djc
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Catch feelings, catch flights
Catch dreams, catch hikes
Catch dreams, catch hikes
Nice, that’s the good stuff right there. You can see oceans and stuff around here as you’re roaming around but for the full impact of infrastructure you wanna be able to keep an eye on it.
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Nice, that’s the good stuff right there. You can see oceans and stuff around here as you’re roaming around but for the full impact of infrastructure you wanna be able to keep an eye on it.
I believe the style guide specifies that if you use the full form you also have to spell out Robinette.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I believe the style guide specifies that if you use the full form you also have to spell out Robinette.
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Just so you all know - the CPSC social media person is not on any bunker list. We're out here with you all in this thing together.
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Just so you all know - the CPSC social media person is not on any bunker list. We're out here with you all in this thing together.
A photo shoot at Michael Heizer’s City is a choice with a lot going on.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A photo shoot at Michael Heizer’s City is a choice with a lot going on.
I think it’s an unfortunately simple pattern. The republicans have mostly been trained that if they propose hitting the American people the democrats will blink.
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I think it’s an unfortunately simple pattern. The republicans have mostly been trained that if they propose hitting the American people the democrats will blink.
Definitely all veterans of Surviving Maine which I understand to be its own war.
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Definitely all veterans of Surviving Maine which I understand to be its own war.
I think one of the things we’ve all learned together is to keep track of how many stupids we combine and stop if the number gets too large. I think friends and community are sometimes about counting them together, and with each other.
Excited to try more plans with a lower number. :)
Excited to try more plans with a lower number. :)
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I think one of the things we’ve all learned together is to keep track of how many stupids we combine and stop if the number gets too large. I think friends and community are sometimes about counting them together, and with each other.
Excited to try more plans with a lower number. :)
Excited to try more plans with a lower number. :)
I actually made it all the way back to SF within 24h of leaving. Which is pretty stupid, but now I’m back. These days after hikes sometimes I feel it the next day and so far I’m doing well. I feel like I learned some things yesterday, even if some of them should have been obvious. :)
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I actually made it all the way back to SF within 24h of leaving. Which is pretty stupid, but now I’m back. These days after hikes sometimes I feel it the next day and so far I’m doing well. I feel like I learned some things yesterday, even if some of them should have been obvious. :)
I was in a perfect position to catch the drive back during sunset if I left immediately so I just went for it. And since all the mapping apps still thought the pass was closed, it was empty. It was just myself and the wildlife out there. I saw no other cars for like 30 miles. It was fantastic.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I was in a perfect position to catch the drive back during sunset if I left immediately so I just went for it. And since all the mapping apps still thought the pass was closed, it was empty. It was just myself and the wildlife out there. I saw no other cars for like 30 miles. It was fantastic.
Sonora Pass was closed on my way up, but had re-opened six hours earlier. I had kind of hoped to try to come back via a different pass than I came up on and so I took the opportunity before it closed for the season. I actually prefer Sonora to Tioga, both are beautiful, but I stand by it.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Sonora Pass was closed on my way up, but had re-opened six hours earlier. I had kind of hoped to try to come back via a different pass than I came up on and so I took the opportunity before it closed for the season. I actually prefer Sonora to Tioga, both are beautiful, but I stand by it.
So I asked myself what I wanted to do next. I thought about staying out there and trying again, with a full night of sleep to baseline. But it didn’t seem necessary. I’ll try some hikes on the coastal range closer to home over the winter and try this one another season.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
So I asked myself what I wanted to do next. I thought about staying out there and trying again, with a full night of sleep to baseline. But it didn’t seem necessary. I’ll try some hikes on the coastal range closer to home over the winter and try this one another season.
(I’m not sure I could have done this hike then either but I didn’t try then so I don’t know. But that’s neither here nor there. Then is then. Now is now.)
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
(I’m not sure I could have done this hike then either but I didn’t try then so I don’t know. But that’s neither here nor there. Then is then. Now is now.)
I know this seems obvious and it was logical even at the time but as someone who climbed around in the Sierras growing up (just not carrying gear) I wanted to gauge where I’m at now more directly by going out and finding out. The simple answer is I’m less fit, and now I have a feel about how much.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I know this seems obvious and it was logical even at the time but as someone who climbed around in the Sierras growing up (just not carrying gear) I wanted to gauge where I’m at now more directly by going out and finding out. The simple answer is I’m less fit, and now I have a feel about how much.
