Visited the Dry Meadow Restoration Project today, after noticing the pools in satellite imagery. I don’t know whether this is a successful project or not, and I’m not trying to start a fight about the details. But I was powerfully reminded by this that we *can* have nice things, and that even a middling conservation outcome (again, no idea how this one classifies) is better than letting it all burn. https://files.ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/250301-2/attachment/VTuJaXBDf4ric9Zy-drSgafB6UayBIiLkXe1mrX6y-EY1Gr8XzMZLh2P0ux3Fslr-OvFg4QAdlCz_tj50

debugging some fit issues with my CX bike, a Traitor Crusade, and it’s fun to see the three geometries of the drop-bar equipped bikes I’ve had over the years. The middle one, the Kona Honky, was the one that was easier for me to “get right”. The right one is still my road bike, but I hardly ever ride it. I’m told the way I have it configured is “French fit”, i.e. pretty tight.

Having fun with hydro/airponics

Among other incredible izakaya dishes, I got hooked on humblest of tekka don at Izakaya Amu in Boulder #microblogging #foodie

We have a tiny, once a year economy of Greek olive oil for lobster going in SB. Oh, spiny, I will never be over you.

There was incredible sugar pine mast in the southern reaches of Sequoia NF this year, including in the French and Windy fire scars. While the incense cedar regen is looking stellar, and the pondo/jeffs are doing ok, Lambertianas are few and far between, but grow huge and sequester so much more carbon! My recent iNat observations of isolated masting Lambertianas in fire scars are a love letter and a digital rain dance. Let’s go, sugar pines!

It’s a type of day you can have

Pretty San Francisco moonrise this evening.

in Kern river valley I didn’t see any aurora, though I didn’t put much effort into it, either, but yesterday’s skies at sundown were fluorescent pink.

Encountered this contraption while exploring Portuguese Meadow in the Greenhorn mountains today. Turns out it’s a non-realtime snow and rain gauge with an Alter type wind shield. Had a lot of fun figuring this out, so putting it here for posterity. https://www.fs.usda.gov/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf02252325/pdf02252325dpi72.pdf