They're posted here. The main WFD pages aren't updated, but the key results page is.
Eh, it was fun, as I'd earlier reported. Rained out, didn't camp, just operated for a few hours while the weather held off, and still my score still came out in the top half. And I'm already looking forward to WFD 2022.
Weekend after next is summer/regular/plain-old Field Day. Might go, might not: I'm watching the weather on this one. WFD is a much better camping option here in the Deep South.
Over at you-know where, the final episode. Forty solid minutes of north Florida weirdness with a side order of yellow flies and ticks. This is what you get when you skirt along the northern edge of a place named Tate's Hell Swamp in early springtime.
Yow. It seems like it was all they could do to get from Sopchoppy to Defuniak without getting eaten alive. Note to self: If I ever get the urge to do the FT, start NLT 31 January, and try to launch even earlier. If any delays push completion into April, bail.
Yes, I've mentioned this series before, here, when they started the video series late April. It seems that they began the through-hike in mid-late February, after recovering from covid.
ps: from today's Far Side. Note the lack of yellow flies.
I started playing with the search bar on Atlas Obscura yesterday, and it's a pretty remarkable tool. While by no means does it give a comprehensive listing of local sights, it does uncover – as the site's name would imply – some fairly obscure and interesting places for a day trip.
Take for example Bude, MS. I've blasted through there on the way to the Clear Springs mountain bike trails for decades. It's small, but in seconds the search function dug up about 15 interesting nearby places. None of these were mountain bike trails, admittedly, but sometimes that is a plus. It's not comprehensive, it's just unusual.
If you're looking for a day trip, Atlas Obscura's search bar is a pretty good place to start. If you're just daydreaming, the random location button is pretty nice too.
Here, have some related music.
The simplest, most concise non-technical explanation I've ever heard for the statement "the universe is expanding." It addresses frequently asked questions in an understandable manner, without the all too common handwaving. Here, go watch, it's only ten minutes.
Whenever a scientist, in any field, makes an honest effort to understand and answer questions that genuinely baffle people, science advances.
From today's SMBC:
Be sure to visit the original (link at top, but hell, here it is again) for the mouse-over and big-red-button text.
What to say, it's a historic lighthouse. You can read about its history here, and you can read about the story it inspired here. Nice weather, and quite a few people out on their road bikes. Despite the narrowness of the road, traffic is generally slow and well under control. Also, several interesting hiking trails run through there, including a section of the Florida Trail and a short out-and-back to the ruins of Port Leon. Might get over there again before too long. Here, have some pics:
