION38

Apr 10, 2015:

Apr 8, 2015: Managed to misplace my wallet this morning; just retraced my morning hike and found it! I dub this outcropping Wallet Rock.

Apr 7, 2015:

Apr 5, 2015: An appropriate end to the weekend: Paradise Lounge with my neighbor.

Apr 5, 2015: Walker charcoal kiln

Apr 5, 2015: What’s in a name

Apr 4, 2015: Last light, and quite fitting for tonight.

Apr 4, 2015: Horsethief Lake

Apr 4, 2015: Old timey mailboxes, still in use.

Apr 4, 2015: May or may not have followed this sign.

Apr 4, 2015:

Apr 4, 2015:

Apr 3, 2015:

Apr 3, 2015: Painkillers

Apr 3, 2015: North Mountain Brewing

Mar 31, 2015: Sayonara 8102

Mar 31, 2015: Czech beers

Mar 31, 2015: Counting the miles

Mar 29, 2015: Cashing in my free pint with my neighbors at the local watering hole on my last night at my apt.

Mar 28, 2015: Milk Bar.

Mar 23, 2015: Still feels weird. #sdsremodel

Mar 20, 2015: My first visit to a mortuary. I guess that’s pretty good, given my age. #missyoupapu

Mar 19, 2015:

Mar 19, 2015:

Mar 19, 2015:

Mar 18, 2015: Pimp ass ride

Mar 18, 2015:

Mar 18, 2015:

Mar 18, 2015: New digs?

Mar 18, 2015: Black Hole Brewery

Mar 18, 2015: Superstition Meadery

Mar 17, 2015: Goodbye, Sipapu.

Mar 16, 2015: Because sometimes you get the double flights.

Mar 15, 2015: The best thing about dinner in Tucson.

Mar 15, 2015: Spring Canyon Rec Area, Rock Hound State Park, NM

Mar 12, 2015: Corked Bat burger here in Las Cruces…includes pecan encrusted green chilis and smoked sweet pepper bacon. Great recommendation @lucashern, and …

Mar 12, 2015: Ever wonder why it’s the super “patriotic” people who seem to mistreat the flag?

Mar 11, 2015: My favorite Mr Pineapple buddy! @lucyan_us

Mar 8, 2015: #wherehassambeen

Mar 8, 2015: Mt Union, Yavapai County’s high point complete. 12/15 left #azcountyhighpoint

Mar 8, 2015: Safety third! Bent one S hook, broke another carabiner. Glad I had my helmet.

Mar 8, 2015:

Mar 8, 2015: I guess we should get lunch…

Mar 8, 2015: Just a quick stop.

Mar 8, 2015: 1000+ cfs

Mar 7, 2015: Sam’s giving her first piggyback ride.

Mar 7, 2015: From last night’s unexpected stop at Mother Bunch. #latergram

Mar 6, 2015: Brewery 27 on #phxbrewquest. Only one more left!

Mar 4, 2015:

Mar 4, 2015: Because sometimes TTTT needs a little Monty Python musical.

Mar 3, 2015: Get rich on Route 66

Mar 3, 2015:

Mar 3, 2015:

Mar 3, 2015:

Mar 1, 2015: A river of clouds overhead

Mar 1, 2015: Dreary day in Oatman

Mar 1, 2015: College Street Brewery

Feb 28, 2015: Someone’s excited… #azbeerquest

Feb 27, 2015: Trailhead

Feb 27, 2015: Dafuq?

Feb 26, 2015:

Feb 26, 2015:

Feb 25, 2015: My goal most every weekend.

Feb 25, 2015: Last night’s #TTTT selection

Feb 20, 2015: Foggy. #anzaborregosp

Feb 17, 2015: It turns out that it’s not as difficult as you would think to find a black hat at night in the desert hours after you left it in top of a random …

Feb 16, 2015: Impromptu fire-pan

Feb 16, 2015: Go home Joshua Tree, you’re drunk.

Feb 16, 2015:

Feb 15, 2015: Lunch amongst the palm grove #anzaborregosp

Feb 15, 2015:

Feb 14, 2015:

Feb 14, 2015:

Feb 14, 2015:

Feb 13, 2015: Harquahala Peak #azcountyhighpoint

Feb 13, 2015: Big Horn Mountain #whyaz #conservationlands

Feb 13, 2015: No comment. #latergram #lampoonchristmas

Feb 12, 2015: Do you like wongkok?

Feb 12, 2015:

Feb 8, 2015: And cheers to you, good sir! #azbeerquest

Feb 8, 2015: Yes, yes I am. #azbeerquest

Feb 8, 2015: Pro tip.

Feb 7, 2015:

Feb 7, 2015: This place is cluckin' dope, yo.

Feb 6, 2015: I love you Phoenix.

Feb 6, 2015:

Feb 3, 2015:

Feb 1, 2015: Phoenix under a thick blanket of fog.

Feb 1, 2015:

Feb 1, 2015: Woke up in SF, or so it seems

Jan 31, 2015:

Jan 31, 2015: Fuck Yes.

Jan 31, 2015: 7-0 ASU over UA. Gotta love a good spanning of the bad guys from down south. #GoDevils

Jan 29, 2015: East Cactus Plain Wilderness Area #conservationlands

Jan 29, 2015: Hanging with the monkey and some chinese food

Jan 29, 2015: Step into the light #conservationlands #wilderness

Jan 28, 2015: There’s always Hope (Arizona)

Jan 28, 2015:

Jan 25, 2015: Sunset over Alamo Lake

Jan 22, 2015: Brewery 26 on #phxbrewquest

Jan 22, 2015:

Jan 22, 2015: Environmental Day at the Legislature

Jan 19, 2015: Bewbs.

Jan 18, 2015: Hey, watch the light—this is supposed to be a night hike!! #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 18, 2015: National Park #280 on my quest. #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 18, 2015: #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 18, 2015: Happy trees. #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 17, 2015: Rocking out with the slabbers at the Range #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 17, 2015: Salvation Mountain at Slab City #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 17, 2015: #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 17, 2015: Official Center of the World #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 17, 2015: #MineShaft #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 17, 2015: #YumaBeer #MonumentalSoCalWeekend

Jan 13, 2015:

Jan 12, 2015: Now you’ll finally be able to find me in a parking lot.

