Reading: Galen Rowell A Retrospective

If you are anything like me and you enjoy physical media and books and arts of all types you probably have stacks and piles of things all over the place. Bookshelves both virtual and physical of books and arts of all kinds. I have bookshelves at home that are covered in art. Rows of books. Art books. Novels. Graphic novels. Some of these are books I read and loved.

https://krnaturalphoto.com/2026/03/21/reading-galen-rowell-a-retrospective/

Photographing STRC St Pat’s 5k and 10k

Mother Nature has been cruel to us here in upstate NY of rate past month or so. After a particularly cold and brutal winter we thought we maybe were beginning to see the end of it. There were several day strings a few times of temperatures well above seasonal averages. It was really beginning to feel like spring was around the corner.

https://krnaturalphoto.com/2026/03/20/photographing-strc-st-pats-5k-and-10k/

Winter Still Trying To Hold On

“Religion. The inefficacy of this restraint on individuals is well known. The conduct of every popular assembly, acting on oath, the strongest of religious ties, shews that individuals join without remorse in acts against which their consciences would revolt, if proposed to them separately in their closets. When indeed religion is kindled into enthusiasm, its force like that of other passions is increased by the sympathy of a multitude.

https://krnaturalphoto.com/2026/03/18/winter-still-trying-to-hold-on/

It’s Almost Spring

“In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates. Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been, and ever will be, pursued, until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. A coalition of a majority of the whole society could seldom take place upon any other principles, than those of justice and the general good.” - James Madison from notes on the Constitutional…

https://krnaturalphoto.com/2026/03/14/its-almost-spring/

We Don’t Need An Amazon Warehouse Next To A Park!

Here’s the thing. There is so much happening in the world. Too much. We are all on overload. We want to stay informed but wee are bombarded with news. Most of which is bad. There is little traction for good news. Which, we desperately need. Many of us want to do our part to make this world a better place. But it is hard to feel like we can make a difference.

https://krnaturalphoto.com/2026/03/10/we-dont-need-an-amazon-warehouse-next-to-a-park/

Why Am I Swimming Now?

As I have built myself up as a runner I have made many friends. Some of those friends are multi sport athletes. I began riding a bike. And I have for a while now toyed with the idea of taking on a triathlon. Then in 2025 after a year of big bike adventures which included riding around all of the 11 finger lakes in NY, culminating in a 100 mile ride (my first ever), and my first bike event 50 mile gravel race I decided to actually sign up for a…

https://krnaturalphoto.com/2026/03/09/why-am-i-swimming-now/

This was a very interesting and kind of terrifying conversation about government use of AI. The Penopticon is very close to being real.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1548604447?i=1000753535576

Winter In Our Woods

“The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race and ancestry. A good American is one who is loyal to this country and to our creed of liberty and democracy.” - Franklin D.

https://krnaturalphoto.com/2026/03/04/winter-in-our-woods/

When people who grew up in the Soviet Union are sounding the alarm bells about the crisis here and now in the United States we need to listen. They have seen how this goes first hand.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-sense-with-sam-harris/id733163012?i=1000751576284