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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.