Jan 11, 2015: Black Mountain and La Barge Creek from Charlebois Spring #superstitionwilderness #whyaz

Jan 11, 2015: Campfire with a hint of blue and green.

Jan 5, 2015: Adventure awaits just ahead. #snevadarocks

Jan 5, 2015:

Jan 4, 2015: Radiant Jessica

Jan 2, 2015: Lots of laughs in Vegas with these two lovely gals.

Jan 1, 2015:

Dec 28, 2014: Best breakfast in years.

Dec 28, 2014: Let’s do this. #SandDevils

Dec 28, 2014: Well, maybe those de-icing window winders will occasionally come in handy….

Dec 27, 2014: Thanks for two amazing seasons, Jaelen! Good luck in the NFL

Dec 27, 2014: Thanks for three great seasons, Taylor! #ForksUp

Dec 27, 2014: Sun Bowl trophy heads to Tempe

Dec 27, 2014: Post game celebrations

Dec 27, 2014: Looking for a similar win!

Dec 27, 2014:

Dec 27, 2014:

Dec 26, 2014: Paper mâché Sparky #DueloftheDevils

Dec 26, 2014: #SunBowl #DueloftheDevils

Dec 26, 2014: It’s an old fashioned band off

Dec 26, 2014:

Dec 26, 2014: The Thing #SunBowlRoadtrip #ForkEmDevils

Dec 24, 2014: New addition to the front windshield.

Dec 22, 2014: #yuma

Dec 21, 2014: Bouse “Fisherman” intaglio #whyaz

Dec 21, 2014: Approaching Palm Canyon, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge #whyaz

Dec 21, 2014: Capping off a fun daytrip with a stop in Dateland, Arizona.

Dec 21, 2014: Copter and tank crossing

Dec 21, 2014:

Dec 21, 2014:

Dec 20, 2014: So that’s what it’s like to hike with a camelbak full of beer. #Beer100

Dec 20, 2014: 100+oz of 6% beer over the 11+ miles of Trail 100.

Dec 19, 2014: Desert moss

Dec 18, 2014: You understand me, Little Peking.

Dec 15, 2014: Whoopsie

Dec 14, 2014: Canyon Lake view

Dec 14, 2014: Four Peaks

Dec 14, 2014: Just chillin' in the desert on a random car seat.

Dec 14, 2014: Rent-a-wreck, Arizona desert style.

Dec 12, 2014: Pretty much the lamest bowl ticket design ever.

Dec 8, 2014: Night hike in town in shorts and tshirt in December #whyaz

Dec 7, 2014: Launch

Dec 7, 2014: So, this happened today.

Dec 4, 2014: A blast from my Tucson past.

Dec 3, 2014: Brewery #23 on #phxbrewquest

Dec 3, 2014:

Nov 30, 2014: Totally not worth the drive to Tonia/James for smoked turkey. HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AWESOME.

Nov 30, 2014: It took awhile, but I was able to reconstruct my rearviewmirror Sparky after accidentally leaving the old one in my Forester. My douchebag UA …

Nov 30, 2014: North Mountain

Nov 29, 2014: Because Grilled Cheese. And Pumpkin Porter. And Pomeroys.

Nov 26, 2014: Bought an expensive new car key tonight…

Nov 25, 2014: Taking a break from work this afternoon to cook some food for tonight’s second annual TTTT Thanksgiving.

Nov 23, 2014: Freak’N Brew, #21 on our #phxbrewquest

Nov 23, 2014: Brewery #18 #phxbrewquest

Nov 23, 2014: Breakfast of champions.

Nov 21, 2014: Probably my most prized ASU football item: a season-by-season scrapbook of the games Kim and I enjoyed together. Such an amazing gift to have captured …

Nov 20, 2014: Matt’s Red Shaggin' Wagon

Nov 17, 2014: I’m a sucker for a late night salad.

Nov 16, 2014: Spent Friday successfully kicking off an important new project. #conservationlands

Nov 14, 2014: Timely after this week’s meetings.

Nov 13, 2014: Hipster coffee counter

Nov 10, 2014: Ugly pumpkin update. Getting colorful.

Nov 10, 2014: Richinbar Pueblo

Nov 9, 2014:

Nov 9, 2014:

Nov 9, 2014:

Nov 9, 2014:

Nov 9, 2014: PT42

Nov 9, 2014:

Nov 7, 2014: The biggest game of the last two decades falls on my birthday. #GimmeAWin #GoDevils

Nov 2, 2014: The traditional pre-game shots #tovictory #GoDevils

Nov 2, 2014: Go Devils! #KeptTheSouth

Nov 1, 2014: Pro tip: come prepared for tonight’s #ASU game vs Utah. Your voice won’t last through the first quarter. #KeepTheSouth #GoDevils

Oct 27, 2014: Happy birthday to our Conservationist-In-Chief

Oct 26, 2014: #whyaz

Oct 25, 2014: #whyaz

Oct 24, 2014: #AZStateFair

Oct 23, 2014: Lol okcupid. You’re always good for a laugh or two.

Oct 22, 2014: Miss this guy.

Oct 21, 2014: It’s 3:30am and I’m perusing maps in prep for a short trip that’s 6 weeks away. #cantwait

Oct 20, 2014: This year’s ugly pumpkin has extra ass cheeks.

Oct 19, 2014: Second set of wings tonight. These smell f-ing amazing. #winning

Oct 19, 2014:

Oct 18, 2014: Let’s Go Devils! #MaroonMonsoon

Oct 18, 2014: #GoDevils

Oct 17, 2014: jennymae23 and I finally check off North Mountain Brewery from our list. #phxbrewquest

Oct 16, 2014: guess it’ll be salad for dinner.

Oct 15, 2014: Night hike to the best view in the valley #dixiepeak #myneighborhoodmtnpreserve

Oct 14, 2014: Vote No on Prop 122.

Oct 13, 2014: Free swag at the game tonight! Thanks AzNinerEmpire!

