A young me, rockin' that analog goodness. #mbmar 19 📷

Me wearing headphones.

A foreboding portico. #mbmar 18 📷

A dragon atop a columned porch.

An alpine start comes quite early. Seattle, seen in the distance from Mount Rainier. #mbmar 17 📷

A lightened city as seen in the distance from a mountainside in pitch dark.

Sometimes you’re on the road, looking at the view. Sometimes you’re in the view, looking at the road. #mbmar 16 📷

A road alongside a lake in the distance from the view of a mountainside.

Ollie has very little patience for laps that aren’t filled with cats. #mbmar 15 📷

A cat in my lap while sitting at the computer.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 14 📷

14 random gizmos from my bedside drawer.

“What’s beyond that horizon?” is a question that continues to drive me. #mbmar 14 📷

A gorgeous sunset over Lake Superior.

Far away and alone, yet here is where some of the strongest connections are made. #mbmar 13 📷

A group of people high up in the mountains.

Shiny. Enough said. #mbmar 12 📷

Two shiny Christmas baubles.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 11 📷

11 various cat toys. (Don’t worry, he still has plenty.)

Assorted cat toys on a mat.

This gimcrack wigwam is one of my favorite childhood accomplishements. #mbmar 11 📷

A wigwam made of sticks under construction by Boy Scouts in the winter.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 10 (make-up) 📷

  1. Lights
  2. Knife
  3. Gloves
  4. Webbing
  5. Lock
  6. Bag
  7. Another bag
  8. Another bag
  9. Another bag
  10. Bag of tissues

Random items spread on a mat.

Rappelling is a ritual that requires many precise steps. #mbmar 10 📷

A girl in a blue winter coat rappels down an ice clif. Taken from above.

Together forever. #mbmar 09 📷

Me and my wife at our wedding.

So you’re saying I should be able to walk here? #mbmar 07 📷

(These trail markers are typically placed above head height. 😳)

A tree with a “foot trail” marker nearly covered in snow.

A whole lotta snow. #mbmar 07 📷

A snowy mountain summit.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 06 📷

6 items of old camping equipment from my gear trunk.

Small pile of camping gear.

Some seriously impressive engineering goes into these toys. #mbmar 06 📷

Green Yeti bike hanging with focus on the shocks and chain ring.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 5 📷

5 more t-shirts

Various colored t-shirts in a pile on the dryer.

These cool tiles bring a certain warmth to our home. #mbmar 05 📷

Close up of fireplace hearth tiles.

A zip that’s loud and proud. #mbmar 04 📷

An orange zipper.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 3 📷

  1. Sack spray
  2. Foot stick
  3. Nut rub

Let’s be real. I wasn’t ever going to use these.

Body ointment bottles.

There is but one true place of solitude. #mbmar 03 📷

A toilet.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 2 📷

  1. Too small baselayer pants
  2. Too small baselayer shirt

Shirt and pants on the floor.

Weather. We have it. #mbmar 02 📷

A frozen windshield from the inside.