# Nick Roberts
> Hi, I'm Nick 👋. I build software and write about adventures.
Public Ghost content for AI and LLM tooling. Use `/llms-full.txt` for consolidated page and post context.
Append `.md` to any post or page URL to get the content in Markdown (for example, `/example-post.md`).

## Pages
- [About](https://nickrroberts.com/about.md) - I'm a technology enthusiast with a love for the outdoors. I'm currently working on some solo projects, like Lucive, which is a private journaling app for Apple devices, and Hometrace, a SaaS platform for home inspectors. Taking this step to work for myself has been incredibly liberating. In early 2…
- [Media](https://nickrroberts.com/media.md) - A personal log
- [Places](https://nickrroberts.com/places.md) - Peaks I've climbed, where I've spent time.

## Posts
- [Showing the Brits around Idaho rivers](https://nickrroberts.com/log/showing-the-brits-around-idaho-rivers.md) - Teton River & Henry's Fork, Lure, 2 fish, 4 days
- [Great day out on the Teton](https://nickrroberts.com/log/great-day-out-on-the-teton.md) - Teton River, Lure, 4 fish
- [Sometimes ya lose some](https://nickrroberts.com/log/sometimes-ya-lose-some.md) - Nothing today. But felt good to keep up the ritual.
- [A beautiful (and hot) one](https://nickrroberts.com/log/a-beautiful-and-hot-one.md) - Teton River, Fly and Lure, 2 fish
- [Henry's Fork weekender](https://nickrroberts.com/log/henrys-fork-weekender.md) - Henry's Fork & Madison River, Fly & Lure, 1 fish, 3 days
- [Caught nothing, but gorgeous evening](https://nickrroberts.com/log/caught-nothing-but-gorgeous-evening.md) - Teton River, Fly/Lure, 0 fish
- [Attempting some streamers](https://nickrroberts.com/log/attempting-some-streamers.md) - Teton River, Fly (green/white streamers, PMD, droppers), 0 fish
- [Found a good spot](https://nickrroberts.com/log/found-a-good-spot.md) - Teton River, Lures, 2 fish
- [Uno](https://nickrroberts.com/log/uno.md) - Teton River (Fox Creek East), Lures, 1 fish
- [Marcelo had a good day](https://nickrroberts.com/log/marcelo-had-a-good-day.md) - Teton River, Fly (PMD), 0 fish
- [Rainy and sparse](https://nickrroberts.com/log/rainy-and-sparse.md) - Teton River (Bates), Lures, 0 fish
- [Cleaning hooks every cast](https://nickrroberts.com/log/cleaning-hooks-every-cast.md) - Teton River (South Bates), Fly, Lures, 0 fish
- [Slow day but gorgeous](https://nickrroberts.com/log/slow-day-but-gorgeous.md) - Teton River (South Bates to Bates), Fly (Nymphs, worm flies), 1 fish
- [Whitefish bonanza](https://nickrroberts.com/log/whitefish-bonanza.md) - Teton River (Big Eddy to Packsaddle), Fly, 8 fish
- [Santa Fe](https://nickrroberts.com/santa-fe.md) - Desert fish and funkiness
- [How weird life has become](https://nickrroberts.com/how-weird-life-has-become.md) - My first interaction with the keyboard in a while.
- [Hanging with the Los Alamos Crew](https://nickrroberts.com/log/hanging-with-the-los-alamos-crew.md) - Rio Grande River, Fly, 2 fish
- [Rio Grande with Tanner](https://nickrroberts.com/log/rio-grande-with-tanner.md) - Pilar (Rio Grande River), Fly, 11 fish
- [A look back at 2025](https://nickrroberts.com/a-look-back-at-2025.md) - Reflections, high scores, and the year ahead
- [Japan](https://nickrroberts.com/japan.md) - Through the lens
- [Completionism is wrong](https://nickrroberts.com/completionism-is-wrong.md) - Stop pretending to learn.
- [Links: October 2025](https://nickrroberts.com/links-october-2025.md) - Recent reading and watching over the past few months.
- [Content is slurry](https://nickrroberts.com/content-is-slurry.md) - On making sausage.
- [How I’m building things in August of 2025](https://nickrroberts.com/how-im-building-things-in-august-of-2025.md) - A system for getting better results while coding with LLMs
- [Introducing Lucive](https://nickrroberts.com/introducing-lucive.md) - A beautiful and lightweight journaling app for macOS, built with privacy as its core principle.