Oct 8, 2014: Living dangerously #holditogetherBetsy #2kfrom200k #subaru

Oct 8, 2014: Checkerboard Mesa #zion

Oct 8, 2014: Oh, the things you find while unpacking from your last trip. #wagbag #justholdit #morecheeseplease

Oct 7, 2014: Angels Landing

Sep 30, 2014: Tonight’s TTTT. Not affiliated with the Jaws everyone knows.

Sep 29, 2014: Mmm, Mother Bunch Mac and cheese

Sep 28, 2014:

Sep 28, 2014: Black lady at the bar introduces Jenny and I to MD 20 20.

Sep 28, 2014:

Sep 25, 2014: #pregame #GoDevils

Sep 25, 2014: It’s the “Scott’s hungry” custom order from Little Peking for #gamedaylunch

Sep 24, 2014: Mmmmmm, orange blossom…

Sep 22, 2014: Shaw Butte vista #myribshurt

Sep 17, 2014: #SkepticsInThePub

Sep 14, 2014:

Sep 13, 2014: Brewery #15

Sep 12, 2014: #annoyed

Sep 9, 2014:

Sep 3, 2014: Ok, one more jump shot.

Sep 2, 2014:

Sep 1, 2014:

Sep 1, 2014:

Sep 1, 2014: Little Molas Lake

Aug 31, 2014: Rooftop drinks in Silverton

Aug 31, 2014:

Aug 31, 2014: Yankee Girl Mine

Aug 31, 2014: Rooftop beers in Ouray

Aug 30, 2014:

Aug 28, 2014: “Pitchfork” at Tempe Tavern

Aug 28, 2014: Getting ready for kickoff #ForksUp #GoDevils

Aug 27, 2014: One day left. #forksup #godevils

Aug 26, 2014: Yep. An instant TTTT classic.

Aug 26, 2014: Tonight’s Mexican menu courtesy of El Norteño

Aug 24, 2014: Bottomless mimosas at Rose and Crown

Aug 21, 2014: Nighttime in Phoenix

Aug 18, 2014: Getting ready for shark week, I suppose.

Aug 17, 2014: Brewery #10 on our quest

Aug 4, 2014: Pomeroys is dead as usual – just how I like it!

Aug 3, 2014: Cloudy sunset hike

Aug 3, 2014:

Aug 2, 2014: Brewery number 8

Aug 2, 2014: Brewery #8

Aug 2, 2014: Brewery #7

Aug 1, 2014: Pre-drinks before the comedy show

Jul 20, 2014:

Jul 17, 2014:

Jul 13, 2014: Kayaking into the sunset #supermoonpaddle

Jul 13, 2014: Ribbit

Jul 5, 2014:

Jul 4, 2014: ‘mer’ca!!!!

Jun 30, 2014: And then there’s this amazing photo of me groggily waking up.

Jun 29, 2014: Finally made it to Angel’s Landing

Jun 29, 2014: Well deserved

Jun 27, 2014:

Jun 25, 2014:

Jun 24, 2014:

Jun 23, 2014: Best brewery logo EVA.

Jun 21, 2014: Some of you will recognize this place.

Jun 15, 2014:

Jun 9, 2014:

Jun 8, 2014: Inner Basin trail

Jun 3, 2014: Nailed it.

May 29, 2014: Porch beers with The Wayne

May 28, 2014: First time ice skating! Well, after this beer…

May 27, 2014:

May 27, 2014: #TTTT dinner tonight

May 26, 2014:

May 19, 2014: That moment when you realize all of the bar staff has left the building.

May 15, 2014:

May 11, 2014:

May 10, 2014: Post kayak beer and food at Red, White and Brew.

May 5, 2014: How I spent my Sunday…

May 4, 2014: Whoopsie

May 4, 2014:

May 4, 2014:

May 3, 2014:

May 3, 2014:

May 3, 2014:

Apr 29, 2014: Uh huh

Apr 27, 2014:

Apr 27, 2014: Another rough day.

Apr 26, 2014: I knew @jennymae23 and I would be friends when I walked into her bedroom and saw this.

Apr 25, 2014: NO, I’m making myself a MELT.

Apr 24, 2014: Let’s Go Wings! #hockeytown

Apr 23, 2014: Swimming in Mooney Falls

Apr 20, 2014: Thank goodness for Chinese restaurants on Christian holidays.

Apr 20, 2014: Bad idea to do this…messed up my knee on the first day hiking down.

Apr 20, 2014: Man, what a terrible weekend… ;)

Apr 16, 2014: Moonshine flights

Apr 15, 2014:

Apr 15, 2014:

Apr 15, 2014:

Apr 13, 2014: ‘Twas a fun day.

Apr 13, 2014: design_gal is happy to go kayaking, and so am I.

Apr 12, 2014:

Apr 6, 2014: Jazz hands

Apr 6, 2014: Tiptoeing on the rail

Mar 23, 2014: #truth

Mar 23, 2014:

Mar 23, 2014: Summit beer at the top of Picacho Peak

Mar 22, 2014: Camouflage

Mar 21, 2014:

Mar 18, 2014:

Mar 16, 2014: Pow! Right in the kisser!

Mar 16, 2014: How else do you end a day trip up north but with beer and pie from Rock Springs?

Mar 16, 2014:

Mar 16, 2014: Cheers from Sedona

Mar 13, 2014: Breakfast

Mar 9, 2014:

Mar 9, 2014: Looooong way down

Mar 9, 2014:

Mar 8, 2014:

Mar 8, 2014:

Mar 8, 2014: Rocking the house bowling shoes

Mar 6, 2014: Camelback end-to-end complete, now it’s time for OHSO

Mar 2, 2014:

Mar 2, 2014:

Feb 27, 2014: Time for a night hike #whyaz

Feb 23, 2014: Besties…

Feb 22, 2014: What the hell am I doing???

Feb 22, 2014: I have no recollection of this photo

Feb 22, 2014:

Feb 3, 2014: Love this place #orangeblossom #latergram

Feb 3, 2014: Bathroom commentary

Feb 1, 2014: ASU vs UA hockey

Jan 31, 2014: This might be the last time I see the upper deck of the north endzone.

