Nodding knowingly while reading @patrickrhone’s old post on Sensible Defaults.
I’m a big fan of “default” decisions—making pre-decisions on how I’ll proceed in most normal situations: what I’ll eat for breakfast, what shorts I’ll wear most days, what stuff I’ll bring camping, and so forth.
Does this count for #MountainMonday? It’s Jerimoth Hill, the uhhhhh “summit” of Rhode Island. 😝😂⛰️
It’s been a CRAZY ride, but we managed to completely reverse our financial outlook over the last 5 years:
#SilentSunday #opcOnThisDay in 2019
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 ride from home. We managed to sneak in before the grand opening—and we’ve been regular fixtures there ever since, quickly earning Krug Club status.
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 with the area where you live.
Gulls on a ridge - La Jolla, CA, On This Day in 2009.
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 usually there every week with somebody, and Britt and I would paddle at least a half dozen times together. This year: just once? Sigh…
This reminds me of soooo many travel blogs these days…
It’s hard to disagree with the opening sentences of Nicholas Kristoff’s piece Forget the Yacht. The Best Travel Is on Foot, Through Wilderness:
Some think that the best thing about America is its wealth, technology and modernity. Others point to its Democratic institutions. But I’m with the writer Wallace Stegner that America’s “best idea” is our spectacular inheritance of public lands — purple mountain majesties — amounting to about 40 percent of our nation. As Stegner said of our national parks: “Absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best.”
Badlands National Park, On This Day in 2022.
Badlands National Park, On This Day in 2022.
Faces in the mountain - On This Day in 2022
A couple videos of the bison herd at South Dakota’s Custer State Park from our last visit, On This Day in 2022.
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 something that I think makes sense to occasionally take a look at, just to ensure there isn’t an excessive imbalance.
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 cost) of vaccinations we need for this trip.
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 self-sustaining nuclear reaction, improbably taking place under the bleachers at Stagg Field.
ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/histo…
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 a “moonless” paddle tonight.
