Nick Mustoe
@nickmustoe.bsky.social
Interested in all things public lands and forestry. Avid reader on the topic of wildfire. Wildlife observer. Liverpool fan. Opinions I present here are in a personal capacity.
🎯 Dolores, CO
🎯 Dolores, CO
Reading Life After Dead Pool by @zakpodmore.bsky.social and recognized one of the names in the book as my former landlord in Flagstaff.
December 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Reading Life After Dead Pool by @zakpodmore.bsky.social and recognized one of the names in the book as my former landlord in Flagstaff.
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Found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, giant sequoias (Cupressaceae: Sequoiadendron giganteum) are the largest trees on earth. The largest among them is General Sherman, which is over 36 feet in diameter and almost 275 feet tall. Sequoia National Park, California, 13 Aug 2011.
December 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, giant sequoias (Cupressaceae: Sequoiadendron giganteum) are the largest trees on earth. The largest among them is General Sherman, which is over 36 feet in diameter and almost 275 feet tall. Sequoia National Park, California, 13 Aug 2011.
America, protect John Darnielle. He's a national treasure.
me, in a hotel on my day off, about 90 seconds after learning there’s a game called “labyrinth of the demon king”
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
America, protect John Darnielle. He's a national treasure.
Welcome to midlife.
Me:"Turn that music the hell up!"
Folks, it was The Carpenters.
But for real. Rainy days and Mondays really do get me down.
Me:"Turn that music the hell up!"
Folks, it was The Carpenters.
But for real. Rainy days and Mondays really do get me down.
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Welcome to midlife.
Me:"Turn that music the hell up!"
Folks, it was The Carpenters.
But for real. Rainy days and Mondays really do get me down.
Me:"Turn that music the hell up!"
Folks, it was The Carpenters.
But for real. Rainy days and Mondays really do get me down.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Accomplishments of the weekend: cut a Christmas tree from the local National Forest, decorated the Christmas tree, drafted an article for a regional literary magazine, and started coordinating a speaker series for next year. My heart is full.
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Accomplishments of the weekend: cut a Christmas tree from the local National Forest, decorated the Christmas tree, drafted an article for a regional literary magazine, and started coordinating a speaker series for next year. My heart is full.
I saw the first AI art I've ever seen out in the wild this week and holy moly is it obvious and the kid's claw hands are kinda scary.
December 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I saw the first AI art I've ever seen out in the wild this week and holy moly is it obvious and the kid's claw hands are kinda scary.
Town is turning into the winter wonderland version of itself. The holiday market is this weekend.
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Town is turning into the winter wonderland version of itself. The holiday market is this weekend.
Unimaginably old and cool.
Adult Mammoths had one natural enemy–Neanderthals. This Neanderthal scraper in our collection was used for preparing large mammoth hides. The Mousterian style of manufacture reveals it to be 120,000-200,000 years old.
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Unimaginably old and cool.
Welcome to the day after Thanksgiving. It is a lot like Thanksgiving, but this time you're eating your favorite foods microwaved and out of a bowl.
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Welcome to the day after Thanksgiving. It is a lot like Thanksgiving, but this time you're eating your favorite foods microwaved and out of a bowl.
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A section of petrified wood from the late Triassic, about 225 million years ago. This fallen tree was buried in wet mud and volcanic ash. Silica minerals like clear quartz, purple amethyst, and yellow citrine gradually replaced the organic parts. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, 06 Mar 2010.
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A section of petrified wood from the late Triassic, about 225 million years ago. This fallen tree was buried in wet mud and volcanic ash. Silica minerals like clear quartz, purple amethyst, and yellow citrine gradually replaced the organic parts. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, 06 Mar 2010.
I held off on building a new computer for years because of the crypto run on video cards. As it ends up, I built after that spike and before ram prices took off.
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I held off on building a new computer for years because of the crypto run on video cards. As it ends up, I built after that spike and before ram prices took off.
I fear that a grocery store playing I'll Be Home for Christmas on underpowered speakers with an echo is more dystopian than originally intended.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I fear that a grocery store playing I'll Be Home for Christmas on underpowered speakers with an echo is more dystopian than originally intended.
