Developer · Writer · Outdoorsman · Pacific Northwest
I build things that live outdoors on the internet — geospatial dashboards, environmental monitors, and tools for understanding wild places.
WUI · Search & Rescue · Fire
Call volume analysis for WUI search & rescue using real Phoenix Fire Department dispatch data. Interactive maps and trend visualizations.
View project →Hydrology · Sierra Nevada · USGS
Live tracking of 8 USGS stream gages across Sierra Nevada watersheds — historical spaghetti charts, Leaflet map, and 7-day sparklines.
View project →Snowpack · Mt. Rainier · SNOTEL
Automated snowpack monitoring for Mt. Rainier pulling hourly SNOTEL data via GitHub Actions. Rayshader 3D visualization with USGS topo overlay.
In progress →Weather · Python · GitHub Actions
Automated daily weather reports built with Python and Matplotlib, posting to Twitter and Bluesky via scheduled GitHub Actions workflows.
View project → ```March 18, 2026
Building a live streamflow dashboard on a $0 budget
GitHub Actions, USGS APIs, and a healthy respect for Pacific snowmelt.
February 28, 2026
Why I switched to pixi for managing Python and R environments
After years of conda headaches, a faster path to reproducible geospatial work.
February 9, 2026
Rayshading Mt. Rainier in R — a step-by-step walkthrough
Getting DEM data, lighting, and a proper topo overlay without losing your mind.
March 22, 2026
Early season scouting — Glacier Basin trail
Snowpack is behind average but the road opens next week. Notes from the lower trailhead.
March 5, 2026
Race week for Paris–Nice: a few things I'm watching
GC contenders, climbers to watch, and whether Pogačar can keep his streak alive on the Côte d'Azur.
February 20, 2026
First long run back after the hamstring, finally
14 miles on the interurban trail. Slow, wet, and exactly what I needed.
The Comfort Crisis
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
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A Fire Upon the Deep
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Tracking the Snow Leopard
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Offseason · Free agency open
Volta a Catalunya
GC: Evenepoel (Soudal)
Tour de France
Starts Jul 5, Copenhagen
Milan–San Remo
Winner: Mathieu van der Poel
Boston Marathon
Hopkinton → Boston, MA
World Athletics Indoors
Nanjing, China
Ironman World Championship
Nice, France