Pulling pulk on snow
man with pulk on snow
tending a fire in the warming hut
view of warming hut from the outside at night
Some pictures from our Yellowstone trip. Feb 19 to 26, 2026. Pulling sleds from Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful. (Photos by Stacy Abernathy)
It is only seasonal depression if it occurs in the seasonal region of France.
"One of These Days, I’m Going to Cut You into Little Pieces" (Pink Floyd)
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
Backpacker crossing a bridge over a glacier run off river.
Here is a warmer one. Laugavegur Trail in 2021.
Of note: until recently only Kangerlussuag had a long enough runway for larger jets. Since we were there two other town have expanded their airports to support international flights (Nuuk and I forget the other). There are significant hunting and other outdoor adventure/tourism opportunities.
Backpacker checking guidebook overlooking valley.
One from the trail. Mosquitoes were bad for the second half.
Colorful houses on ridge in Sisimiut.
Better resolution (I hope)
Colorful houses on a ridge in Sisimiut.
I guess I'm part of the minority. We hiked the Artic Circle Trail from Kangerlussuag to Sisimiut in 2015. While most of the folks we met on the trail (24 total over 10 days) were from various European countries there was no doubting the ethnicity of the native population.
Bonus pic:
I'll use this as an opportunity to plug my buddy's dissertation.
"A theoretical approach to legitimizing collaboratively constructed knowledge: a content analysis of Wikipedia science articles based on accidental collaboration"
digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertation...
I completely agree with this. I earned my PhD while working full time. Took the full 8 years. Those doing the PhD full time (GTA and full load of classes) finished in 4. I still don't read for enjoyment like I did before.
Sunrise hitting the clouds behind Greyrock Mountain.
A picture from NYE.
#nokings Fort Collins Colorado
I'm looking for the final 63% to push me to bronze.
Isn't chili essentially a burrito without the tortilla? Seems very much a Scalzi thing.
Is that bruschetta? 'cause it sure ain't pizza.
If you are ambitious you can add in a couple of 14ers along the way.
I also did a shorter 5/6 day version cutting through the middle of the loop.
www.alltrails.com/explore/cust...
If you start/finish at Twin Lakes that allows resupply at Monarch Pass AND Princeton Hot Springs. We did the Collegiate West first. Timing can be tricky since rooms at Princeton can fill up. Good stop for a shower at least. Phone service above (north) of Hwy 50 you can call and check availability.
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Came here to say the same thing. Probably could grab some twizzlers and peanut butter to go with the curds.
Pawnee Buttes, Colorado
One from the plains of Colorado (my wife's photo)
If it is to get ice cream. Or to go to the pool. Or evening drinks. Or...
He's going to give Alaska back to Russia isn't he.
The Highland bus has a long stop part way back (Hvolsvöllur?). Rather than waiting, we switched to a Strætó for the rest of the trip. There were a number of stops along the way and we had to make another change when we got into town but we still got into Reykjavik a couple of hours earlier.
Part of the challenge is getting a Highlands bus back from Skógar to Reykjavík. It takes the better part of the day and departs Skógar mid morning (10:15). Too early to catch if coming from Thórsmörk. So plan on a full day of travel at the end. There may be other options with Strætó.
Very easy to find. Near the central camp (Langidalur hut). Also where the busses cross. We spent 7 days. Extra nights at Hvanngil and Thórsmörk. It was a long final day on the Fimmvörðuháls.
My wife and I hiked Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trails a couple of years ago. Absolutely spectacular.
Most challenging river crossing was going into Thórsmörk.
There should be a bridge going out of Thórsmörk. Don't try to wade that river.
Something. Something. "Dress for the job you want not the job you have".