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Peaches, pecans and pines - three of Georgia's big agricultural crops. Pecan trees line a dirt road in Crawford County. A peach orchard is on the left, a pine forest on the right.
#photography #trees #backroads #georgia
#photography #trees #backroads #georgia
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Peaches, pecans and pines - three of Georgia's big agricultural crops. Pecan trees line a dirt road in Crawford County. A peach orchard is on the left, a pine forest on the right.
#photography #trees #backroads #georgia
#photography #trees #backroads #georgia
The Hoh Rainforest is a sight to behold. It feels like the trees have fur and every inch is alive.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Hoh Rainforest is a sight to behold. It feels like the trees have fur and every inch is alive.
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The late autumn colors of the cottonwood trees along the Animas River were a sight to behold this year.
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Woodland #Trees #Nikon #CaptureOne #Cottonwood #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes #FallColors
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Woodland #Trees #Nikon #CaptureOne #Cottonwood #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes #FallColors
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The late autumn colors of the cottonwood trees along the Animas River were a sight to behold this year.
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Woodland #Trees #Nikon #CaptureOne #Cottonwood #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes #FallColors
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Woodland #Trees #Nikon #CaptureOne #Cottonwood #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes #FallColors
Every trip to an airport is a live action rendition of Talking Head's Once in a Lifetime.
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Every trip to an airport is a live action rendition of Talking Head's Once in a Lifetime.
Deer crossing the main road in Dolores this morning.
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Deer crossing the main road in Dolores this morning.
Why, in the year 2025, are people double spacing between sentences?
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Why, in the year 2025, are people double spacing between sentences?
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Looking down Bear Creek, past rows of thirteen thousand foot peaks, southwest of Silverton, Colorado. #colorado #scenery #photography
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Looking down Bear Creek, past rows of thirteen thousand foot peaks, southwest of Silverton, Colorado. #colorado #scenery #photography
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The Sandhill Crane numbers were higher at the surrounding farms near the WI River this weekend. My guess is we are near peak. I saw at least 3000 on Saturday resulting in very memorable crane joy! I arrived there late, abt 9:30am, and the birds were just taking off for the day. #birds #Sandhills
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Sandhill Crane numbers were higher at the surrounding farms near the WI River this weekend. My guess is we are near peak. I saw at least 3000 on Saturday resulting in very memorable crane joy! I arrived there late, abt 9:30am, and the birds were just taking off for the day. #birds #Sandhills
It is insane that some subscriptions require you to provide a reason to unsubscribe.
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It is insane that some subscriptions require you to provide a reason to unsubscribe.
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Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer #trap and other artifacts 'melting out of the ice' in Norway's mountains
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
#Norway #archaeology
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
#Norway #archaeology
Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer trap and other artifacts 'melting out of the ice' in Norway's mountains
The well-preserved reindeer trap may be unique in Europe.
www.livescience.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer #trap and other artifacts 'melting out of the ice' in Norway's mountains
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
#Norway #archaeology
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
#Norway #archaeology
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Natural Bridges National Monument
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Natural Bridges National Monument
Me: "What ultralight backpack should I buy?"
The Internet: "The only acceptable option is a custom 'KS-Yamatomichi-9000,' handmade by a hermit who sews ten a year. The backorder is two decades, and he only accepts payment in golden eagle feathers."
The Internet: "The only acceptable option is a custom 'KS-Yamatomichi-9000,' handmade by a hermit who sews ten a year. The backorder is two decades, and he only accepts payment in golden eagle feathers."
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Me: "What ultralight backpack should I buy?"
The Internet: "The only acceptable option is a custom 'KS-Yamatomichi-9000,' handmade by a hermit who sews ten a year. The backorder is two decades, and he only accepts payment in golden eagle feathers."
The Internet: "The only acceptable option is a custom 'KS-Yamatomichi-9000,' handmade by a hermit who sews ten a year. The backorder is two decades, and he only accepts payment in golden eagle feathers."