- [In the pines](https://nickrroberts.com/in-the-pines.md) - A trip to a remote cabin in Northern Ontario
- [March/April links](https://nickrroberts.com/march-april-links.md) - Interesting stuff from March and April, 2025
- [January/February links](https://nickrroberts.com/january-february-links-2.md) - Interesting stuff from January and February, 2025
- [Bike touring through the United Kingdom](https://nickrroberts.com/bike-touring-through-the-united-kingdom-3.md) - Part Three: The taste of years
- [Bike touring through the United Kingdom](https://nickrroberts.com/bike-touring-through-the-united-kingdom-2.md) - Part Two: East Anglia to Anglesey
- [November/December links](https://nickrroberts.com/november-december-links-2.md) - Interesting stuff from November and December, 2024
- [A look back at 2024](https://nickrroberts.com/a-look-back-at-2024.md) - Reflections, high scores, and the year ahead
- [Down on the border](https://nickrroberts.com/down-on-the-border.md) - Photos from southern Arizona and Mexico
- [Bike touring through the United Kingdom](https://nickrroberts.com/bike-touring-through-the-united-kingdom.md) - Part One: Back to the Shire
- [September/October links](https://nickrroberts.com/september-october-links-2.md) - Interesting stuff from September and October, 2024
- [Brew report: Blonde Ale](https://nickrroberts.com/brew-report-german-pilsner-batch-11.md) - Batch #10: Summer Blonde Ale
- [July/August links](https://nickrroberts.com/july-august-links-2.md) - Interesting stuff from July and August, 2024
- [May/June links](https://nickrroberts.com/may-june-links.md) - Interesting stuff from May and June, 2024
- [Climbing Denali](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-denali.md) - The West Buttress Route, May 2024
- [Notes from learning to brew beer](https://nickrroberts.com/notes-from-learning-how-to-brew-beer.md) - Using the Grainfather G30; building a solid brewing setup and workflow
- [January/February links](https://nickrroberts.com/january-february-links.md) - Interesting stuff from January and February, 2024
- [Ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon, Montana](https://nickrroberts.com/ice-climbing-in-hyalite-canyon.md) - From Genesis to the Dribbles, MLK Weekend 2024
- [November/December links](https://nickrroberts.com/november-december-links.md) - Interesting stuff from November and December, 2023
- [A look back at 2023](https://nickrroberts.com/a-look-back-at-2023.md) - My statistical year in review
- [Climbing Castleton Tower, Utah](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-castleton-tower-utah.md) - North Chimney Route, November, 2023
- [September/October links](https://nickrroberts.com/september-october-links.md) - Interesting stuff from September and October, 2023
- [Canyoneering Pool Arch Canyon, Moab](https://nickrroberts.com/canyoneering-pool-arch-canyon.md) - Pritchett Canyon ingress, October, 2023
- [Climbing Mt. Shuksan](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-mt-shuksan.md) - Sulphide Glacier route, September, 2023
- [July/August Links: Missile Silo Scuba Diving, Climbing, Nord Stream](https://nickrroberts.com/july-august-links-23.md) - Interesting stuff from July and August, 2023
- [Climbing Mt. Baker](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-mt-baker.md) - Easton Glacier route, August, 2023
- [Climbing Mt. Shasta](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-mt-shasta.md) - Hotlum-Bolam Ridge route, June, 2023
- [May/June links: AI debates, Apple Vision, Rubik's cube record-breaking](https://nickrroberts.com/may-june-links-23.md) - Interesting stuff from May and June, 2023
- [Climbing Mt. Rainier](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-mt-rainier.md) - Ingraham Direct route, May-June, 2023
- [April links: Roulette, Twitter alts, nerds/hipsters](https://nickrroberts.com/april-links.md) - Interesting stuff from April, 2023
- [How I plan my life now](https://nickrroberts.com/how-i-plan-my-life-now.md) - An overview of my current systems and software
- [Horizon Forbidden West](https://nickrroberts.com/horizon-forbidden-west.md) - A gorgeous and well-crafted adventure
- [March links: More GPT, gigantic Tesla wheels, a sputtering Russian offensive](https://nickrroberts.com/march-links.md) - Interesting stuff from March, 2023
- [February links: ChatGPT, F-22s, Russian Grand Strategy](https://nickrroberts.com/february-links.md) - Interesting stuff from February, 2023
- [Hogwarts Legacy](https://nickrroberts.com/hogwarts-legacy.md) - A cozy and entertaining retreat from reality
- [Mass Effect 3](https://nickrroberts.com/mass-effect-3.md) - A dramatic and engaging finale to the Mass Effect trilogy
- [Mass Effect 2](https://nickrroberts.com/mass-effect-2.md) - Much improved over the first one
- [Winter in the Tetons](https://nickrroberts.com/winter-in-the-tetons.md) - Appreciating this crazy cool landscape
- [January links: Video games, tanks for Ukraine, Teletubbies](https://nickrroberts.com/january-links.md) - Interesting stuff from January, 2023
- [On rationalizing my leisure time](https://nickrroberts.com/on-rationalizing-my-leisure-time.md) - Jumping through hoops to tie everything I do to some larger purpose
- [Mass Effect 1](https://nickrroberts.com/mass-effect-1.md) - A slog to get to the next installments in the series
- [December links: ChatGPT, Vatican observatories, Taiwan](https://nickrroberts.com/december-links.md) - Interesting stuff from December, 2022
- [A look back at 2022](https://nickrroberts.com/a-look-back-at-2022.md) - My statistical year in review
- [A review of our year on the road](https://nickrroberts.com/a-review-of-our-year-on-the-road.md) - Takeaways from nomad life.
