Digital Compost

A Brief History: Invasive Species Introduced by the National Park Service

and one man's efforts to shift the park service from a tourism-centric approach to science-based land management (and how this is still a work in…

Jul 14 • 

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Climbing Mt. Shasta

A potentially active California volcano situated at the base of the Cascade Range

Jul 3 • 

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June 2025

Scraps 2.

The weekly writing assignment I gave myself that may very well turn into a monthly writing assignment. This one could also appropriately be titled…

Jun 5 • 

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May 2025

Scraps 1.

an effort to capture what is in the moment

May 12 • 

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April 2025

Yosemite Backpackers Campground Closed for 2025 Season by the NPS, then the Decision was Reverted

A look into the weeds of the quick closure and the retraction of said closure, and the larger message of why we need to be paying attention

Apr 29 • 

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The Gila: The Nation's First Designated Wilderness Area (1924)

A backpacking trip through the Gila Wilderness; walking New Mexico's last remaining wild river and exploring an area with more than 2,000 years of human…

Apr 17 • 

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February 2025

Axolotls on the Colorado Trail?

Not quite, but these salamanders might be just as cool and don't receive nearly the same attention as their relative across the border, the Mexican…

Feb 24 • 

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The San Francisco Crosstown Trail

17 miles across the city as a day hike

Feb 6 • 

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Gear List: The Pacific Crest Trail (2022)

Everything I brought with me for the five month trip

Feb 3 • 

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January 2025

Trans Catalina Trail: The Best Hike Itinerary For a 3-4 Day Trip

According to nobody but myself

Jan 19 • 

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December 2024

Hiking a 14er in the Winter Season

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." - Charles Dickens

Dec 13, 2024 • 

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November 2024

Jack Kerouac quotes scribbled in my journal while walking the Pacific Crest Trail

From both The Dharma Bums and On the Road, by Jack Kerouac

Nov 22, 2024 • 

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