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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Have yourself a field day," sounds like something John Muir would say about hiking Mount Whitney In A Day. Almost 23 miles round-trip with almost 7,000ft elevation change in 14hrs. Field Day doppelbock by Field Day Brewing was my #iowa14erbeers for 14,505ft Mount Whitney on 16Sep2026.

As always: safety first. The beer was not drank until I was down off of rock. In this case the entire trail was solid rock so the beer was drank at a hotel that evening while I was calling in to the Geocaching Podcast.
Yes, I hauled an extra pound in my pack just to take this photo.

#mountwhitney #escapefromflatland #14ers #statehighpoint

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Looking towards Mount Whitney and the high Sierras from the Alabama Hills. 15Sep2026 #mountwhitney #14ers

Mount Whitney is behind to the right of the tree.
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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On my roadtrip to hike Mount Whitney, I found geocaches in 4 new California counties and 6 new Nevada counties, completing Nevada. Aqua green are 2026 counties.

2026 aqua green
2024 dark brown
2023 tan
2020 mahogany
2019 magenta
2011 bronze
2010 green
2009 dark green

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So.. I've been hiker trash in Nevada and California for the past week and driving across the least populated areas of the contiguous 48 and have not seen any news since 09/09... how fucked up is the timeline?

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Rogue_System @systemrogue.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What if @mapquest.com teamed up with Geocaching so you couldngo geocaching and then you could use the app and see your little avatar going on a “quest” for the geocache? I know inputting coordinates manually probably works fine, just feels like there’s fun and opportunity to be had here.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

@dutchbroscoffee.bsky.social finally opens their first Iowa location tomorrow. 17 years ago, when I was a combat medic in Iraq with the Oregon National Guard, Dutch Bros kept us stocked with coffee. I've driven out of my way on roadtrips to visit locations long before their current growth explosion

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I couldn't pass up a good deal for DeLorme atlases to help plan future geocaching road trips.. Excluding the 2 states that I already have, this gives me 7 more for the map collection. 🌍🗺 I want to have a map room in my next place.

West Virginia. Washington. Utah. Texas. Tennessee. South Dakota. Indiana. California. Arizona.
I already have Texas and Utah.. I thought I'd had a Washington one from when I lived in Portland.. must have gave it to a geocaching friend when I moved.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I got to use the 3rd base coach shower the other week during RAGBRAI. Before any major league games were played there.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I'm planning on finally using my Adventure Lab credits.. next month in the mountains. Geocaching at 14,000 feet amsl.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I guess I should check my email more often.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Saturday July 25, 2025, I completed my 14th RAGBRAI. My 3rd time riding as a mentor with the youth cycling team Dream Team.

We started our season with 65 youth. 43 started RAGBRAI and 43 finished RAGBRAI.

My first RAGBRAI was the summer after I left an abusive marriage with another soldier. It was my first major affirmation of life after leaving the relationship and filing divorce. That I survived. That I could continue to do great things. That I was not my past.
Some of the same things that the youth on Dream Team learn about themselves as they train and ride RAGBRAI.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Did I just look at a map of US counties and consider a move to geocache new areas?

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Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This all started with a casual bike ride in 1973. Excited to join tens of thousands from all around the world getting to enjoy everything our amazing state has to offer. See you on the road RAGBRAI!

A photo of Rob Sand on his bike getting ready to ride RAGBRAI.

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Roamer 🍉 @terraroam.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Here is a lovely green heart for you all. Found today while I went geocaching on Ngunnawal Land. My photo, no filters. Please enjoy. #eucalyptustree #beautifultree #oldtree #ihearttrees #australia

A large old eucalyptus tree on top of a hill standing tall above the surrounding pine plantation. Very tall, very old. The leaves and branches are shaped like a huge green heart. It contrasts against a blue sky with thin high whisps of cirrus cloud and condensation trails from planes.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Price drop for a mountain expedition on my bucketlist... Is 350km too close to an ebola outbreak to go hike up a volcano?

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I learned how to avoid the county sheriff around this area when I was a teen a few decades back.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

San Isabel National Forest with Turquoise Lake on the right and Mount of The Holy Cross massif in the distance on the left. From Mount Massive alpine meadow. 12.June.2025 The forest in this picture is now known as the Willow Fire outside Leadville, CO. The CDT is shut down. Stay safe, y'all.

2025 photo of the forest that is now known as the Willow Fire.

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Fumio Takeshita @fum10.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

denying a visa to the man who imitates a statue of a man we assassinated

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Looking down at Clohesy Lake from Iowa Peak, 13,840ft. 20.Jun.2026

Clohesy Lake sits at 11,000ft, surrounded by 13ers and 14ers in the Collegiate Peaks, Sawatch Range, Colorado.

