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LA game design/dev for past 20 years, NYC internet design/dev before. IRL I prefer to explore the nature. Imagery captured by me. #SierraNevada #SanGabriel #Mountains #California #Hiking #TrailRunning

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And the wonderful alpenglow that follows dawn. 🤗

Just after dawn, the first deep warm rays of sunlight hit the mountain tops first making bright red highlights on their peaks referred to as alpenglow
Just after dawn, the first deep warm rays of sunlight hit the mountain tops first making bright red highlights on their peaks referred to as alpenglow
Just after dawn, the first deep warm rays of sunlight hit the mountain tops first making bright red highlights on their peaks referred to as alpenglow

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My nephew said he wanted to climb a mountain this visit. He said he wanted to be challenged. So I took him to Mt Whitney.

#SierraNevada #Mountains #California

A climber ascending a steep snow slope on the side of a mountain
A climber resting on a rock on a steep slope on the side of a mountain
A climber resting on a rock on a snow covered high alpine trail

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Cool perspective shift. Ascending the main trail chute, then looking back at it later through the notch below Aiguille Extra.

Climbing a snow covered high alpine slope before dawn
Looking back at a high alpine snow covered slope from much higher up the mountain

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We got to trail crest a few minutes before the sun broke over the horizon so it was nice to watch both horizons transform with color.

#SierraNevada #Mountains #California #Sunrise

Looking west across a snow covered range of mountains early morning before the sun begins to hit them

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More floating mountains. Mount Shasta in the back sailing over 2021’s Lava Fire in . Seen from in Oregon.

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Day 3 of trail maintenance last week wrapped the water control by the new gabion net, then loads of tread work. Photos never show the magnitude of tread work but it was a lot of mudslide relocation (tons of dirt).

Tread work is my favorite, but it’s for sure the most back breaking. Takes a full week off from running to recover. Looks like a new project just posted for next week a little further up trail.

Piles of dirt to be moved from mudslides over the trail
Piles of dirt to be moved from mudslides over the trail
A portion of trail cleared from mudslides

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Clearing out the phone, pretty clip.

#Hiking

Walking along a snowy high alpine side cut trail with protruding rock formations rising all around

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Friendly reminder that in only 9 days the days start getting longer again 🌞

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There’s a distinct vertiginous feel to Precipice lake. It earns its name well, I love it.

Vertical rock cliffs reflect in the deep, dark water they drop into. Ice lines the edge of the lake.
Vertical cliffs with deep cuts in them descend into a half frozen alpine lake.
This ice in broken pieces covers the near side of an alpine lake while vertical cliffs drop into it in the far side.

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Couldn’t resist. Zero wind forecast, last minute permit after work solo night snow climb for sunrise.

#SierraNevada #Mountains #California #Sunrise

The full moon setting with the shadow of Mount Whitney casting on the horizon
The old original official summit plaque bolted to a rock on the summit of Mount Whitney during sunrise
Hikers hold up the summit plaque for a photo with sunrise on the summit of Mount Whitney

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Full moon before and after sunrise, and a couple snaps along the back side.

#SierraNevada #Mountains #California #FullMoon #Hiking

Full moon setting over snow covered mountains after sunrise. The sky is warm pink on the horizon and pale blue above.
A trail along the side of jagged rock formations on a high alpine mountain
A trail along the side of jagged rock formations on a high alpine mountain

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Three people at work have called in sick with Covid recently. I’ve also noticed when people speak of Covid now they’re talking about their 2nd, 3rd etc infection. With the growing data about compounding health issues and increased chance of long Covid after multiple infections, it’s unfortunate how much of a casual blind eye people are still putting on this.

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(Old pics) a number of years back a fairly large production sprang up at the rocks lasting weeks. Something about the angles of the tarped set pieces immediately spoke Trek to me. When shooting ended they left the tarps off and the signature look was revealed. Eventually the Picard series trailer came out and the rumors were confirmed (last pic).

Different angle of tv set structure at the base of the rocks
A later view of the tv set structure without the tarp covering it
A frame capture from the trailer for the Picard series showing the set structure and angles rock formation

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Nice color last night. Splitting miles between work and weather windows this week on the backyard trail.

A high desert trail with sunset warm colors reflecting on mountains in the distance
A high desert trail with sunset warm colors reflecting on clouds in the distance

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Sunday long run up Pacifico mountain. PCT south from Mill Creek to Fountainhead spring then off trail back over the summit with a nap up top. The higher, eastern San Gabriel mountains still have lots of snow, but it’s getting hot and the sun feels intense again.

Looking east to the higher San Gabriel mountains that are still snow capped
Looking east to the higher San Gabriel mountains that are still snow capped

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Escalation timeline of Oceanwide big bombs:

Nightmares Come True (SD,LA), Risky Business (LA): first multi-story crew letter pieces. On The Run (LA), HAPHO (LA): first blockbuster (crew & solo) multi-story paintovers (Hopes up top repping all our high hopes).

Believe No Woman (LA): first blockbuster paintover on the big tower, main side.

Metro Transit Assassins (LA) and Let’s Create Kultura (SJ) hit main next.

Shoot To Kill (LA) filled the gap.

Then SAUTE (LA) got the center (rappelled from the top Friday night).

