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Mathew Burns. #Travel narratives for big trips. SITE: Baseball road trips & European journeys. LAST: Eastern Midwest Baseball, Sardinia. 2025: Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip, Yellowstone-Tetons. ALSO: UX director, former journalist mappingthepath.com

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Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · Jun 16

Here is the story ABC World News Tonight did last night on my ballpark and travel journey with my dad as a Father's Day segment. Surreal!

#WMWRoadTrip #20ballparks21days

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Video Father's Day story about bonding through baseball

Mathew Burns and his father, Tom, are out on their fifth annual baseball road trip, born out of a love for the spirit of the Minor League.

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Jay Rigdon @jayrigdon.bsky.social · 14h

Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through

Two announcers, Jason Garrett and Dan Hicks, stand in front of a sign that reads "Big Turd" thanks to how they are blocking it

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Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 7d

In Las Vegas this weekend for a wedding. First time in more than 15 years! #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 16d

We spent our last day in Yellowstone National Park lmk looking for wildlife in the Hayden and Lamar valleys. Great, long, close look at a grizzly, juvenile red-tailed hawk (we think), bison, a pronghorn herd, plus a black wolf! #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 18d

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its two falls looking nice today from several viewpoints along the north and south rims. #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 18d

Morning after a light rain in the Hayden Valley at Yellowstone National Park. Saw a bald eagle and two grizzlies as well! #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 18d

More geysers and pools in the Old Faithful Basin yesterday afternoon at Yellowstone National Park #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 19d

We saw Old Faithful do its thing today. More impressive than expected! #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 19d

Fountain Paint Pot Trail and Black Sand Basin this morning at Yellowstone National Park. #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 19d

First stop in Yellowstone National Park today: Grand Prismatic Spring, above and up close. #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 20d

We did a private wildlife photography tour today focused on the Lamar Valley in @YellowstoneNPS. Hundreds of bison, dozens of elk, a pack of 8 wolves, a grizzly, a black bear, three mountain goats, several pronghorn, several mule deer, a couple of trumpeter swans, and a coyote #travel

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Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 21d

A solo bison walking on a sandbar today along Lake Yellowstone in @YellowstoneNPS #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 22d

Fantastic horseback ride from Jackson Lake Lodge in @GrandTetonNPS this morning, highlighted by a panoramic vista of Oxbow Bend and the Snake River in glittering fall colors. #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 22d

Why did the bison cross the road, and then cross back again? Morning in Grand Teton National Park. #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 22d

We made it up early enough to enjoy sunrise on our anniversary at Grand Teton National Park. Gorgeous! #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 23d

Dinner tonight at Gather in Jackson, Wyoming: an incredible butternut squash soup, buttermilk fried chicken over 3-cheese mac-and-cheese with a hot sauce and pickled onions/peppers, and an excellent bison brisket with elk chorizo hash and a fried duck egg. #foodie #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 23d

Two moose sightings along Gros Ventre Road in Grand Teton National Park today: first a bull moose across a shallow river, then a family of three lounging in the shade. #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 23d

Enjoying another beautiful morning with the Tetons! #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 24d

Wyoming Cowboy Pops (braised beef short rib), plus excellent trout and salmon dishes tonight at The Whistling Grizzly in Jackson, Wyoming. #travel #foodie

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 24d

The bears munching the trees was quite a surprise!

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 24d

Fall colors along the Snake River and its many tributaries today in Grand Teton National Park. #travel

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Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 24d

Bears in a tree! Moose chilling in a stream! Elk grazing near a mountain lily pond!

Today in Grand Teton National Park. #travel

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Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 24d

Jackson Point Overlook, with a view over Jackson Lake toward the Teton Range #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 24d

Morning at Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park. (The boat wasn’t running but we’ll be back) #travel

Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 25d

Dinner at The Blue Lion in Jackson, WY: French onion soup with veal broth and Swiss; stuffed mushrooms with crab, cream cheese, and courvoisier stuffing; elk bolognese; and beef tenderloin. Key Lime pie topped it off! #travel #foodie

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Mapping the Path @mappingthepath.bsky.social · 25d

Blacktail Ponds Overlook, overlooking tributaries to the Snake River, with Grand Teton in the distance and rutting elk in the shadows. #travel