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 public lands in California.
It’s free and takes 5 mins to complete—watch a short video, answer a stupid easy quiz—so just click the link to get it done right now.
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.
How to follow
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RSS: jenwiles.com/rss
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Email: jenwiles.com/email
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Fediverse: @jen@jenwiles.com
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Bluesky: jen@jenwiles.com.ap.brid.gy
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Micro.blog: @jenwiles
Dinner in Malawi - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.
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 Day feature that shows posts from this day in prior years.
I spent a few minutes this morning following some more bluesky friends on micro.blog. Looking forward to seeing more posts in 2026.
Buying local fruit in Malawi - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.
Hoping to put this to good use in 2026, starting in January.
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. So many people are trapped there not just because of the network effect, but because it’s where they captured one or more decades of their life.
A berry by any other name would smell as sweet - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.
Ready to make an entrance - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure
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 and oh boy did we get sprayed with mud.
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 additional ones she wants to adopt… 😂
Street market along the Great East Road in Zambia - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.
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 after my surgery. Even snagged a tasty fish fry 😋
Getting closer and closer to launching Jen’s new travel blog…
One of Micro.blog’s cool “hidden” features is the Notes feature. I’ve created several reference notes for Jen to use in the future, like a snippet of code to display related posts or a progress bar for her quest.
Soooo useful!
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 adventure.
Christmas at Victoria Falls - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure
Can I get some personal space, I’m trying to nap - OTD during last year’s 100-day adventure.
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 theme, but MB is just such a better solution for her. Once we get the changeover completed, I’ll announce her new account address.
Big congrats to Eric for completing his quest to visit all 63 “named” National Parks in the US!