Jan 31, 2014: I’m in 3D. The seat, that is.

Jan 30, 2014: This cat lives in the airport

Jan 28, 2014: It’s going to be a great sunset tonight! #whyaz

Jan 27, 2014: Just what the doctor ordered after a day hike.

Jan 21, 2014: #whyaz

Jan 20, 2014:

Jan 18, 2014:

Jan 17, 2014: Ready for the morning

Jan 17, 2014: Cow Palace

Jan 15, 2014: My dog @si_papu turned 10 today and stopped by for a visit. #misshim

Jan 11, 2014: What a terrible Saturday morning.

Jan 10, 2014:

Jan 10, 2014:

Dec 29, 2013: It’s a family bar (sorry for the inside joke)

Dec 28, 2013: Let’s do this.

Dec 27, 2013: Aerial yoga poses in Fraser Canyon, Superstition Wilderness

Dec 25, 2013: It’s a “lakefront” Christmas

Dec 25, 2013: Didn’t expect this in the house I’m visiting for Xmas dinner.

Dec 20, 2013:

Dec 19, 2013: Evening hike in the Phoenix Mountains

Dec 16, 2013:

Dec 13, 2013:

Dec 7, 2013: Sad Sun Devils…

Dec 7, 2013: Pregaming… #ChasingRoses

Dec 6, 2013: Hiya, old friend! It’s time I wore you again. #ChasingRoses

Dec 5, 2013: Is it too early to get ready for Saturday’s game? #ChasingRoses #GoDevils

Dec 4, 2013: #ChasingRoses

Dec 2, 2013: PHX SkyTrain

Dec 1, 2013: Continuing our post-day hike tradition

Dec 1, 2013: Beer break during today’s hike

Dec 1, 2013: I still can’t believe that UA has a #puntflag. May they never live down the shame. #GoDevils

Dec 1, 2013: Celebrations continue #tempetavern #KeptTheCup

Dec 1, 2013: puntflag.com

Dec 1, 2013:

Nov 30, 2013: Punt flags EVERYWHERE #puntflag #YesIOwnPuntFlag.com

Nov 30, 2013: Let’s Go Devils!

Nov 30, 2013: Sun Devils drink from the Territorial Cup! #GoDevils #BeatTheCats #KeepTheCup

Nov 29, 2013: Black Friday hike with the bestie.

Nov 29, 2013: Life and death in Arizona

Nov 29, 2013: Made a friend on today’s hike.

Nov 28, 2013:

Nov 28, 2013: Heh heh heh

Nov 28, 2013: Holidays in Phoenix

Nov 28, 2013:

Nov 26, 2013: Who’s getting hungry??? Here’s the turkey cooking for tonight’s Tday installment of Terrifically Terrible Tuesday Theatre.

Nov 25, 2013:

Nov 20, 2013: Last night’s set list #PearlJam

Nov 20, 2013: Jenny polishes off the glass….

Nov 20, 2013: Pearl Jam!!!!

Nov 19, 2013:

Nov 19, 2013: Electric scooter of a Pearl Jam fan

Nov 19, 2013: In 18 hours, I will finally have a new Pearl Jam concert shirt.

Nov 16, 2013: My mom breaking out the Rose Bowl sweatshirt #ThingsYouWontHearInTucson

Nov 16, 2013: Let’s Go Devils! #EatUpThemBeavers

Nov 16, 2013: Some Horny Devils before the game #GoDevils #PoundtheBeavers

Nov 12, 2013: In honor of Veterans Day, Team America is tonight’s TTTT selection. Along with beer and burgers. ‘Merica! Fuck yeah!

Nov 11, 2013: Trail junction

Nov 11, 2013: Post hike tradition

Nov 10, 2013:

Nov 10, 2013: One of many games tonight…

Nov 7, 2013: Sipapu gets a walk.

Nov 3, 2013: Sunset hike in the Phoenix Mountains

Nov 2, 2013: Saturday morning

Nov 2, 2013:

Nov 1, 2013: Must be an #ASU fan #ShuckedtheHuskers #19Nuthin' #1996 #MyFavASUMemory

Oct 31, 2013: Glad to see Costco is prepared for gameday. Go Devils!

Oct 31, 2013: This is the closest thing to Halloween I do on gameday. Go Devils!

Oct 29, 2013:

Oct 28, 2013: Cannot wait to get home.

Oct 28, 2013: Steelhead Falls

Oct 28, 2013:

Oct 28, 2013: This is one serious hot tub.

Oct 28, 2013: Well, maybe that national park hike won’t be happening today. #highdesertmyass

Oct 26, 2013: Lunch

Oct 26, 2013: View of the Dechutes River in Bend, our home for the sixth #FriendsRendezvous

Oct 24, 2013:

Oct 24, 2013: Just landed in Seattle and I already miss Phoenix.

Oct 21, 2013: Evening hike #whyaz #phoenixmountains #nofilter

Oct 20, 2013: What a win over Washington

Oct 19, 2013: Let’s go Devils! #FeartheFork The only thing Husky about Washington is their women.

Oct 17, 2013:

Oct 16, 2013:

Oct 16, 2013: This promises to be epic.

Oct 13, 2013: This dude kept telling me he loves me. #creepy #buymeadrinkfirst

Oct 12, 2013:

Oct 12, 2013: PT42

Oct 12, 2013: Another home game, another dismantling of an inferior opponent. #godevils

Oct 11, 2013: Big missile never went boom.

Sep 25, 2013:

Sep 25, 2013: #fearthefork

Sep 25, 2013:

Sep 19, 2013:

Sep 18, 2013: Sage advice from the bathroom of Tempe Tavern

Sep 18, 2013:

Sep 14, 2013: Getting ready for tonight’s blackout! #godevils

Sep 13, 2013: Game day is almost here #fearthefork #godevils

Sep 11, 2013: Late night Chinese takeout…

Sep 6, 2013: Mini golf

Sep 6, 2013:

Sep 1, 2013: Sipapu patiently waiting for a treat…

Sep 1, 2013: If gameday doesn’t get here soon, my whole silverware drawer will be in jeopardy. #GoDevils #ForksUp

Sep 1, 2013: The greatest Chinese restaurant ever?