Not my pictures, captured from social media videos. A collage showing different views of the first multi-story blockbuster style crew letter paintover to appear on the main side of the biggest of the three towers at Oceanside plaza. The crew is originally from San Diego but now based in Los Angeles and their acronym originally stood for Believe No Woman.
Not my pictures, captured from social media videos. A collage showing changes to the main side of the big tower at Oceanwide plaza. Two images are different angles showing the addition of two more large blockbuster style crew letter paintovers from two more Los Angeles crews that go by the names Metro Transit Assassins and Let’s Create Kultura. The third image shows a new blockbuster has been added by the Los Angeles crew named Shoot To Kill. Also, down the center of the building’s windows where there are no balconies to sand on, the letters SAUT (unfinished SAUTE) have been added vertically covering 12 stories. He rappelled down the side of the building Friday night, but was interrupted in progress (arrested, he’ll be back).

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The yucca shoots are keeping me company this spring.

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I can’t get enough of the yucca blooms this spring. They have so much presence. Nice morning with the low clouds burning off.
#bloomscrolling

Close up of the white flowers covering the tall stalks
Looking up a white flower covered tall stalk with the deep blue sky behind

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Spring is popping around the yard. Fig tree is starting and the yellow carpet is bordering the backyard trail. These little blue things start adding color in numbers also.

A tree bud bursting with tiny leaves emerging
Tiny blue wild flowers speckled around high wild grass and other wild flowers

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Portions of Destiny 2’s Final Shape expansion accidentally become playable to PS5 fans ahead of schedule
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2024/05/30/portions-of-destiny-2s-final-shape-expansion-accidentally-become-playable-to-ps5-fans-ahead-of-schedule
#Destiny2 #TheFinalShape

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@massivelyop It’s not really that big of a deal but I feel sorry for them. The amount of work it takes to manage content on a live service game is astronomical (let alone cross platform).

(rant) It’s unbelievable that live service has become the primary games business model. It’s hilariously unsustainable. Don’t tell anyone but they’re all out there held together with glue and rubber bands and running on fumes and a prayer 🫣 especially the big ones.

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Fun going up Pacifico today. Snow for the top half. Good to see some views before the next three days of precipitation.

Looking out above the clouds from a saddle on a mountain before the next part of the climb
Views looking west from the summit looking down on snowy slopes then no snow on the lower hills in the background
Looking north from the summit across the western Mojave desert. Snow covered peaks of the southern end of the Sierra Nevada north of Tehachapi are barely visible on the horizon.

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Trail conditions for the top half above 6,000 feet were snowy, maybe 2 to 6 inches. Curious how it’ll be after the storm this week.

A halo visible around the sun from frozen water crystals in the air
Slightly deeper snow on the trail
Large boulders and tall trees on the summit with rolling mountains behind

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Night starts are my favorite. I have the whole park to myself ❤️

The near full moon has two large rings around it

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Variety of sleep and nap stops going out and back.

Nice bivy spot for a couple hours pre dawn Saturday. Long nap in the grass Saturday afternoon watching clouds. Long bivy under a rock out of the wind storm Saturday night. Long dirt nap Sunday aft reclining on a sun warmed rock.

Spontaneous stop and drop is key 🤗

Resting in the grass in the afternoon during a hike
Early morning after taking shelter under a giant, leaning rock for the night
Resting on the ground amidst rock formations and desert bushes

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Spontaneous PCT yo-yo up Mt Gleason from home this weekend. Camped at Messenger flats and came down Sunday (nice to get two big days). Chatted with Ranger Todd at the North Fork station. He said he hasn’t seen anyone in two weeks. That’ll change in a month.

Looking across a high desert valley at the far range to the north
Sunset from on top high desert mountains looking across the horizon with low laying clouds beginning to fill the valleys
A trail goes off into high desert landscape with rock formations emerging from the hills

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Significantly more climbing day one (going up the mountain after all) but unrolling that elevation gain day two is always the greater strain.

Big 20 degree f temp fluctuations in the afternoons going in and out of canyon shade. Forecast was low of 28 but it only went to 40. We’ve got 12 hours of usable light now also, pretty much 6-6.

Temperate and humidity graph for day one showing high and low of 86.1 and 40.6 and 64.5% and 20.5%
Watch tracker data showing 23.66 miles with 3419 feet of elevation gain for day two
Temperature and humidity graph showing highs and lows of 87.7 and 43.4 and 56.4% and 19.6%

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Thread to share some and that constitute the actual broad ranging “culture” and “scene” (🤮hate those words) of trail running in the US for ordinary masses of humans across countless cities and 50 states beyond just 2 elite niche races in the tiny towns of Auburn California and Silverton Colorado (👀 Western States & Hardrock) that people seem to think represent trail running in the US.

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“Trail Sisters was created to constitute for an equitable outdoors both recreationally and throughout the industry. Female voice and representation are essential in the future of our outdoors, impacting the role we play both on and off the trails.

To break through long-standing barriers, Trail Sisters generates educational content and resources, while fostering an inspirational community that encourages self-advocacy and life-long friendships.”

https://trailsisters.net

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Black Trail Running is a community and campaign charity that seeks to increase the inclusion, participation and inclusion of black people in trail running.

https://www.blacktrailrunners.run

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