On This Day

Oct 9, 2025 ∞

Snake River #OTD in 2018.

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 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 “tanking” a local river.

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 in Arizona, and the Pacific Coast Highway.

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 Agua Fria National Monument.

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 posted for today either—at least before bed tonight. I’ll see if I can catch up over the next few days. It’s been a fun way to relive previous trips.

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 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 from our room. Quite convenient, far less noise than you’d expect, but very few non-hotel or non-airport food options around. Still, I can see us doing this again.

Aug 2 2022

Waking up in Winnemucca, Nevada, we checked out “Buckaroo Hall of Fame and Museum,” a weird-ass museum in town. Because how could you not go see the Buckaroo Hall of Fame?

Oh, and I apparently shot a video tour, too! 😆

Small town museum complete, we drove up to Steens Mountain National Conservation Area in eastern Oregon for a quick hike, a site Jen still needed to visit for her Treasured Places quest. That drive also crossed the Nevada-Oregon border, a difficult objective on my State Border Crossings quest.

Then it was off to wander the aptly-named Trail of the Molten Land at Newberry National Volcanic Monument, another Treasured Places site for Jen. It’s been ages since I’ve been to Newberry, so it was a fun stop.

We stopped into Bend for a brewery visit, then drove over to Eugene, enjoying a sunset stop at Crescent Lake.

Aug 2 2018

We drove ourselves down from Fairbanks to camp outside of Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, the nation’s largest national park.

Aug 2 2015

We departed the Mogollon Rim after our weekend camping trip, heading back to the Valley. I had a thing for jump shots for a few years (I could get a surprising amount of air back then, for a short fat white guy, at least), so I apparently snagged one near the edge of the rim. On the way back, we also poked into the Shoofly Ruins up on Houston Mesa near Payson.

Aug 2 2014

My friend Jenny and I marked off Sleepy Dog Brewing and Desert Eagle Brewing on our Phoenix Brew Quest. It was that early quest—I had only just begun drinking alcohol a year or so prior—that got me into craft beer.

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 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 this year, though I don’t expect to actually post everyday. I’m including titled or longish posts on this blog, as well as new public notes I publish on rscottjon.es. I’m generally avoiding adding any new posts to my main website at rscottjones.com, as I’m in the middle of a redesign.

EDIT: following BIrming’s excellent lead, I’m going to add in “On This Day” photo posts, too. Anyway, here’s the list:

EDIT: Whoa! I actually finished, and several days early too! Bummed I couldn’t keep up with my OTD posts, but hey, it was a ton of fun looking back at all of the trips I did post.

Posts (31/31)

If you’re interested in joining me, here’s more info.

Mar 19, 2025 ∞

Here lies the Thing?

#OTD 2012

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 12, 2025 ∞

Fitzroy Falls, Australia #WaterfallWednesday

Cool ass waterfall, expectedly snapped

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 driving over the formations.