Aug 22, 2013: Well, next week is going to suck…

Aug 21, 2013: Yay, I got to visit Sipapu tonight

Aug 20, 2013: #TTTT

Aug 20, 2013: Omelette in a bag…

Aug 16, 2013: Even in my 27th year, I still get giddy when this arrives in the mail each August. #GoDevils

Aug 15, 2013:

Aug 10, 2013: Quick snack at Put-In-Bay Brewing Company. #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 10, 2013: “I’m on a boat” #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 9, 2013: The grave of the pro baseball player killed by a baseball during a game #nolongerlivingthedream #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 9, 2013: Evening refreshments #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 9, 2013: Beaver pond at sunset (heh heh) #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 9, 2013: National Park #269 #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 8, 2013: Here lies humanity’s largest couple ever: Martin VB Bates (7'9" tall, 470 lbs) and Anna Swan Bates (7'11" tall, 413 lbs) …

Aug 8, 2013: The jersey responsible for 4 Super Bowl wins. #GoNiners #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 8, 2013: National Park #268 #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 8, 2013: Victory Bell in the Commons at Kent State University. This bell rallied students before and after the May 4, 1970 massacre of four students. …

Aug 7, 2013: Found. #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 7, 2013: Silly dancing rabbits… #RustBeltRoadTrip

Aug 7, 2013: The question isn’t “Why have 109 six-foot tall concrete corn ears in a random field next to a business center,” but rather …

Aug 7, 2013: My first stop on the #RustBeltRoadTrip is Chief Leatherlips Monument, Dublin, OH.

Aug 7, 2013: Last night’s Terrifically Terrible Tuesday Theatre selection

Aug 6, 2013: My last day with Sipapu

Aug 5, 2013: Only two days left with Sipapu

Aug 4, 2013: Three days left with my dog, Sipapu.

Aug 3, 2013: Four more days with Sipapu.

Aug 3, 2013:

Aug 2, 2013: Five days left with ‘Papu

Aug 1, 2013: Six days left with Sipapu

Jul 31, 2013: 7 days left with Sipapu

Jul 30, 2013: Tonight’s Terrifically Terrible Tuesday Theatre selection

Jul 30, 2013: I can’t wait for football season.

Jul 27, 2013:

Jul 26, 2013: Cloudy sunset over the Sierra Estrellas

Jul 23, 2013: Great combo

Jul 23, 2013: Tonight’s Terrifically Terrible Tuesday Theatre selection

Jul 22, 2013: Petroglyphs near I-17

Jul 21, 2013: Kayaking complete, it’s Whiskey Row time!

Jul 20, 2013: Rio Grande Gorge

Jul 20, 2013: Cross-section of a paper mâché creation.

Jul 20, 2013: Mmm…lunch.

Jul 19, 2013: Dinner with the archaeological site stewards for Rio Grande del Norte National Monument

Jul 19, 2013: Overlooking the lava flow at El Malpais

Jul 17, 2013: Like a moth to a candle

Jul 17, 2013: This car sucks. Please go faster.

Jul 17, 2013: Sky Train art

Jul 16, 2013:

Jul 15, 2013:

Jul 14, 2013: Wayne, in his true life as an old Asian woman.

Jul 13, 2013: Breakfast grilled cheese

Jul 12, 2013:

Jul 12, 2013: Is football season here yet????

Jul 12, 2013:

Jul 10, 2013: Abrupt end to tonight’s meeting = juuust enough time to catch a sunset walk in Papago

Jul 10, 2013: If you haven’t seen Troll 2, then you haven’t seen a terrifically terrible movie ending.

Jul 10, 2013: Tonight’s Terrifically Terrible Tuesday Theatre selection

Jul 5, 2013:

Jul 5, 2013: Nom nom nom

Jul 1, 2013: Yay, clouds!

Jul 1, 2013: Walking to lunch

Jun 28, 2013: Grilled Cheese and Star Wars trilogy night was a success.

Jun 25, 2013: It was a relaxing paddle Saturday morning.

Jun 24, 2013: Sun setting over the Phoenix Mountains.

Jun 24, 2013: Sipapu at the vet today.

Jun 24, 2013: Monday just got a whole lot better.

Jun 23, 2013: It’s a Chino Bandido lunch with Wayne.

Jun 23, 2013: Sunday bowling

Jun 22, 2013: El beisbol

Jun 22, 2013: Salt River paddle with @its_always_sunny_in_az.

Jun 22, 2013: Saturday morning in the desert

Jun 20, 2013:

Jun 17, 2013: Quick break during the drive.

Jun 17, 2013: Rusty’s Dream.

Jun 16, 2013: design_gal and her “special” friend at Rosie’s.

Jun 16, 2013: Peach Street Distillery

Jun 16, 2013: Book Cliffs

Jun 16, 2013:

Jun 15, 2013: Downloaded this for my next road trip.

Jun 12, 2013: Trip planning

Jun 11, 2013:

Jun 11, 2013:

Jun 9, 2013: Dinner tonight, courtesy of @jennymae23

Jun 8, 2013: Crappy way to end the evening.

Jun 8, 2013:

Jun 8, 2013: #Smunch with friends

Jun 7, 2013: Still one of my all-time favorite road trip finds.

Jun 6, 2013: Isle Royale National Park

Jun 5, 2013: DBG

Jun 5, 2013: Made a new friend at tonight’s @SonoranFriends board meeting.

Jun 5, 2013: I love this state. I just wish some of our asinine political leaders lived elsewhere.

Jun 4, 2013: District

Jun 3, 2013: Happy hour at District.

Jun 2, 2013: Ok, who punched me in the eyeball this morning?

Jun 2, 2013: First light

Jun 2, 2013: Championship Saturday

Jun 1, 2013:

Jun 1, 2013:

May 30, 2013:

May 29, 2013: I’m a Pepper

May 28, 2013: Dropping Sipapu off at my mom’s for the weekend.

May 26, 2013: Let’s paddle.

May 25, 2013: Sipapu takes a ride.

