Topography map of the Pine Creek Drainage, the upper reaches are called Missouri Basin. East, with Hwy 24 and the Arkansas River, is to the top of the image. 13ers and 14ers have blue and orange pins denoting their status but not their names.

Operation Beat Monday 2026.
I dusted off my Iowa Peak backpacking plan, cut the plan down to the 3 or 6 peaks main objective and bought a bivy bag to eliminate backtracking to a campsite.. gonna squeeze this into the 3 day Juneteenth weekend. Yes, I have alternate hiking locations for weather

If she wants us to believe she no longer supports him.. after all the inhumane things he has done that she did support.. she can fuck off

I wonder if that is where the fish was from for the sushi I saw at the truck stop in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Alabama

Alabama

Florida

Mississippi

Three state high points on my trip to the gulf coast in late February. Alabama, Florida, Mississippi.

An old fire watch tower. It’s made of metal beams and over the years has had a bunch of cell phone antennas attached to it. Not in the picture but right next to the tower is a newer cell phone tower that ruins the aesthetic of the whole scene.

The entrance of an old coal mine framed by thick wooden railroad ties and piled rock. It’s got a wooden sign that reads, “The Old Brant Mine”. The entrance to the mine is sealed with a chain link fence.

I’ve never seen something like this before but it’s a big metal tube attached to a trailer. One end of the tube is sealed off and presumably where they used to put the bait. There’s a big sign that reads, “Danger Bear Trap”. There’s an interpretive sign next to the trap explaining how it used to be set, but the sign was pretty faded and I couldn’t read most of it.

Geocache at an old fire tower. (Not allowed to scale.) Geocache at an old mine. (Not allowed to delve). Geocache at an old bear trap. (Not allowed to set.)

So many rules keeping me out of things on this adventure.

Porters on Kilimanjaro giving us a send-off for our last day on the mountain. Without these amazing men, we wouldn't have made it up to Uhuru Peak, 5895m (19,342ft).
Millennium Camp, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. 26Feb2022
#Kilimanjaro #MachameRoute #Tanzania #HakunaMatata
#EscapeFromFlatland

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Tomorrow I start my 2026 #SummerReadingProject I am calling #DailyGrimm
One tale per day from a reprint of the 1st edition of the Brothers Grimm collection
Reading list created by assigning each tale/subtale a number and then randomized.
Paperback ISBN 978-0-691-17322-1
#2026summerreadinglist

Thanks for giving me something new to follow

💯 on 🎯

A row boat flosts around on an overcast and foggy morning in Panacea, FL.

Foggy February forenoon on Florida's Forgotten Coast.

#RAGBRAI is going through my hometown this year.
So I get to introduce my Dream Team family to members of my real family this year.
Already have my sister roped into taking the day off work to have a lemonade stop for the team.

Aqua Green is 2026.

5.5 day, 3000 mile trip for BamaRama resulted in finding geocaches in 48 new counties.
Aqua Green is the color for 2026.

In this year’s appropriations process, Trump and Republicans will be seeking another massive increase in military spending - $450B.

DOD budget was $870B in 2024. They want it to be $1.5T next year, nearly double in 2 years, with the national debt already accelerating at $38.5T.

I use Bluesky so sporadically that, when I comment I might as well be the guy that yells out his window as he drives by at 35mph.

Federal agents at powderhorn park

This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/

Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

10/10 ICE protest sign

That's LaPlata in the center. Taken along the ridge of the summit of Mt Massive. June 15, 2025.

The plot is stupidly clear. Maduro has been kidnapped. Fulton county has been raided. Now the regime will claim proof of interference in 2020 by Venezuela and Cuba. Maduro will be forced to sign a confession and be executed. Trump will declare martial law, cancel the 2026 elections, and invade Cuba.

At one time Duesenberg automobiles were manufactured in a building where that parking ramp sits.

Night hiker lost on 14,271-foot peak flees trail and loses shoe after rescue arrives Colorado’s snowpack might be low, but that doesn’t mean dangerous winter conditions won’t be present in backcountry terrain – and it especially doesn’t mean that now is the time to bag a summit of a 1...

Some people just don't want to be saved.
www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolo...

The easiest way to bike RAGBRAI from Boone to Marshalltown is the historic Lincoln Highway. Will we get to stop and smell the roses in State Center?

Right? After the last 3 weeks, I forgot she's still Minnesota's US senator.

Oh I forgot about her.

Trapped inside: A Minnesota refugee family’s life on hold amid ICE arrests A Minnesota refugee family has stopped leaving their home after visits from immigration agents, as a new federal operation begins re-examining refugee cases across the state. A judge has ordered a tem...

The adults in the family stopped going to work. Volunteers now drop off groceries. The only members of the household who go outside are nephews and nieces who catch the bus to school. However, they struggle to concentrate in class, worrying that ICE might return while they're gone.

Why do I live where the air hurts my face?
Because my great grandfather moved here in the summer and we've been too stubborn to leave ever since.

Your comment about cemeteries made me stop and think. I take a lot less photos of graves than I used.

2 days until RAGBRAI Announcement Party.
2 weeks and 2 days until the Bike Ride To Rippey in Perry, IA.
My traditional start to the cycling year.

#Dumbfuckistan

TODAY on #MSNOW: 10am-2pm/EST 7am-11am/PST-Jack Smith Finally Testifies to Congress about when our Presidementia incited an insurrection at the Capitol to steal a free & fair election & when he stole Top-Secret Gov't Documents & stored them in his bathroom. Y'know... many, many, MANY crimes ago.

People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.

When I remind myself that there are people my age doing cocaine in the White House, all of a sudden I feel better about my health moves.