Matt B
@m8ttyb.bsky.social
Desert rat, dreamer, & former narwhal ∙ Escaping into the world for dad-like adventures ∙ he/him
Staff DevOps Engineer @ Geospan
Previously IBM, Mozilla, and Planet Labs
Staff DevOps Engineer @ Geospan
Previously IBM, Mozilla, and Planet Labs
Oh boy, I needed this trip more than I care to admit. I need more AFK time.
We slipped out for an early spring trip to a remote corner of Utah for several days of desert bliss.
We slipped out for an early spring trip to a remote corner of Utah for several days of desert bliss.
March 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Oh boy, I needed this trip more than I care to admit. I need more AFK time.
We slipped out for an early spring trip to a remote corner of Utah for several days of desert bliss.
We slipped out for an early spring trip to a remote corner of Utah for several days of desert bliss.
Happy New Year’s Eve and a peaceful start to 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Happy New Year’s Eve and a peaceful start to 2025.
Project 2 is checked off our list. The kid and I added a Wi-Fi module to our first-gen Prusa Mini. We picked up a cheap ESP8266 ESP-01S transceiver module and added it to our buddy board.
Open-source hardware and OSS communities, FTW. It's incredible that we can continue to modify a 5 y/0 printer.
Open-source hardware and OSS communities, FTW. It's incredible that we can continue to modify a 5 y/0 printer.
December 26, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Project 2 is checked off our list. The kid and I added a Wi-Fi module to our first-gen Prusa Mini. We picked up a cheap ESP8266 ESP-01S transceiver module and added it to our buddy board.
Open-source hardware and OSS communities, FTW. It's incredible that we can continue to modify a 5 y/0 printer.
Open-source hardware and OSS communities, FTW. It's incredible that we can continue to modify a 5 y/0 printer.
Dark skies and wild spaces -The Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
November 13, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Dark skies and wild spaces -The Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
This is the first time I've encountered this while hiking: terraces created by the Ancestral Puebloans in a drainage used for farming. During summer rains, they act as a catchment for water and fertile soil as it flows off the mesa top.
November 4, 2024 at 1:01 AM
This is the first time I've encountered this while hiking: terraces created by the Ancestral Puebloans in a drainage used for farming. During summer rains, they act as a catchment for water and fertile soil as it flows off the mesa top.
The kid and I volunteered with the Bears Ears Partnership in Cottonwood Wash to celebrate National Lands Day. We spent an afternoon removing non-native, invasive plants. Our crew leader, a local, pointed out a curious sight: the Western Pygmy-Blue, touted as the world's smallest butterfly.
October 1, 2024 at 3:09 AM
The kid and I volunteered with the Bears Ears Partnership in Cottonwood Wash to celebrate National Lands Day. We spent an afternoon removing non-native, invasive plants. Our crew leader, a local, pointed out a curious sight: the Western Pygmy-Blue, touted as the world's smallest butterfly.
This recently fun-employed narwhal skipped to the desert to complete a hike on my forever list.
May the calm of the natural world flow freely into your body.
May the calm of the natural world flow freely into your body.
July 1, 2024 at 3:20 PM
This recently fun-employed narwhal skipped to the desert to complete a hike on my forever list.
May the calm of the natural world flow freely into your body.
May the calm of the natural world flow freely into your body.
Deep in the heart of the Bears Ears National Monument wilderness, we found an old-growth ponderosa pine.
It's fragrance sweet, fresh vanilla beans, with the scratch marks of a young bear cub near it's base.
It's fragrance sweet, fresh vanilla beans, with the scratch marks of a young bear cub near it's base.
May 28, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Deep in the heart of the Bears Ears National Monument wilderness, we found an old-growth ponderosa pine.
It's fragrance sweet, fresh vanilla beans, with the scratch marks of a young bear cub near it's base.
It's fragrance sweet, fresh vanilla beans, with the scratch marks of a young bear cub near it's base.
Another weekend, another spring trip to the desert
May 15, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Another weekend, another spring trip to the desert
Other springtime activities include the all important smelling of boats at the 4 corners swap. And voting at the cast iron “dutch oven” cooking event.
April 21, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Other springtime activities include the all important smelling of boats at the 4 corners swap. And voting at the cast iron “dutch oven” cooking event.
It's springtime in the southwest—one of my favorite seasons.
April 21, 2024 at 4:53 PM
It's springtime in the southwest—one of my favorite seasons.
So I'm told ... sometimes, places adopt us and become home to our souls. I've been coming here for 25 years, and each time I return, it's like sitting down with a close friend.
The remoteness, solitude, and beauty are always welcoming. It is where I go to heal or simply exist with myself.
The remoteness, solitude, and beauty are always welcoming. It is where I go to heal or simply exist with myself.
April 9, 2024 at 7:57 PM
So I'm told ... sometimes, places adopt us and become home to our souls. I've been coming here for 25 years, and each time I return, it's like sitting down with a close friend.
The remoteness, solitude, and beauty are always welcoming. It is where I go to heal or simply exist with myself.
The remoteness, solitude, and beauty are always welcoming. It is where I go to heal or simply exist with myself.