- [November links: Skiing, deep-fried coffee, Ukrainian victories](https://nickrroberts.com/november-tidbits.md) - Interesting stuff from November, 2022
- [October links: Ski alpinism, Ukraine, a missile silo Airbnb](https://nickrroberts.com/october-tidbits.md) - Interesting stuff from October, 2022
- [новая Земля](https://nickrroberts.com/novayazemlya.md) - A short story.
- [September links: Psychedelia, Zuck, LARPing trauma](https://nickrroberts.com/september-tidbits.md) - Interesting stuff from September, 2022
- [Climbing Mt. Superior, Utah](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-mt-superior-utah.md) - Incredible views of Little Cottonwood Canyon.
- [July/August links: Psilocybin, Survival, Starfield](https://nickrroberts.com/july-august-tidbits.md) - Interesting stuff from July, August, 2022
- [Climbing the Grand Teton](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-the-grand-teton.md) - My first true mountaineering expedition
- [June links: Naval fascinations, Xi Jinping, a couple great Australians](https://nickrroberts.com/june-tidbits.md) - Interesting stuff from June, 2022
- [Requiem for Naval Air Station Alameda](https://nickrroberts.com/requiem-for-naval-air-station-alameda.md) - Looking around a closed naval base
- [Admiral Pete "Viper" Pettigrew on killing MiGs, filming Top Gun](https://nickrroberts.com/admiral-pete-pettigrew-on-shooting-down-migs-filming-top-gun.md) - A chat with Viper about his exploits in the F-4 Phantom.
- [Exploring the USS Midway](https://nickrroberts.com/exploring-the-uss-midway.md) - Touring the longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century
- [Not showering for a week in southern Utah](https://nickrroberts.com/not-showering-for-a-week.md) - Backpacking Coyote Gulch and exploring Escalante, Utah!
- [Great pieces on the war in Ukraine, April '22](https://nickrroberts.com/a-few-more-excellent-sources-on-ukraine.md) - Notes from a news addict.
- [Where we tow big trucks out of the mud with our RAV4](https://nickrroberts.com/where-we-tow-big-trucks-out-of-the-mud-with-our-rav-4.md) - A muddy adventure betwixt red rock.
- [Journey into The Subway, offroading near Zion](https://nickrroberts.com/journey-into-the-subway.md) - A red-rock tube and other adventures.
- [March links: Our nomad year, report from Bozeman, war in Ukraine](https://nickrroberts.com/nomadism-bozeman-ukraine.md) - Interesting stuff from Late March, 2022
- [Cross-country skiing to Tower Falls, Yellowstone](https://nickrroberts.com/cross-country-skiing-to-tower-falls-yellowstone.md) - A winter foray into northern Yellowstone
- [Gallatin River](https://nickrroberts.com/gallatin-river.md) - A quick flight down the water.
- [Keeping up with the situation in Ukraine, how to help](https://nickrroberts.com/keeping-up-with-the-situation-in-ukraine.md) - One of the most dangerous geopolitical developments in the last few decades
- [Scenes from Whistler Blackcomb](https://nickrroberts.com/scenes-from-whistler-blackcomb.md) - Headed to the mountains of British Columbia for my 30th birthday.
- [Meditations at age 30](https://nickrroberts.com/meditations-at-30.md) - Birthday reflections.
- [A few thoughts on Everest](https://nickrroberts.com/a-few-thoughts-on-everest.md) - Looking back at Krakauer's account of the disaster on Everest in 1996.
