The Times and Travels of Nolan
Documenting trips I've taken and places I've seen.
Picture this: you’re sitting in a building on the shores of Swiftcurrent Lake, enjoying a beautiful Montana afternoon. Except your enjoyment is twofold, because not only are you in front of one of the most beautiful views in the world, you also have a beautiful view right in front of you. No, I’m not talking …
Continue reading “Glacier National Park: Many Glacier Hotel”
There isn’t a more American sport than baseball. Sure, football is more popular, and basketball is more niche to just this country. But baseball has such a connotation with summer, hot dogs, and freedom, that you just can’t help but think of it as our national pastime. I grew up with that worldview: my first …
Continue reading “The 2024 Detroit Tigers: How I Fell In Love With Baseball Again (Part One)”
May 25, 2024 dawned beautifully in Montrose. I don’t think I could have asked for anything better – there was a mix of clouds and sun, the temperature must have been right around 50, and on the far side of the RV park, the Uncompaghre River was roaring with fresh snowmelt. The whole world was …
If you have three days in a spot, you’d better make them count. Elizabeth and I were halfway through our first day in southwest Colorado, and it really felt like there was more to see from the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Somehow over the last few years, I’ve become kind of a travel/parks snob, …
After a month spent on one of the greatest adventures of my life, I’m finally back in Norman. What is there even to say about my time in Fairbanks? It was a time I’ll never forget. Hopefully one day Elizabeth and I will bring our kids to Fairbanks, and we can take them to do …
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted one of these. The simple reason there hasn’t been one lately: I have been going, going, going non-stop. For essentially 10 days now, life has been a blur. There was: Yeah, it’s been a whirlwind. The first two weeks here were sort of lonely, but I …
It turns out that being here has left me way too busy for anything like a daily diary. You’ll have to forgive the relative lack of posts. That just means I have a lot to talk about! The Job Working here at WFO Fairbanks has been an enjoyable challenge. I’m up here as a lead …
What a start to this trip! If the next 3 and a half weeks are anything like the last 24 hours, I’m going to have the time of my life in Fairbanks. First of all, I should state the obvious: it was really, really hard to leave home yesterday. Scipio spent a rainy morning wanting …
I’m a homeowner now. That’s so weird to say! Next week, I’ll be a lead forecaster (temporarily) at NWS Fairbanks, Alaska. That’s so weird to say! Life can sometimes throw curveballs at you. I never imagined that Elizabeth and I would be buying a house in 2024. Heck, I can remember sitting in our bedroom …
Continue reading “Life Update: New House, New Opportunities”
A sunny afternoon, an open interstate, and an official NPS unit in the GPS. There aren’t many better ways that Elizabeth and I could draw up a Sunday afternoon. On February 4, 2024, we were just in the process of finishing up our weekend getaway to Arizona by driving back from Sedona to Phoenix. Just …
Continue reading “Arizona 2024: Montezuma Castle National Monument”