Hogsback a little muddy but largely hikable /cc @chrismcmahon.bsky.social
February 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Hogsback a little muddy but largely hikable /cc @chrismcmahon.bsky.social
Shaking a tail feather tonight and introducing the 10 yr old to the Blues Brothers. This is the soundtrack of my childhood.
January 5, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Shaking a tail feather tonight and introducing the 10 yr old to the Blues Brothers. This is the soundtrack of my childhood.
Oh, hell yeah! Since meeting you, I've selfishly been cheering for you in my head and looking forward to this one.
January 4, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Oh, hell yeah! Since meeting you, I've selfishly been cheering for you in my head and looking forward to this one.
To ring in 2024, we took a siesta from the connected world. My path in life continues to resemble a circle.
For many of us, these past few years have strained relationships, including with ourselves. The more time I spend in tech the more unapologetic I become. Ensuring it doesn't define who I am.
For many of us, these past few years have strained relationships, including with ourselves. The more time I spend in tech the more unapologetic I become. Ensuring it doesn't define who I am.
January 4, 2024 at 8:31 PM
To ring in 2024, we took a siesta from the connected world. My path in life continues to resemble a circle.
For many of us, these past few years have strained relationships, including with ourselves. The more time I spend in tech the more unapologetic I become. Ensuring it doesn't define who I am.
For many of us, these past few years have strained relationships, including with ourselves. The more time I spend in tech the more unapologetic I become. Ensuring it doesn't define who I am.
Still a bit early in the season for the San Juan Mountains, but oi, it's beautiful! Caught some skiing with the kid and also got out for a hike.
I'm thankful for where we live and our health on days like these. Neither of which I take for granted.
I'm thankful for where we live and our health on days like these. Neither of which I take for granted.
November 27, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Still a bit early in the season for the San Juan Mountains, but oi, it's beautiful! Caught some skiing with the kid and also got out for a hike.
I'm thankful for where we live and our health on days like these. Neither of which I take for granted.
I'm thankful for where we live and our health on days like these. Neither of which I take for granted.
My father and I plotted and made a trip to Bluff, Utah, for some adventuring. We hit a few of my favorite spots and explored a site up on top of the mesa in Grand Gulch that I've only seen through satellite pics.
It is quite a treat to share this special place with my dad.
It is quite a treat to share this special place with my dad.
November 21, 2023 at 4:23 PM
My father and I plotted and made a trip to Bluff, Utah, for some adventuring. We hit a few of my favorite spots and explored a site up on top of the mesa in Grand Gulch that I've only seen through satellite pics.
It is quite a treat to share this special place with my dad.
It is quite a treat to share this special place with my dad.
I've been working through Morgan Sjogren's Path of Light, getting distracted by each chapter, following the threaded stories of the canyons and people she discusses. Clyde Whiskers is one of them.
I've seen his marks throughout the SW for years.
therunningbum.com/2020/04/04/w...
I've seen his marks throughout the SW for years.
therunningbum.com/2020/04/04/w...
October 1, 2023 at 8:35 PM
I've been working through Morgan Sjogren's Path of Light, getting distracted by each chapter, following the threaded stories of the canyons and people she discusses. Clyde Whiskers is one of them.
I've seen his marks throughout the SW for years.
therunningbum.com/2020/04/04/w...
I've seen his marks throughout the SW for years.
therunningbum.com/2020/04/04/w...
I'm out of commission for a while. A meniscus tear in one of my knees has made itself known.
I'm stuck looking at maps, route descriptions, and sat photos until I can get in for a fix.
Road Canyon in Cedar Mesa was one of my last outings into a backcountry setting.
I'm stuck looking at maps, route descriptions, and sat photos until I can get in for a fix.
Road Canyon in Cedar Mesa was one of my last outings into a backcountry setting.
September 11, 2023 at 9:05 PM
I'm out of commission for a while. A meniscus tear in one of my knees has made itself known.
I'm stuck looking at maps, route descriptions, and sat photos until I can get in for a fix.
Road Canyon in Cedar Mesa was one of my last outings into a backcountry setting.
I'm stuck looking at maps, route descriptions, and sat photos until I can get in for a fix.
Road Canyon in Cedar Mesa was one of my last outings into a backcountry setting.
Never take for granted our wild places. The importance of living history is a gift. They tell a story of our past, present, and future.
August 18, 2023 at 11:49 PM
Never take for granted our wild places. The importance of living history is a gift. They tell a story of our past, present, and future.
Hanging up my spurs for the day. Oi vey.
August 16, 2023 at 11:09 PM
Hanging up my spurs for the day. Oi vey.
🐸 And I'll be down in Toadie Canyon with a Toadie Flat
August 16, 2023 at 7:35 PM
🐸 And I'll be down in Toadie Canyon with a Toadie Flat
I've been hiking these mountain trails for over 20 years, and still, my heart flutters as I make discoveries. Life's stress lifts from my shoulders and is replaced by the comfort of solitude and knowledge of self.
Work to live, not the other way around.
Work to live, not the other way around.
August 16, 2023 at 6:09 PM
I've been hiking these mountain trails for over 20 years, and still, my heart flutters as I make discoveries. Life's stress lifts from my shoulders and is replaced by the comfort of solitude and knowledge of self.
Work to live, not the other way around.
Work to live, not the other way around.