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Ben Matheson

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You can check out all 45 years of the dividend's history to see what the stock market would have done if you were a super diligent saver: benjmatheson.substack.com/p/if-you-had... #akleg
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
After a few years (of good stock market growth), your contributions become much less of a component of your portfolio as growth takes over. After a few decades, stock market earnings absolutely dominate. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/if-you-had... #akleg
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I ran the numbers for each "starting year" - if you started investing in 2000 for example and invested all future PFDs, you'd have a cool $241,390 benjmatheson.substack.com/p/if-you-had... #akleg
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
To celebrate the 2026 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, I calculated what you could have earned in the stock market if you had invested all of your PFDs in the S&P 500. Starting in '82: $930,644 🚀 📈. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/if-you-had... #akleg
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I would have like to do a bunch more but i needed to get that off my plate by July 4th : )
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🏔️📊 What is the recipe for a sub-hour Mount Marathon performance? I have a new newsletter out today that digs into the ↑↓ up-down splits from the past three years. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/the-archit...
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🏔️📊 What is the recipe for a sub-hour Mount Marathon performance? I have a new newsletter out today that digs into the ↑↓ up-down splits from the past three years. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/the-archit...
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Enjoy! 🏔️ 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ benjmatheson.substack.com/p/the-archit...
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The architecture of a sub one-hour Mount Marathon performance 🏔️⚡📊
How racers string together speedy uphill and blistering downhill splits to stay under 60 minutes
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Some are super fast on the downhill, while others depend on a lung busting uphill. I calculated "percent of uphill" for all sub-60min races since 2023. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/the-archit...
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The view from Glenn Highway @ Gunsight Mountain MP 117, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The view from Glenn Highway @ MP 176.6, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The view from Glenn Highway @ Gunsight Mountain MP 117, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The view from Whittier Access Road @ Tunnel MP 6.5 (Bear Valley), 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The view from Richardson Highway @ Keystone Canyon MP 12.3, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Tunnel Status: Excellent
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The view from Thane Road @ Snowslide Creek Avalanche Path MP 1.9, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
combines my favorite things (unique narrow streets, insane trees)
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
dream job (snow plowing at the Whittier Tunnel entrance)
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
The view from Glenn Highway @ MP 176.6, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I somehow ended up painting multiple rooms with that Swiss Coffee color, totally happy with it.
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The view from University Avenue Fairbanks @ Chena River Bridge, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I've tried variations of 2.5% salt by weight and been happy with it.
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
How can you tell if someone has visited Barcelona recently? Don’t worry, they will write a newsletter article about it.
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The sense of enclosure from the street level buildings is great. You’re rarely exposed to big open spaces when walking (the bad versions I mean). Between retail & planters, trees, bike lanes, and parked cars - you’ve got a nice protected space to walk. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/the-recipe...
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Planters are absolutely everywhere. They shield what would are certainly busy roads to the point that the microscopic sidewalk cafes can exist. I think planters should be deployed much more broadly in the U.S.=> cheap, modular, and I think pretty effective. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/the-recipe...
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Excellent tree cover serves a million purposes - lowers the temp, makes for a super enjoyable place to walk (i’m in a tree phase now btw), keeps traffic speeds in check. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/the-recipe...
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I have new newsletter out this week: The recipe for Barcelona’s supremely good streets. benjmatheson.substack.com/p/the-recipe...
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The recipe for Barcelona’s supremely good streets
🌳 Trees, 🧱 walls, 🪴 giant planters
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
if you consider this wonky, please tune in next for some insane Alaska PFD financial modeling coming soon
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
the tunnel should send this out for its christmas card
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I spent a very long time on the 'eklutna lake' label trying to make it less janky (did not succeed)
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
what it looks like when I don't eat a full breakfast, pre-lunch, and main lunch.
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
my accomplishment of the weekend was I sent an order to the printer with something like 15 square feet of maps for my walls. including this eklutna area one.
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
The view from Richardson Highway @ Thompson Pass MP 25.7, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
The view from Mitkof Highway @ Blaquiere Point MP 33, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
1957 Kiddieland, a miniature amusement park in Anchorage on Old Seward south of Dowling. It opened in 1954, closed circa 1958, and was most famous for its little Alaska Railroad train. Another Kiddieland opened on Fireweed in 1965. Via Anchorage Museum #alaskahistory #alaska
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
The view from Glenn Highway @ Gunsight Mountain MP 117, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
some low aurora in this one?
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The view from Glenn Highway @ MP 176.6, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
it's looking sharp out there live2.brownrice.com/embed/skiclu...
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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Mount Shishaldin volcano keeps steaming.
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The view from Goldstream Road @ Old Steese Hwy, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
needs more snow
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
the weather seemed kind of like this all weekend.
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I believe the winner: bib 67 Hunter Wonders
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Anchorage Winter Start race spectating yesterday
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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The view from Seward Highway @ Turnagain Pass MP 69.9, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
new 12 hour Ken Burns documentary (should be at least 24 hours)
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
very "mid-November" this weekend
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
looks like some northern lights captured here
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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
my phone was frozen solid so no photo evidence, but I skied tonight under a full arc red rainbow shape northern lights. very cool.
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