May 25, 2013: What does this face mean? It’s time for Drinkin' Marc to make an appearance. @houseofm

May 19, 2013:

May 19, 2013: Makin' friends in Carrizozo.

May 17, 2013: Quick hike in the Organ Mountains

May 16, 2013: The car wash from Breaking Bad

May 16, 2013: Río Grande del Norte National Monument

May 8, 2013: Sipapu

Apr 22, 2013: PT★42

Apr 21, 2013: Moonlight kayak on Saguaro? Don’t mind if I do!

Apr 16, 2013: design_gal

Apr 13, 2013: Scott and Coach Graham #GoDevils

Apr 12, 2013:

Apr 4, 2013:

Mar 30, 2013: Quail on rock

Mar 30, 2013: Desert bloom

Mar 30, 2013: More fun on its way.

Mar 30, 2013: Thank you, grilled cheese truck. Thank you.

Mar 30, 2013: Damn you Becci and your bullseyes…

Mar 28, 2013:

Mar 28, 2013: Go Wings!

Mar 18, 2013: O say can you see…the birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key (an ancestor of mine)

Mar 18, 2013: St paddys day in a random hotel

Mar 16, 2013: Finally made it to Gettysburg. Sucks I picked such a crappy weather day for it - 35 degrees and cold rain. Brrrrr…..

Mar 16, 2013: Celtic knot Irish red

Mar 13, 2013: The largest brick lighthouse in the world, and they moved it fully intact. Oddly, I feel like I should go get a haircut now.

Mar 12, 2013: This windmill is the first one to power a brewpub: the Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina.

Mar 12, 2013: Wright Brothers monument on Kill Devils Hill near Kitty Hawk, NC. #BattlefieldsandBeginnings

Mar 11, 2013:

Mar 7, 2013:

Mar 4, 2013: Trash Free Park - eg, no trash cans. #BattlefieldsandBeginnings

Mar 3, 2013: Arm of Stonewall Jackson

Mar 1, 2013:

Feb 24, 2013:

Feb 24, 2013: Orange Blossom

Feb 16, 2013: Reflection

Feb 16, 2013: Gateway Loop, McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Feb 16, 2013: I guess I’ll give this a shot.

Feb 12, 2013: Looking south from above Hackberry Spring, Superstition Wilderness

Feb 10, 2013: Car window reflection

Feb 10, 2013: What a fun night

Feb 9, 2013:

Feb 7, 2013: Today’s agenda: the Eagletails.

Feb 5, 2013: Darts

Feb 5, 2013: ‘Mer’ca!

Feb 4, 2013: Phoenix Sonoran Preserve

Feb 3, 2013: My pregame this morning

Feb 3, 2013:

Feb 3, 2013: Niners cake

Feb 3, 2013: 49ers cupcakes

Feb 2, 2013: Growler of Orange Blossom for tomorrow’s game.

Feb 2, 2013:

Feb 2, 2013:

Jan 31, 2013: Celebratory chili beer!

Jan 30, 2013: Well that sucks!

Jan 29, 2013: My bowling towel for the last fifteen years. #GoNiners #QuestforSix

Jan 27, 2013: Amazing shot on today’s hike #nofilter

Jan 26, 2013: Soaking up the rain

Jan 26, 2013:

Jan 25, 2013:

Jan 25, 2013: Banana Bread Beer

Jan 25, 2013: Not what I expected to see upon returning home to the Valley of the Sun.

Jan 25, 2013:

Jan 24, 2013: New Mexico sunrise

Jan 23, 2013: First the beer, then the flour. Love how I’m running in to be the first.

Jan 23, 2013:

Jan 23, 2013: Give a little love this morning

Jan 20, 2013: Go Niners! #QuestforSix

Jan 19, 2013: New shirt for tomorrow’s game. #GoNiners

Jan 19, 2013: Go Niners!

Jan 17, 2013: Conference room view here in Reno.

Jan 16, 2013: Damn airport bears…

Jan 15, 2013: Tommy gun vodka…

Jan 13, 2013: Late afternoon hike

Jan 13, 2013: Sunday afternoon in Tempe

Jan 13, 2013: Marker

Jan 12, 2013: My afternoon ride.

Jan 12, 2013: Mountain biking in the Phx Mtns.

Jan 11, 2013: That’s what she sai… #nahtooeasy

Jan 10, 2013: Quick walk in San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

Jan 9, 2013: Those are hashers, alright.

Jan 6, 2013:

Jan 6, 2013: As seen on trail today

Jan 5, 2013: Oh my!

Jan 3, 2013:

Jan 1, 2013:

Jan 1, 2013: This morning’s agenda.

Dec 31, 2012:

Dec 30, 2012: “Keep on Bowlin'…”

Dec 29, 2012: #ForkEmDevils

Dec 27, 2012: I’m missing hockey season.

Dec 25, 2012: Sentinels of South Mountain

Dec 16, 2012: My mom’s so happy to finally get a smartphone.

Dec 16, 2012: Oh, ball of twine…

Dec 14, 2012: Great clouds today

Dec 14, 2012: Out with the old…

Dec 12, 2012: Bacon, bacon, it’s BACON!

Dec 12, 2012:

Dec 10, 2012:

Dec 10, 2012:

Dec 10, 2012:

Dec 9, 2012: Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse

Dec 2, 2012:

Dec 2, 2012: Nearing Hackberry Springs

Nov 23, 2012: Go Devils!

Nov 23, 2012: Quick hike this afternoon at Gateway trailhead of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve with @clowerpower

Nov 23, 2012:

Nov 23, 2012:

Nov 18, 2012:

Nov 18, 2012:

Nov 18, 2012:

Nov 18, 2012:

Nov 17, 2012: Ringing the Victory Bell after a 46-7 #SunDevil win.

Nov 14, 2012:

Nov 12, 2012: Nothing, Arizona is no more.

Nov 11, 2012: Did not expect to see this beauty today’s bike ride through suburbia.

Nov 7, 2012: Growler of Papago Orange Blossom for my bday tomorrow

Nov 7, 2012: Sunset over Ironwood Forest National Monument

Nov 7, 2012: Picacho Peak

Nov 4, 2012: The hike this morning.

