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  • Banff roadtrip

    Went on a big roadtrip with my niece last week. We drove over 1,350 miles in a week starting in Seattle and stopping along the way in North Cascades National Park, Winthrop, crossing the border to Revelstoke, Banff, Canmore, and a handful of Canadian National Parks before heading back to Seattle via Spokane. This was the second installment in “take my sisters’ kids on a trip the summer they turn 13” idea. It was super fun. We did a lot of hiking and she swam in every alpine lake we came across.

    I took the same picture of my niece as I did of my nephew two years ago when it was his turn. I might have to turn this into a series. (Hopefully everyone will want to start out at my house for their trip.)

  • Pocotopaug

  • dev/ai/nyc

    Last night, I hosted a fireside chat with Khyati Trehan for Automattic’s monthly talk series in our Noho Space.

    Khyati is a designer at Google Creative Lab who has a wonderful habit of turning her hobbies into designs. She uses a mix of traditional tools and generative ai tools to create experimental, fun designs as well as tools for others to create their own.

    We discussed some of these experimental projects, her iterative design process, curiosity, sharing, creating tools, the expanding role of design, and of course ai. The talk was recorded if you’d like to check it out.

  • Sturdy Enduro

    It was my 6th time racing in Sturdy Dirty, the local all-women Enduro mountain bike race. I look forward to it every year not only for the racing, but the rides leading up to it, and all the people I get to hang and ride with. I rode the expert category, which was 4 stages: 3,418 feet of climbing over 16.2 miles. At my favorite place to ride: Tiger Mountain. I didn’t crash, had a ton of fun, and PRed on all the segments. Placed 8th. Am sore, tired, and already looking forward to next year.

  • Strava MCP

    Strava announced an MCP a few weeks ago and I was excited to try it out. A few things I’ve been able to do with it so far:

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  • Annie Atkins

    Just rewatched The Grand Budapest Hotel and discovered Annie Atkin‘s work, including her book, which looks lovely. Picking this one up over the weekend.

  • Cannon Beach

    Took a walk on the beach while in Oregon.

  • Lower Predator

    Finally made it down a double black trail at my local mountain. Sound on if you wanna hear how I talk my way through it.

  • Doom

    This was so inspiring and a really well done bike documentary. I think the best one I’ve seen. Makes me want to do a hard thing on a mountain bike. Time to start planning! Wild its been two years since Crossing Washington.

  • Boise Gravel Gala

    63 miles with almost 8,000 feet of climbing. What a great day. I was very impressed with the route, event organization, and Boise area riding. I’d for sure do this again. Thanks to Christie for the invite and company.

    https://www.boisegravelgala.com