Adam Roy
@adnroy.bsky.social
EIC of Backpacker, journalist, hiker/skier/climber/paddler. Very tired dad. Jewish, probably too much. Opinions mine and mine only. Signal: adnroy.02
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Adam Roy
@adnroy.bsky.social
· Sep 21
The New Joint - Adam's Cool Website
Daddy's got a brand new website. Plus: bouldering, horror novels, and a big land acquisition.
adamroy.net
Surprise: After procrastinating for two months, I finally relaunched my personal website. In my first post, I wrote about shirtless bouldering, a big land acquisition in Montana, and why Goldie is simply the best to ever do it. adamroy.net/the-new-joint/
Me, with realistic expectations for 2026 but determined to make the most of it.
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Me, with realistic expectations for 2026 but determined to make the most of it.
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I'm not here to defend Nuzzi – even if all she did was the stuff she's admitted to in print, that's disqualifying misconduct. I do want to suggest that, maybe, we should be more skeptical about the claims that a disgruntled guy is making about his ex-fiance in his unvetted substack
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm not here to defend Nuzzi – even if all she did was the stuff she's admitted to in print, that's disqualifying misconduct. I do want to suggest that, maybe, we should be more skeptical about the claims that a disgruntled guy is making about his ex-fiance in his unvetted substack
Monica Lewinsky was a 22-year-old intern. Olivia Nuzzi is a prominent, well-paid professional in her field. I don't see how you could think about this message for more than 10 seconds and still want to stand behind it.
She is literally doing a book tour for her memoir about her affair. The publisher is Simon & Schuster
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Monica Lewinsky was a 22-year-old intern. Olivia Nuzzi is a prominent, well-paid professional in her field. I don't see how you could think about this message for more than 10 seconds and still want to stand behind it.
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this might be the saddest story I've ever written, about a seal that I will be thinking about for a long, long time.
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Why Won’t Nora The Leopard Seal Abandon Her Dead Pups? | Defector
In the fall of 2021, Renato Borras-Chavez, a marine mammal ecologist at the University of Rhode Island, spotted a leopard seal on an ice floe. Borras-Chavez was on a research expedition to a glacial f...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
this might be the saddest story I've ever written, about a seal that I will be thinking about for a long, long time.
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I don't know what to call it, but there is a very common and annoying social media phenomenon where people demand validation for mildly antisocial behaviour, instead of just feeling mildly guilty about it like a normal person.
These are pretty naked -- and therefore instructive -- examples of the sorts of defenses that people offer to try and get off the hook
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I don't know what to call it, but there is a very common and annoying social media phenomenon where people demand validation for mildly antisocial behaviour, instead of just feeling mildly guilty about it like a normal person.
I have to emphasize, for those of you who have not worked in local media, that police targeting journalists during protests is both unacceptable and extremely normal. It happened regularly to colleagues during the 2020 protests.
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I have to emphasize, for those of you who have not worked in local media, that police targeting journalists during protests is both unacceptable and extremely normal. It happened regularly to colleagues during the 2020 protests.
Since I wrote this story, DOI has removed the video showing the new pass designs from its press release. Here's a screencap showing the standard annual pass design.
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Since I wrote this story, DOI has removed the video showing the new pass designs from its press release. Here's a screencap showing the standard annual pass design.
My toddler is learning to talk right now and I thought it would be funny if one of the first things he learned to say was "OOH YEAH! DIG IT!" like Macho Man. Unfortunately, it worked. Please pray for my wife.
a man in a cowboy hat and sunglasses is standing in front of a sign that says macho oh yeah !
Alt: a man in a cowboy hat and sunglasses is standing in front of a sign that says macho oh yeah !
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November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My toddler is learning to talk right now and I thought it would be funny if one of the first things he learned to say was "OOH YEAH! DIG IT!" like Macho Man. Unfortunately, it worked. Please pray for my wife.
Are you a non-American planning on visiting a major US national park in 2026? Get ready to pay $100 more per day, or $250 for an annual pass. And forget about those fee-free days.
National Parks Will Hike Entry Fees by $100 Per Day for Some Visitors in 2026
International visitors will pay significantly more to visit some popular national parks next year, while annual passes rise to $250 for non-US residents.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Are you a non-American planning on visiting a major US national park in 2026? Get ready to pay $100 more per day, or $250 for an annual pass. And forget about those fee-free days.
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
As a parent of a kid with autism I am banging my head against the wall over this.
The CDC amended its website to suggest that vaccines may cause autism. It now declares that experts “ignored” a potential link between infant vaccination and autism, and asserts that its earlier rejection of such a link was not “evidence-based.”
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C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism
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November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As a parent of a kid with autism I am banging my head against the wall over this.
Fun fact: Apache jumping spiders (Phidippus apacheanus) are completely harmless, but evolved to mimic velvet ants from the genus Dasymutilla so predators wouldn't mess with them.
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Fun fact: Apache jumping spiders (Phidippus apacheanus) are completely harmless, but evolved to mimic velvet ants from the genus Dasymutilla so predators wouldn't mess with them.
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Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. O, O, O!
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. O, O, O!
I think we as a profession ought to take a moment to pause and reflect on what it means to deal with an administration that demands utter decorum and, from the president down to frontline spokespeople, gives none.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I think we as a profession ought to take a moment to pause and reflect on what it means to deal with an administration that demands utter decorum and, from the president down to frontline spokespeople, gives none.
Because the federal government doesn't have enough crimes to prosecute, the DOJ has announced it will once again pursue charges against people who smoke or possess weed in national parks and other federal lands. www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
Hikers Who Smoke Weed on Federal Public Lands to Face Prosecution Again
U.S. attorney says people caught with cannabis will once again face "rigorous" prosecution after DOJ rescinds policy of ignoring low-level offenses.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Because the federal government doesn't have enough crimes to prosecute, the DOJ has announced it will once again pursue charges against people who smoke or possess weed in national parks and other federal lands. www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
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I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
I think we need a Son of Sam law but for journalistic malfeasance.
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I think we need a Son of Sam law but for journalistic malfeasance.
I'm going to create a science fiction franchise about how it's fine and actually morally uncomplicated to kill robots.
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm going to create a science fiction franchise about how it's fine and actually morally uncomplicated to kill robots.
Notched a wild @blairbraverman.bsky.social sighting at my local library this morning.
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Notched a wild @blairbraverman.bsky.social sighting at my local library this morning.
Has anyone ever tried inventing a political pundit who's normal? I think that would be good, and very cool.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Has anyone ever tried inventing a political pundit who's normal? I think that would be good, and very cool.
Because I contain multitudes, I also published this ungodly instant Baja Blast pie recipe today.
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Because I contain multitudes, I also published this ungodly instant Baja Blast pie recipe today.
Arizona Trail hikers are no longer able to reach the AZT's southern terminus after the DHS blocked it off with razor wire. The AZT Association's executive director says he expects this closure will be permanent www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
Hikers Blocked From the Arizona Trail's Southern Terminus After DHS Installs Razor Wire
The Arizona Trail Association says it expects the terminus's closure, which its executive director called "nothing less than desecration," to be permanent.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Arizona Trail hikers are no longer able to reach the AZT's southern terminus after the DHS blocked it off with razor wire. The AZT Association's executive director says he expects this closure will be permanent www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
