Nick Roberts

02
Feb
January links: Video games, tanks for Ukraine, Teletubbies

January links: Video games, tanks for Ukraine, Teletubbies

Interesting stuff from January, 2023
5 min read
01
Feb
On rationalizing my leisure time

On rationalizing my leisure time

Jumping through hoops to tie everything I do to some larger purpose
4 min read
31
Jan

Mass Effect 1

A slog to get to the next installments in the series
5 min read
06
Jan
December links: ChatGPT, Vatican observatories, Taiwan

December links: ChatGPT, Vatican observatories, Taiwan

Interesting stuff from December, 2022
3 min read
03
Jan
A look back at 2022

A look back at 2022

My statistical year in review
5 min read
31
Dec
A review of our year on the road

A review of our year on the road

Takeaways from nomad life.
8 min read
27
Nov
November links: Skiing, deep-fried coffee, Ukrainian victories

November links: Skiing, deep-fried coffee, Ukrainian victories

Interesting stuff from November, 2022
4 min read
25
Oct
October links: Ski alpinism, Ukraine, a missile silo Airbnb

October links: Ski alpinism, Ukraine, a missile silo Airbnb

Interesting stuff from October, 2022
4 min read
10
Oct
новая Земля

новая Земля

A short story.
22 min read
19
Sep
September links: Psychedelia, Zuck, LARPing trauma

September links: Psychedelia, Zuck, LARPing trauma

Interesting stuff from September, 2022
4 min read
09
Sep

Climbing Mt. Superior, Utah

Incredible views of Little Cottonwood Canyon.
3 min read
19
Aug

July/August links: Psilocybin, Survival, Starfield

Interesting stuff from July, August, 2022
4 min read
10
Jul
Climbing the Grand Teton

Climbing the Grand Teton

My first true mountaineering expedition
11 min read
30
Jun

June links: Naval fascinations, Xi Jinping, a couple great Australians

Interesting stuff from June, 2022
3 min read
25
Jun

Requiem for Naval Air Station Alameda

Looking around a closed naval base
2 min read
17
Jun
Admiral Pete "Viper" Pettigrew on killing MiGs, filming Top Gun

Admiral Pete "Viper" Pettigrew on killing MiGs, filming Top Gun

A chat with Viper about his exploits in the F-4 Phantom.
1 min read
11
Jun
Exploring the USS Midway

Exploring the USS Midway

Touring the longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century
2 min read
10
May

Not showering for a week in southern Utah

Backpacking Coyote Gulch and exploring Escalante, Utah!
27
Apr
Great pieces on the war in Ukraine, April '22

Great pieces on the war in Ukraine, April '22

Notes from a news addict.
5 min read
19
Apr

Where we tow big trucks out of the mud with our RAV4

A muddy adventure betwixt red rock.
13
Apr

Journey into The Subway, offroading near Zion

A red-rock tube and other adventures.
05
Apr
March links: Our nomad year, report from Bozeman, war in Ukraine

March links: Our nomad year, report from Bozeman, war in Ukraine

Interesting stuff from Late March, 2022
8 min read
13
Mar

Cross-country skiing to Tower Falls, Yellowstone

A winter foray into northern Yellowstone
07
Mar

Gallatin River

A quick flight down the water.
27
Feb
Keeping up with the situation in Ukraine, how to help

Keeping up with the situation in Ukraine, how to help

One of the most dangerous geopolitical developments in the last few decades
8 min read
22
Feb

Scenes from Whistler Blackcomb

Headed to the mountains of British Columbia for my 30th birthday.
15
Feb
Meditations at age 30

Meditations at age 30

Birthday reflections.
8 min read
07
Feb
A few thoughts on Everest

A few thoughts on Everest

Looking back at Krakauer's account of the disaster on Everest in 1996.
5 min read
16
Jan
January links: I turned my dog into an NFT

January links: I turned my dog into an NFT

Interesting stuff from Mid-January 2022
8 min read
07
Jan
Notes from the Copper City

Notes from the Copper City

A stay in Bisbee, AZ
11 min read