- [January links: I turned my dog into an NFT](https://nickrroberts.com/i-turned-my-dog-into-an-nft.md) - Interesting stuff from Mid-January 2022
- [Notes from the Copper City](https://nickrroberts.com/notes-from-copper-city.md) - A stay in Bisbee, AZ
- [A look back at 2021](https://nickrroberts.com/a-look-back-at-2021.md) - My statistical year in review
- [A walk through the Titan II Missile Complex](https://nickrroberts.com/a-walk-through-the-titan-ii-missile-complex.md) - Ruminations from inside the steel sphere.
- [December links: Web3 and the third law of motion](https://nickrroberts.com/web3-and-the-third-law-of-motion.md) - Interesting stuff from Early December 2021
- [More November links: Blockfi, Flying the Pitts S-2B, US-China Tensions](https://nickrroberts.com/blockfi-flying-the-pitts-s-2b-us-china-tensions.md) - Interesting stuff from Mid-November 2021
- [On learning to fly, part II](https://nickrroberts.com/on-learning-to-fly-ii.md) - Part Two: Strategy and tactics for student pilots
- [First aerobatics in a Pitts S-2B](https://nickrroberts.com/first-aerobatics-in-a-pitts-s-2b.md) - Flew the Pitts Special out of Livermore, CA.
- [On learning to fly, part I](https://nickrroberts.com/on-learning-to-fly-i.md) - Part One: Aviation as craft and continuous improvement
- [November links: US-China War Fiction, Drones, Far Cry 6](https://nickrroberts.com/us-china-war-fiction-drones-far-cry-6.md) - Interesting stuff from November 2021
- [First solo flight](https://nickrroberts.com/first-solo.md) - First solo flight in a Cessna 172 out of San Carlos, CA.
- [A piece of the mosaic](https://nickrroberts.com/a-piece-of-the-mosaic.md) - Jack Scrivener and the Second World War in the Pacific
- [Quick take: F-15E pilot on the new F-15EX](https://nickrroberts.com/quick-take-f-15e-pilot-on-the-new-f-15ex.md) - Why is the US buying another fourth generation fighter?
- [A look back at 2020](https://nickrroberts.com/a-look-back-at-2020.md) - My statistical year in review
- [Machine minds, human minds](https://nickrroberts.com/machine-minds-human-minds.md) - Automatic speech recognition, mental health, and more
- [Around the world with "Guru"](https://nickrroberts.com/around-the-world-with-guru.md) - Stories from the C-130, C-17, HJT-16, and more
- [No instruments landing challenge](https://nickrroberts.com/no-instruments-landing-challenge.md) - Cessna 172 based out of San Carlos (SQL).
- [November links: The fall of the Soviet Union, Ghost Wars, Dan Carlin](https://nickrroberts.com/the-fall-of-the-soviet-union-ghost-wars-dan-carlin.md) - Interesting stuff from November 2020
- [Who killed the Soviet Union?](https://nickrroberts.com/who-killed-the-soviet-union.md) - What became of the great nemesis of western capitalism
- [A day at Hill AFB](https://nickrroberts.com/a-day-at-hill-afb.md) - A private airshow featuring the F-16, F-22, F-35 and KC-135
- [July-October links: New podcasts, more than you wanted to know about the Cold War](https://nickrroberts.com/new-podcasts-more-than-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-cold-war.md) - Interesting stuff from July-October 2020
- [From AH-1W SuperCobra pilot to Google product manager](https://nickrroberts.com/from-ah-1w-supercobra-pilot-to-google-product-manager.md) - A backyard convo with Mike Christman
- [B-1B and B-52H: Stories from the nuclear mission](https://nickrroberts.com/b-1b-and-b-52h-stories-from-the-nuclear-mission.md) - A chat with Lieutenant Colonel Ken Peterson
- [The vagabond data scientist](https://nickrroberts.com/the-vagabond-data-scientist.md) - Machine learning on the road
- [Shot down over hostile country](https://nickrroberts.com/shot-down-over-hostile-country.md) - A discussion of Scott O'Grady's ejection and survival in Bosnia, 1995
- [From 0 to Delta First Officer in Three Years](https://nickrroberts.com/from-0-to-delta-first-officer-in-three-years.md) - From building intercontinental ballistic missiles to the pilot seat
- [F-15E Fighter Pilot Interview: My Dad](https://nickrroberts.com/f-15e-fighter-pilot-interview-my-dad.md) - From the RF-4 Phantom II to the F-15E Strike Eagle
- [The machinations of the Federal Reserve in the Coronavirus economy](https://nickrroberts.com/the-machinations-of-the-federal-reserve-in-the-coronavirus-economy.md) - An explainer on the arcane ecosystem of US banks and the Fed
- [Broken Arrows and Almost-Annihilations](https://nickrroberts.com/broken-arrows-and-almost-annihilations.md) - A brief history of nuclear escalation and its nail-biting byproducts.
