I lost a quarter today, but it was a quarter well spent.

A vintage payphone is adorned with various colorful stickers.

Incoming, wave and storm πŸ“· Turks and Caicos, Nov 2021

Wave crashing in with storn cloud in the distance

Nowhere fast… πŸ“· Turks and Caicos, Nov 2022

Snail on walkway

Watching the day fade into night. πŸ“· Turks and Caicos, Nov 2021

As the road winds away πŸ“· OTD in 2010

Two lane highway winds into a deserty mountainous wilderness

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

I took this photoβ€”my most favorite “recent” photo of my dadβ€”one year ago today. Damn I miss this smile so fucking much.

My dad and I, smiling at our local bar.

A few shots of some of the petroglyph panels from Grapevine Canyon, Bridge Canyon Wilderness, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada - visited OnThisDay in 2018

Sometimes you just need a little nap after a swim.

The center of attention

When an adventure awaits you just out the front door.

Desert peak as seen through an open doorway in a roofless brick structure

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

A project I’d like to tackle in early spring 2026 is a Walk Across Phoenixβ€”from one edge of the city limits across to the otherβ€”an urban trek of over 50 miles. I’m still in the early phases of pondering what it could look like, so send suggestions!

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My friend @pmount@onephoto.club just wrapped up an interesting β€œfreighter cruise” trip in British Columbia. Had never heard of these:

With Marine Link Tours, cruise the inland waterways of coastal BC on the magical MV Aurora Explorer! Our 135-foot landing craft transports heavy equipment & freight as you enjoy rugged coastal scenery & abundant sea life. The ship’s chef will prepare first class meals while you experience the ambience of small group cruising and visit working logging camps, remote villages and other unique coastal destinations.

Reflections of the past - OTD in 2018

I hiked the Hidden Canyon Trail in Zion National Park On This Day in 2014β€”complete with the same vista, same tree trunk, same ASU hat πŸ˜‚ from a 2002 hike.

Earth Roulette: a random destination picker for your next trip. (Maybe we’ll try this next year instead of letting the internet randomly choose our road trip destination).

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 felt that way) than books. But with the amount of misinformation and SEO/AI trash online, I feel like trusting a book for my information is the better deal these days. It cuts down on the clutter and gets things back to the basics. In a way, it’s much easier than the internet, which is funny because having all of this information at our fingertips was supposed to be easy.

Agreed. I’ve returned to travel guidebooks over blog posts and social media.

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