The hike down was fast and easy, and on flat terrain I’d likely been okay, but this hike wasn’t that. Even the comparatively mellow beginning of the hike goes up about 100ft every quarter mile. And it’s constant. So this trail is just more serious than I am right now.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The hike down was fast and easy, and on flat terrain I’d likely been okay, but this hike wasn’t that. Even the comparatively mellow beginning of the hike goes up about 100ft every quarter mile. And it’s constant. So this trail is just more serious than I am right now.
I kept going and surprisingly it didn’t get harder as I kept climbing with lots of stops, but the outcome was still obvious. Instead of backpacking up to a lake I ended up hiking around for a few hours with a backpack and getting used to the weight. It was beautiful out there.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I kept going and surprisingly it didn’t get harder as I kept climbing with lots of stops, but the outcome was still obvious. Instead of backpacking up to a lake I ended up hiking around for a few hours with a backpack and getting used to the weight. It was beautiful out there.
The weather has been hotter than usual, which is keeping the snow away and also made the trail yesterday downright hot (more than expected) especially in direct sunlight, which I hadn’t prepared for as much as the cold night. I could tell in the first quarter mile this wasn’t going to be my day.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The weather has been hotter than usual, which is keeping the snow away and also made the trail yesterday downright hot (more than expected) especially in direct sunlight, which I hadn’t prepared for as much as the cold night. I could tell in the first quarter mile this wasn’t going to be my day.
I had a nice day out there along 395. The hike I eventually want to be able to do is along Big McGee Creek and is about a 1000m gain hike up the mountains. It’s probably outside my current abilities with a full pack on a normal day and definitely was yesterday.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I had a nice day out there along 395. The hike I eventually want to be able to do is along Big McGee Creek and is about a 1000m gain hike up the mountains. It’s probably outside my current abilities with a full pack on a normal day and definitely was yesterday.
As I slipped over Tioga onto the eastern side of the range it was clear I was far too tired. There’s many things I can do on two hours of sleep but this isn’t one of them. That said the window for the season is rapidly closing and I won’t be back out there for a bit so I wanted to see what I’d see.
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
As I slipped over Tioga onto the eastern side of the range it was clear I was far too tired. There’s many things I can do on two hours of sleep but this isn’t one of them. That said the window for the season is rapidly closing and I won’t be back out there for a bit so I wanted to see what I’d see.
Wisdom caught up to me. Took evasive action and changed all my plans.
Close call.
Very tired. Back on the cell network. Some pictures tomorrow for anyone who wants these completely unsolicited updates on how my Monday went.
Close call.
Very tired. Back on the cell network. Some pictures tomorrow for anyone who wants these completely unsolicited updates on how my Monday went.
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Wisdom caught up to me. Took evasive action and changed all my plans.
Close call.
Very tired. Back on the cell network. Some pictures tomorrow for anyone who wants these completely unsolicited updates on how my Monday went.
Close call.
Very tired. Back on the cell network. Some pictures tomorrow for anyone who wants these completely unsolicited updates on how my Monday went.
Would have loved to have gotten more sleep. But alas it’s only when it actually matters that I have trouble falling asleep. So… we’ll see how this hike goes. I’ve promised to myself that I’ll cut it short for really any reason, rhyme or otherwise. So I guess I’ll find out later.
October 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Would have loved to have gotten more sleep. But alas it’s only when it actually matters that I have trouble falling asleep. So… we’ll see how this hike goes. I’ve promised to myself that I’ll cut it short for really any reason, rhyme or otherwise. So I guess I’ll find out later.
Left the Central Valley later than I intended but still well before dawn. Should enter Yosemite shortly, but only to pass through. Out of the three passes in this area, only Tioga is currently open. Any other choice would be a 100+ mile route change.
October 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Left the Central Valley later than I intended but still well before dawn. Should enter Yosemite shortly, but only to pass through. Out of the three passes in this area, only Tioga is currently open. Any other choice would be a 100+ mile route change.