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That Scott Guy @bisontattooguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This morning’s sunrise view from Gardiner, Montana.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I got a free plastic bag at the coffeeshop over the weekend. The lady knew I wasn't local because I use the Minnesota pronunciation Beyg. @mpr.org

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Emerald Peak, 13,916ft, in morning light. June 20, 2026. Because she's not a 14er, I had her and Iowa Peak, 13,840ft, all to myself on Saturday. I could see people ontop of neighboring 14ers all day. #collegiatepeakswilderness #Colorado #13ers #landscapephotography

You can see my entire route up the ramps to the ipper ridge

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Moss campion, Iowa Peak, 13840ft. I got home Sunday evening and have been resting. Knee injury in the final mile *on forest service land- I was west of the powerlines* Car key replacement on a Saturday night. (Gary saved my ass. Thank you, Gary!) #mosscampion #iowapeak #collegiatepeakswilderness

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I broke my key in my ignition. So I'm eating pizza and drinking lemonade until the locksmith fets here. This the only pic I'm sharing from my current trip until I get home.

Lichens and moss grow on a quartz bolder.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Operation Beat Monday. Iowa Peak Expedition. Should be decent weather Friday to hike up and sleep around 11.5-12k. And a good forecast for Saturday's ridge hike.

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It looks like an outdoors store blew up in my place. Bike campout this past weekend. Running away to the mountains for this holiday weekend. Bike campout next weekend. Then biking all of the next holiday weekend. Time for some #13ers and #14ers before back to #RAGBRAI training with Dream Team.

Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and hiking quilt ate drapped ober a table while a tent is drapped over bicycles. A confused cat inspects everything.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Q: This is your first reelection campaign since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. I was hoping you could talk to me a little bit about your vote to confirm Kavanaugh and whether you regret that? Susan Collins: I do not regret that vote

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This year will be my 14th RAGBRAI and my 3rd as a mentor with Dream Team, the youth cycling team. We're on our 2nd campout of the season and got our jerseys for this year's ride. 61.5 miles today, 69 miles tomorrow.

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Laura @laurajk32.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Today's card is 5 of Pentacles There is always light at the end of every tunnel, however long the tunnel may seem. #light #tunnel #tarot #tarotmessage #LauraJK32

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

This might be hard for Americans to hear, but the USA getting humiliated by its abject failure as a power during this Iran War might be the best thing possible at this time. The country needs to understand there are consequences for electing a crook.

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Ernesto @ernest33141.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social “The president is NOT well. He has tremendous difficulty staying awake on the job. He has repeatedly fallen asleep at Cabinet meetings, at #WhiteHouse events, at a #MemorialDay ceremony, and most recently at a very loud #NBA game last night." @mayor.nyc.gov

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Adam Bede @adambede.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

If you put your concerns about the White House above the breakdown of democracy - a President who is able to manipulate the checks & balances of Congress and the Supreme Court, is able to cut taxes for the riches and remove medicare from the poor - you certainly don't have the same priorities as me

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BC Alliance for Healthy Living @bchealthyliving.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

S.A.Y. Lands – Sq’ewqéyl, Áthelets, and Yeqwyeqwí:ws First Nations in Chilliwack, BC – led a creative Active Communities Grant project centred around the Sq’ewqéyl I:mex Xalh Walking Path. Community engagement events, Story Walks, and geocaching promoted physical activity and knowledge sharing.

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S.A.Y. Lands: Walking the Path of Knowledge Sharing | BC Alliance for Healthy Living

S.A.Y. Lands' Active Communities Grant project promoted physical activity and Indigenous knowledge-sharing centred around the Sq’ewqéyl I:mex Xalh Walking Path. Through community engagement events, Story Walks, and geocaching, approximately 780 people were reached through this project!

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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

So it sounds like Turning Point funded domestic terrorism. 🤬. FFS

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James Marvin Phelps Photography @jamesmarvinphelps.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Panamint Reflection Panamint Mountains Cottonball Basin Death Valley National Park California #deathvalley #desert #nationalpark #landscape #photography

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❌👑Dreamkatcher76 @dreamkatcher76.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Today’s Vision Card is the Page of Wands. A spark of inspiration is calling your name. Stay curious, explore new ideas, and don’t be afraid to try something different. You don’t need a perfect plan—just the courage to take the first step. #tarot #tarotsky #DreamkatcherDaily

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Marc Bouldoukian a Wildlife Photographer captures a heartwarming moment a mama bear carrying her three cubs across the water.

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Burt R Ward @burt-r-ward.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Suggestions for a decent #camera for #landscapephotography when I go hiking and #backpacking in the mountains? I've been using phones since I destoryed 2 digital cameras in iraq 17yrs ago.

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❌👑Dreamkatcher76 @dreamkatcher76.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Today’s Vision Card is The Star. Hope is returning, even if only as a small spark. This card speaks of healing, renewal, and trusting that brighter days are ahead. Keep faith in yourself and the path you’re walking. The light is still there. #tarot #tarotsky #DreamkatcherDaily

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Escape From Flatland @escapefromflatland.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

If you didn't look at the #AltText, where would you say this was? #WhereAmI #WhereWasI

US Highway 98, just outside of St Marks, Florida. February 2026.

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Jeremy Sell @jeremysell.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Canyons along the Green River from Island in the Sky. In this area White Rim Sandstone caps softer red Organ Rock Shale, deposited in the late Permian about 245-260 million years ago. Canyonlands National Park, Utah, 13 Apr 2014. #NationalParks

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