Nov 3, 2012:

Oct 31, 2012:

Oct 30, 2012: MORDOR!

Oct 30, 2012: Why don’t I own this? #godevils

Oct 30, 2012:

Oct 29, 2012: Dad and I rockin' the Niners jerseys at MNF.

Oct 28, 2012: The view tonight

Oct 26, 2012:

Oct 25, 2012:

Oct 25, 2012: Who drinks this stuff?

Oct 21, 2012: Mmm…pazookie with @sundevilfan

Oct 20, 2012:

Oct 16, 2012: Go Niners!

Oct 15, 2012: Vote no on Prop 120.

Oct 12, 2012:

Oct 12, 2012:

Oct 10, 2012: For those really tough shits.

Oct 8, 2012:

Oct 5, 2012: Delicate Arch, Arches National Park

Oct 1, 2012:

Sep 24, 2012: What’s so funny @design_gal?

Sep 16, 2012:

Sep 5, 2012: Handy!

Sep 5, 2012:

Sep 5, 2012: This is literally a Shit Fountain.

Sep 5, 2012: Ahhh, yep!

Sep 5, 2012: Whoops, made it here a little early.

Sep 5, 2012: The largest ball of twine in Minnesota.

Sep 5, 2012: My new drinking vessel

Aug 31, 2012: 26 year season ticket holder, baby. Go Devils!

Aug 23, 2012: Isle Royale National Park

Aug 4, 2012: I voted.

Aug 4, 2012: Mine.

Jul 31, 2012: Tonight

Jul 25, 2012: Orange Blossom!

Jul 23, 2012: Nice Haboobs!

Jul 15, 2012: Sipapu staring

Jul 15, 2012: Egg dropping

Jul 13, 2012: Simple yellow flowers are still the best

Jul 13, 2012: Holy grasshopper, Batman

Jul 12, 2012: Sprague Lake

Jul 11, 2012: Hello marmot

Jul 5, 2012: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Jul 4, 2012: Yep, these take just like hot dogs. Weird.

Jul 2, 2012:

Jun 30, 2012:

Jun 28, 2012: What do you see?

Jun 27, 2012: Cool find today in the Sierra de las Uvas

Jun 27, 2012: High Desert brewing

Jun 26, 2012:

Jun 26, 2012: Walter, the world’s largest VW bus

Jun 26, 2012: My Monday night kicked your Monday night’s ass

Jun 22, 2012: Gorgeous dinner by @design_gal

Jun 21, 2012: Sipapu on a walk

Jun 21, 2012: Dinner and trip planning…

Jun 21, 2012: Leftovers

Jun 17, 2012: Frustrating my dog

Jun 10, 2012: Sunday afternoon hefe

Jun 9, 2012: Trip notes and blogging

Jun 2, 2012: My chacos in Chaco

Jun 1, 2012: Pueblo Bonito

May 28, 2012: Silly walks at Rose and Crown

May 22, 2012: My Monday socks…

May 19, 2012: Calf Creek Falls

May 19, 2012:

May 19, 2012: My evening is better than yours

May 10, 2012: Storms bring out the critters

Apr 30, 2012: The gig is up Batman!

Apr 29, 2012: No trip to New Mexico is complete without a stop to Blake’s LotaBurger

Apr 28, 2012: Gil’s Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Apr 28, 2012: Chevrolet

Apr 27, 2012:

Apr 22, 2012: When I think of TAB, I think of @clowerpower

Apr 16, 2012: My old homestead in Grosse Pointe Park

Apr 13, 2012: What better way to follow up Grilled Cheese day?

Apr 12, 2012: Happy National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day!

Apr 12, 2012: Grilled Cheese + meat = Melt, not a grilled cheese

Apr 11, 2012: Hecho en Mexico

Apr 10, 2012: Whole lotta win

Apr 8, 2012: Bowling popcorn

Apr 7, 2012: Nice glass

Apr 4, 2012: Oh hai!

Apr 2, 2012: Sunset in the Canyon

Apr 1, 2012:

Mar 30, 2012: Making six packs at Ska Brewery

Mar 27, 2012: Friend at the office

Mar 27, 2012: Leaving on a plane

Mar 24, 2012: Differences of opinion…

Mar 21, 2012: Gunslinger at Organ Mountains Desert Peaks Nat’l Mon launch

Mar 21, 2012: Morning reflection

Mar 20, 2012: Ewok on!

Mar 19, 2012: The Thing?

Mar 16, 2012: 170,000 miles

Mar 13, 2012: Yellow

Mar 13, 2012: Hello Superstitions

Mar 11, 2012: Hmm, maybe I’ll cook this a bit more…

Mar 8, 2012: Great seats at Wild v Coyotes

Mar 3, 2012: Evening silhouette

Mar 3, 2012: Joshua Tree Forest

Mar 3, 2012: Laughlin

Mar 2, 2012: Sunrise canyon, Agua Fria National Monument

Feb 29, 2012: Next week’s fun

Feb 29, 2012: Because who doesn’t instagram every out of order urinal they come across?

Feb 27, 2012:

Feb 20, 2012: Apache Trail

Feb 14, 2012: I’m behalf of v-tines.

Feb 9, 2012: Best. Font. Ever.

Feb 2, 2012: ELP

Feb 1, 2012: Land of Enchantment

Jan 29, 2012: Folding mattress

Jan 15, 2012: Clower and cake

Jan 14, 2012: CLF colleagues on the beach

Jan 11, 2012: Rough staff meeting…

Dec 31, 2011: Concerned

Dec 27, 2011:

Dec 25, 2011: Pin bounty from my last national park road trip

Dec 25, 2011: Xmas day hike with Mom

Dec 21, 2011: Last sunset of #scottparkstrip

Dec 17, 2011: Live oak & Spanish moss, and an intriguing pathway…

Dec 17, 2011: Salt Marsh, Cumberland Island National Seashore

Dec 13, 2011: Fort Moultrie

Dec 12, 2011: Day one

Dec 11, 2011: No, I’m not bitter about today’s game…

Dec 10, 2011: Mmm, cheesy

Dec 10, 2011: Fireside brunch with @evilbobby…Warm blanket, romantic lighting, cozy blanket…

Dec 10, 2011: …

Dec 5, 2011: Mr Peanut?

