Category: N.O.S.
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Yellowstone Thanksgiving, Day 1
Today was a gorgeous, bluebird day. Calm, mid and upper 20s, snow, trees, critters. Very thankful. Nothing more to be said.Those are wolf tracks.Last week I re-modified our classic, 9 year old Black Diamond Zippo pack. The work I did a few year ago just wasn’t getting the job done. Roman’s pack looked pretty neat,…
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Happy birthday
The most consequential book in the history of natural science turns 150 today.Insofar as birthdays are public events. Darwin returned to England in 1836, and sat on his book for quite some time, in no small part because he didn’t want to piss people off. He did anyway, perhaps moreso in the last few decades…
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Thanksgiving
Planning is crucial. Here’s ours: -Presuming a key meeting this evening isn’t a disaster, we’ve off to Yellowstone tomorrow thru Friday. -We’re staying in the Absaroka Lodge in Gardiner rather than camping, to facilitate our goals of: relaxing, exploring the park via snowshoes and skis (hopefully we can find better skiing than last year), and…
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Training
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7760442&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 Holistically.
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Iowa on the brain
I took some nice relaxing hours yesterday evening shuffling parts and rebuilding bikes for our Trans Iowa rigs. A nice break from writing and group meetings. The devil is in the details.M wanted and got a flat bar and Ergons.I want a drop bar for Iowa winds, as well as skinny tires and a tall…
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New Dawn
It was a very pretty morning at 8500′.But I still can’t get that damn hair (or whatever) out of the lens.I’ve been in a funk for a long time now. It has been occasional, and low level (except when it’s not), but it’s been there ever since I got back from the Parcour. A combination…
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Lists
What is up with lists? And with numbers. All the magazines seem to have some marketing data that the more numbers they put on the cover (“155 Essential Winter Skills” in the latest Backpacker, what unfortunate intern had to count them all?), the more people will by them. That bit of data doesn’t resonate with…
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Update
Our testimony was very well received at the capitol yesterday. Montana legislators continue to impress me with their intelligence, dedication, and accessibility. Our work yesterday laid some very solid groudwork for future endeavors. We also learned that presentation is important. The bureau chiefs who spoke before the public comment period took up more than their…
Bedrock & Paradox 