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 from renting the place out.
But it’s still been great! We bought it—in our names—for my mom. She sold her old house and gifted us the proceeds, which we use it to pay for this new house where she now lives. Her life has vastly improved since then—a better house to age in, way more friends, lots of activities, no stress. It’s been awesome 🙌
If you’re interested in travel journaling, here are a bunch of notes I’ve written on the topic. #travel #journaling
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 chose to end at Wupatki National Monument, which was one I adored as a small kid—especially the Wukoki ruin. I’ve since completed all 429 park units.
On this day in 2016
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 #Junited2024.
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 friends. It’s worth a watch.
#TentViewTuesday with a view of the Superstition Mountains ☀︎ #Arizona #StatePark #camping
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. Perfect for commenting via email on personal blog posts!
#Junited2024
I also bought my wife a fancy pee cloth for dispersed camping trips, so you know…it’s been a helluva day. 😂
I successfully convinced my friend to bring her family to the World’s Largest Ball of Twine in Kansas and it made my day.
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 lot of the gear we bring when doing this, so it’s due for a big upgrade.
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 wrote this in 2017, but the general principles all remain the same.
#camping #roadtrip
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 experience.
And here we are, the red planet Craters cross the skyline A sleep sack in a bivouac And a Kerouac sense of time Oh, and we think about the old days Of green grass, sky and red wine Should’ve known, so fragile Avoided this one-way flight
I wrote about what Analytics for the Personal Web might look like.
#indieweb #smallweb #personalweb #blogging
#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 adorned my wallpaper for quite some time. ☀︎ #NationalPark #Washington
Wait, so Brigham Young used to distill whiskey? Huh. 🥃🐸
Here’s a map of the Chandler Public Art Tour, which shows the location of murals and other public art throughout #Chandler #Arizona
I really love Andy Gibb’s monthly Being Outdoors recaps, which are written as though he’s updating you during a casual hike together—supplemented with a heaping of great photos, too.
His site is my addition to #Junited2024 today.