Ben
@theghostpines.bsky.social
Woods wanderer and purveyor of end-times Americana.
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This episode of Why Is This Happening? with @chrislhayes.bsky.social is hands-down my favorite so far, and I've listened to all of them at least once. You should check it out either as a video or as a podcast if you have an hour.
'Value capture': Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen on what games are doing to us
YouTube video by MS NOW
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February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
This episode of Why Is This Happening? with @chrislhayes.bsky.social is hands-down my favorite so far, and I've listened to all of them at least once. You should check it out either as a video or as a podcast if you have an hour.
A few weekend road trip photos from my new camera.
I haven't read the manual yet.
I haven't read the manual yet.
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 AM
A few weekend road trip photos from my new camera.
I haven't read the manual yet.
I haven't read the manual yet.
Finally, the last batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos (including a description of my ridiculous drive back home), you can check the blog link through my bio!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos (including a description of my ridiculous drive back home), you can check the blog link through my bio!
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Finally, the last batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos (including a description of my ridiculous drive back home), you can check the blog link through my bio!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos (including a description of my ridiculous drive back home), you can check the blog link through my bio!
Here are the fourth batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
January 20, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Here are the fourth batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
Here are the third batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Here are the third batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
Second batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Second batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
A winter is never late, nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it means to.
January 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM
A winter is never late, nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it means to.
I wrote a thing for the Phish website!
Lotus - Phish.net
In fiction at least, the end of the world is almost never ...
phish.net
January 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I wrote a thing for the Phish website!
First batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
January 10, 2026 at 9:53 PM
First batch of photos from a five-part trip report about my loop hike through Emigrant Wilderness back in August!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
I wouldn't have expected one of my favorite live music moments of the year to be Spafford covering a Demi Lovato song in a sweaty basement in downtown Portland, but here we are.
Spafford - Anyone (Demi Lovato) → Galisteo Way (Ending) | 10/24/2025 | Portland, OR
YouTube video by Spafford
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December 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I wouldn't have expected one of my favorite live music moments of the year to be Spafford covering a Demi Lovato song in a sweaty basement in downtown Portland, but here we are.
Even if you don't know who Jeff Tweedy is yet, if you like guitar-based folk music, curiosity, and just thinking about and feeling stuff, you might get a kick out of this.
Jeff Tweedy on World Cafe | Studio Session & Interview
YouTube video by World Cafe
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December 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Even if you don't know who Jeff Tweedy is yet, if you like guitar-based folk music, curiosity, and just thinking about and feeling stuff, you might get a kick out of this.
I've been hoping that Billy Strings would do a Tiny Desk Concert for years. Apparently, so has he!
Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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December 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I've been hoping that Billy Strings would do a Tiny Desk Concert for years. Apparently, so has he!
Today I'm here to tell everyone that Jon Fishman is the best living rock drummer. It's not a debate or a discussion, it's just a scientific fact. The man is and has always been an absolute freak of nature. I'll even cite my sources!
1.6 Divided Sky - 1996-08-16 | The Clifford Ball, Platsburgh, NY
YouTube video by NotCorbinDallas
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December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today I'm here to tell everyone that Jon Fishman is the best living rock drummer. It's not a debate or a discussion, it's just a scientific fact. The man is and has always been an absolute freak of nature. I'll even cite my sources!
Fun clip from an old livestream I just dug up!
Invocation / Jam / Palace Reprise / Invocation - 5/4/25 Livestream
YouTube video by The Ghost Pines
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December 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Fun clip from an old livestream I just dug up!
I've been obsessed with Everest since the early 2000s, and I've never seen any other footage of the mountain that comes anywhere close to this quality. It's absolutely amazing to watch. I'd venture that's true even if you don't care much at all about Everest, or about skiing.
I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
YouTube video by Red Bull
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December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I've been obsessed with Everest since the early 2000s, and I've never seen any other footage of the mountain that comes anywhere close to this quality. It's absolutely amazing to watch. I'd venture that's true even if you don't care much at all about Everest, or about skiing.
And finally, a return to Harriette with Milo in tow on Friday (we took a different route in for variety).
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
And finally, a return to Harriette with Milo in tow on Friday (we took a different route in for variety).
Thanksgiving...lasagna (?) at Lake Harriette on Thursday.
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thanksgiving...lasagna (?) at Lake Harriette on Thursday.
Catching up a bit...here are a few photos from a walk with Milo at Skillet Handle on Wednesday.
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Catching up a bit...here are a few photos from a walk with Milo at Skillet Handle on Wednesday.
Short walk with Milo out to Eagle Point on Tuesday.
November 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Short walk with Milo out to Eagle Point on Tuesday.
Once, two years ago, Lindsey and I climbed Hogsback at sunset on purpose. Last Saturday, we did it again by mistake.
It was a really pretty night to be up there, though!
It was a really pretty night to be up there, though!
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Once, two years ago, Lindsey and I climbed Hogsback at sunset on purpose. Last Saturday, we did it again by mistake.
It was a really pretty night to be up there, though!
It was a really pretty night to be up there, though!
A one-off set of photos from my trip report about my loop hike around Three-Fingered Jack back in July.
As usual, if you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
As usual, if you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A one-off set of photos from my trip report about my loop hike around Three-Fingered Jack back in July.
As usual, if you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
As usual, if you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
Second and last batch of photos from my trip report about my loop hike south of Mount Jefferson back in July.
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Second and last batch of photos from my trip report about my loop hike south of Mount Jefferson back in July.
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!
If you want to read the words that go with the photos, you can check the blog link through my bio for the full story!