- [A beginner's startup guide to DCS World in VR](https://nickrroberts.com/a-beginners-startup-guide-to-dcs-world-in-vr.md) - Questions and answers from hardware to tactics
- [A look back at 2019](https://nickrroberts.com/a-look-back-at-2019.md) - My statistical year in review
- [Overnight to Emigrant Lake, El Dorado National Forest](https://nickrroberts.com/overnight-to-emigrant-lake-el-dorado-national-forest.md) - A very pretty back-up plan
- [Kayaking overnight from Inverness to Marshall Beach, Point Reyes](https://nickrroberts.com/kayaking-overnight-from-inverness-to-marshall-beach-point-reyes.md) - A long paddle, an old hippie commune, and thousands of jellyfish
- [Interview tactics to find worthwhile customer problems](https://nickrroberts.com/interview-tactics-to-find-worthwhile-customer-problems.md) - Eliciting inadequate solutions by focusing on users' Jobs to Be Done
- [My highest leverage productivity tactics](https://nickrroberts.com/my-highest-leverage-productivity-tactics.md) - Top lessons from some of the most popular books in the space
- [How to summon Travel Magic](https://nickrroberts.com/a-two-step-recipe-for-travel-magic.md) - Learnings from a recent excursion to Iceland
- [A look back at 2018](https://nickrroberts.com/a-look-back-at-2018.md) - During my holiday downtime, I decided to tabulate statistics in key areas of my life like fitness, wealth, happiness, friendships, etc.
- [My GTD setup and workflow](https://nickrroberts.com/my-gtd-setup-and-workflow.md) - The apps and processes I use to Get Things Done™ and do Deep Work™
- [Scenes from Scandinavia](https://nickrroberts.com/scenes-from-scandinavia.md) - A jaunt through Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
- [Austin Creek to Tom King Camp, Austin Creek State Park](https://nickrroberts.com/austin-creek-to-tom-king-camp-austin-creek-state-park.md) - A quiet retreat near Wine Country
- [McCrary Ridge to Twin Redwoods, Big Basin](https://nickrroberts.com/mccrary-ridge-to-twin-redwoods-big-basin.md) - A rich mix of mountains, forest and ocean.
- [Vicente Trail, Big Sur](https://nickrroberts.com/vicente-trail-big-sur.md) - Beautiful, green, and a little mean.
- [Good dev process, bad dev process](https://nickrroberts.com/good-dev-process-bad-dev-process.md) - What makes a good product release process versus a bad one?
- [My Deep Work Experiment](https://nickrroberts.com/my-deep-work-experiment.md) - Applying Deep Work concepts to my own life...in my own way
- [Building your life like a software product](https://nickrroberts.com/building-your-life-like-a-software-product.md) - Moving from Waterfall to Agile personal goal planning.
- [Trail Notes: King's Canyon](https://nickrroberts.com/trail-notes-kings-canyon.md) - San Francisco’s an unendingly interesting place. Sprawling, green parks. Excellent restaurants. Local beer and coffee flow freely, enveloping you in a dreamy, creative fog. There are strange people, worth watching for a while, who seem to pop out of the woodwork when the sun shines. We live near Do…
- [Notes from the Rockies](https://nickrroberts.com/notes-from-the-rockies.md) - A journey through the Canadian wilderness.
- [A Guide to Backpacking Death Hollow in Escalante, Utah](https://nickrroberts.com/a-guide-to-backpacking-death-hollow-in-escalante-utah.md) - Things I wish I knew in advance.
- [Life in a Modern-Day Mystery Machine](https://nickrroberts.com/life-in-a-modern-day-mystery-machine.md) - An interview with Reed Rombough, a van-dweller, adventurer, and climber.
- [Lubbock](https://nickrroberts.com/lubbock.md) - Change in the Hub City.

## Optional
- [RSS Feed](https://nickrroberts.com/rss/)
- [Sitemap](https://nickrroberts.com/sitemap.xml)
- [Full content of pages and posts](https://nickrroberts.com/llms-full.txt)