Dec 5, 2011: Superman?

Dec 5, 2011: Cloud carpeting

Nov 27, 2011: The fork was not sufficiently feared on Friday, in spite of herculean efforts

Nov 27, 2011: What happens when you’re done hosting your first Thanksgiving

Nov 24, 2011: View from the preserve

Nov 22, 2011: Early angry birds

Nov 14, 2011: Mmm…birthday ice cream

Nov 14, 2011: Cheesy goodness from Oreganos

Nov 7, 2011: Bluff springs trail

Nov 5, 2011: Great view from Hawk Hill overlooking Golden Gate

Nov 5, 2011: Coopers Hawk release - hold tightly!

Nov 2, 2011: Hey you

Oct 31, 2011: Let there be pie!

Oct 30, 2011: Walk complete, it’s leg-leaning time

Oct 28, 2011: New additions to the car

Oct 25, 2011: Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Oct 25, 2011: Eating at Bing’s Burger Station

Oct 25, 2011: Rippled, for your enjoyment

Oct 25, 2011: Verde River Greenway

Oct 25, 2011:

Oct 3, 2011: #FriendsRendezvous service project

Oct 3, 2011: Great day for a #FriendsRendezvous service project

Sep 28, 2011: Patience

Sep 26, 2011: Mmmm, bacon.

Sep 24, 2011: Laura’s rocking the old school sunburst logo for today’s ASU-USC game

Sep 24, 2011: Perry Mesa in focus

Sep 22, 2011: Hydrate!

Sep 22, 2011: Desert tarantula

Sep 22, 2011: Piestewa Peak from trail 8 saddle

Sep 22, 2011: Good morning, mountains

Sep 21, 2011: Where do I go from here?

Sep 21, 2011: ASU 19, Nebraska 0

Sep 16, 2011: Hanging out at the Vegas airport

Sep 11, 2011: Driving range

Sep 5, 2011: Flying to Reno

Aug 31, 2011: Chinese takeout carpet

Aug 20, 2011: Black Wolf Falls

Aug 19, 2011: Zunwalt Meadow

Aug 19, 2011: Weaver Lake

Aug 19, 2011: Moro Rock

Aug 19, 2011: Giant Sequoias, the largest living things on earth

Aug 19, 2011: Tokopah Falls

Aug 14, 2011:

Aug 10, 2011: Another promising sunset in Phx

Aug 9, 2011:

Aug 9, 2011: Can’t wait for football season

Aug 4, 2011: Storm clouds gathering over Ironwood Forest National Monument

Jul 31, 2011: Eerie chips

Jul 28, 2011:

Jul 19, 2011: Last night’s haboob blowing in

Jul 17, 2011: Used a flipflop to open a beer

Jul 4, 2011: Haboob approaching

Jul 4, 2011:

Jul 2, 2011: Join us.

Jun 28, 2011: Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area

Jun 28, 2011: Getting gear ready

Jun 27, 2011: Lift chair

Jun 27, 2011: Departure

Jun 23, 2011: Papers please

Jun 20, 2011: The view from here

Jun 18, 2011: #PhxLateNite tweetup

Jun 18, 2011: Arizona Peach Ale

Jun 18, 2011: Sat afternoon bowling with the guys

Jun 13, 2011:

Jun 12, 2011: Morning, river

Jun 11, 2011:

Jun 10, 2011: He wants something

Jun 8, 2011: I still use checks from 1993…

Jun 6, 2011:

Jun 6, 2011: An unfortunate casualty of the dryer

Jun 5, 2011: Uuhhhhh

Jun 4, 2011: Mmmm Saturday night

Jun 4, 2011: Dinner

Jun 4, 2011: Phx necessity

Jun 2, 2011: Childhood. Yum.

Jun 2, 2011: In-N-Out Burger sign

May 28, 2011: Bullseye

May 27, 2011: Friday night

May 27, 2011: Not much could be better after a six day backpacking trip than a bacon cheeseburger with fries

May 18, 2011: Don’t do that. Whatever that is that you’re doing.

May 18, 2011: Early rapture?

May 18, 2011:

May 15, 2011: Flight delay

May 15, 2011: Bar Canyon, Organ Mtns

May 14, 2011:

May 13, 2011: Only a buck!

May 11, 2011:

May 11, 2011: I love these trucks

May 10, 2011: Caution: blowing dust

May 9, 2011: Memories

May 7, 2011: Desert Bloom Phoenix 4

May 6, 2011: Well then…

May 6, 2011: Epileptic Photographers

May 1, 2011: Cholla birds nest

Apr 28, 2011: Can I get that with a side of spam?

Apr 23, 2011: Afternoon hike

Apr 23, 2011: Have you seen my friend? I’ve lost him in the crowd

Apr 23, 2011: ASU spring game

Apr 20, 2011: Sunset walk

Apr 19, 2011:

Apr 17, 2011: Who buys this shit?!

Apr 13, 2011: Hanging out near Area 51

Apr 13, 2011: Vegas

Apr 12, 2011: It’s time. Go Devils!

Apr 10, 2011: Bully cleans out his wallet

Apr 6, 2011: Childhood fun

Apr 4, 2011: Laura at the slots

Apr 4, 2011: Driving to Vegas

Apr 4, 2011: Hoover Dam

Apr 4, 2011: Grand Canyon Caverns

Mar 25, 2011: Heading home

Mar 25, 2011:

Mar 25, 2011: The office

Mar 23, 2011: Strater Hotel

Mar 22, 2011: Dinner in Mancos

Mar 22, 2011: Sunset over Mesa Verde National Park

Mar 19, 2011: Laura taking in the views

Mar 19, 2011: Garden Valley

Mar 12, 2011: Some computer time on Saturday afternoon

Mar 11, 2011: Zion

Mar 11, 2011: Cloudy Zion

Mar 11, 2011: Spring training

Mar 7, 2011:

Mar 7, 2011: Virgin River Gorge

Mar 4, 2011: Dinner!

Mar 4, 2011: Walking to lunch

Mar 3, 2011: Working.