Posts from 2026

Preparing for Nine Weeks in Africa

I’m the car with brother-in-law Mike driving Julie and me from Keuka to Rochester airport. Julie’s trip is three weeks long, mine is 9 weeks.

Keuka Lake Fun

We are having a magical week here at Keuka Lake, with both sons, grandson, and aunt Judy all here.

Golf and Grandson - Quick Trip to Napa

I flew back solo to Sacramento, taking a Lyft to our house as my e-Bike (plus rides from Jacob) would be all the transportation I’d need for the long weekend...

Recent Bird Photography

The wildlife photography continues, and the R6 Mark II is becoming more familiar. Here are some favorite bird shots from the past few weeks.

Solstice Golf in Michigan

I took a six day van adventure to lower Michigan to enjoy some amazing public golf and a grueling day of solstice golf with The Fried Egg.

NYC Fun

Julie and I drove to Jersey City to park our car (and briefly visit Matthew and Lauren) before taking the PATH into Manhattan to meet up with Greg and Matt.

Fledgling Blue Jay

Shoot. I was deep trimming a shrub here at Keuka and about two thirds of the way through one of my blue jay friends (I’ve been feeding them whole peanuts in ...

Wildlife Photography

About 10 years ago I sold off or gave away all of my Canon photo gear, which I had used for sports and wildlife photography. After struggling with a Canon Po...

35 Years

Julie and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary yesterday. In normal fashion for us it was low key, no gifts, culminating in a dinner out at a new-to-us ...

Streamsong Golf Trip

About a year ago, I started planning a trip to Streamsong for my two brothers-in-law and son, Jacob. It is exciting to have a group to start traveling and en...

Gerald Saxton - 1941 - 2026

When I started my solo drive to FL then NY from CA I mentioned that Julie flew back to NY to help her dad the day before I left. She was able to be with him ...

Wilco x2

A month or two ago I realized our planned drive from Napa to Florida lined up perfectly with Wilco’s gulf coast tour schedule.

Texas and Louisiana

I crossed Texas west to east without getting on an interstate. Didn’t feel slowed down and the enjoyment ratcheted up.

Arizona and New Mexico

I flew through Arizona and New Mexico but made some time for golf and some good food.

On the Road Again, Solo

I started my eastward journey yesterday morning, sadly without Julie. She flew to NY the night before to help take care of her ailing father.

Day 5 - Leaving Grand Gulch

We had made enough progress in Friday that our Saturday hike should be short enough to be back at our vehicle by noon.

Day 4 - Bullet junction to Turkey Pen

Day 4 was a grind! But still awesome. We had a stretch goal of about 10 miles and we made it to about 9, largely because we had to continue until we found wa...

Day 3 - Cow Canyon to Bullet Junction

An easier day of trail finding and hiking got us to Bullet Canyon early enough to setup camp, regroup, and head up Bullet to see some amazing ruins.

Canyonlands Needles

Our final campground stay before backpacking Cedar Mesa was at Canyonlands Needles district. Remote and awesome.

Islands in the Sky

We spent two nights in Dead Horse Point State Park and made a brief swing through the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands.

Return to Arches

We made our fourth or fifth return trip to Arches earlier this week, meeting up with friends Jim and Jill and staying in the incredible Devil’s Garden campgr...

Golf in Rio Verde

Played in my third straight member-guest with friend Cliff down in Rio Verde AZ, at the far NE corner of Scottsdale.

(Jeff) Tweedy in Phoenix

Julie and I saw Jeff Tweedy in Phoenix last night, at The Van Buren. Jeff is in parens because this is really the Tweedy band, with Jeff and sons Spencer and...

Tanks and Lizards

Julie and I are traveling from Napa to Scottsdale, taking our usual sweet time. First night in Bakersfield, second night just outside of Joshua Tree National...

Van Camping with Rory

We took advantage of perfect Napa Valley weather and a new-to-us local campground to steal Rory away for an overnight camping trip.

Teaching Computer Science in this New World

And by “New World” I mean the inflection point that happened at the end of 2025 with Claude Code and Opus. I haven’t been this excited and concerned since th...

100 Days to Offload

I’ve wanted to (1) get back in the habit of writing more often here and (2) re-introduce tags to the blog. 20+ years of content is a lot and my trip summarie...

My 2026 Theme – More of the Same

It is time for a new yearly theme! Note: I don’t buy the journals, but Myke and CPG Grey popularized the idea of creating yearly themes.