This week is International Dark Sky Week! Get out and enjoy dark skies sometime this week, and learn more about why it's important here:
https://www.backroadsbear.com/2026/04/13/international-dark-sky-week/
#darkskies #astrophotography #photography
My son and I went outside our comfort zones yesterday, with some challenging free climbs (on a rope, but without assistance from the rope) and a rappel into a very tight slot canyon.

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Han, Not SoloToday has been a wild weather day. I’ve seen snow, hail, sleet, rain, fog, and blue sunny skies, and it seems like it has literally changed, seemingly randomly, every 15-30 minutes.
Anybody got any Trump “I did that” stickers to put on gas pumps? 😉
I’ve never understood the need some people have to get a new phone every year. I’ve got a 5-year-old phone with a battery that still gets through my whole day without going into low power mode. I’m in no hurry to buy a new one.
If you want to steer buyers away from your product, this is an extrerely conyenient method for doing so.
#aislopIf you want a good illustration of how unusual this year has been, here's a two part image taken near my house, at 7,100 feet (2,164 meters) in Big Sky, Montana. The image on the left was taken on March 26, 2023. The one on the right, yesterday (March 26, 2026).
Just got a rejection for a job I applied to almost 5 months ago. No communication from them at all between then and now. Guess what, company that I won’t name… I rejected YOU a long time ago, not the other way around.
They also have been repeatedly calling and e-mailing me, telling me I’m missing leads. I’ve told them I don’t have budget at the moment for paid Yelp services, but they just ignore me and continue with the sales pitch.