R Scott Jones
@rsjon
I ❤️ quests, public lands, travel adventures, & #OptOutside ✹ Created #GoQuesting + OnePhoto.Club ✹ Visited all 433 National Parks 🌵 Most posts here are syndicated from my micro.blog at rsjon.es, but I see replies.
In 2021, I got the chance to meet up with Charles McCool for a beer or two or three (with wife Julie joining a bit later). I didn’t interact with Charles frequently online, but had always felt like we were kindred spirits nonetheless. I had good r... https://rsjon.es/2026/08/02/in-i-got-the-chance/
I’m usually frustrated when people wander right out into a shot I’m trying to take, but it seemed to work out just fine in this case.
Crazy to see that, since 2024, I’ve been to exactly 1043 US counties, which is a full 33% of the US. Of those, 630 of those have been my first visit to that county, exactly 1/5th of the US. Wow! 🤯🤯🤯
I was constantly on the lookout for beer cheese soup during our last road trip, finding only a single mediocre bowl at a brewery. So my wife did some digging and found the only spot in Phoenix that seems to be serving it and surprised me with lunch out today.
Today we tracked down the simple gravesite of Scotty Philips, who is often regarded as the guy who saved the bison from extinction. When only a few hundred bison were left in the US, he made the decision to grow a herd to more than a thousan... https://rsjon.es/2026/07/22/today-we-tracked-down-the/
Hitting the road on my first camping roadtrip with our new Grand Highlander. It’s also our first trip with our new electric cooler and battery setup. Let’s see how it all goes on the road. 🏷️26.07A
I haven’t posted anything here, but we’ve been exploring Norway for 3 weeks. Well, tonight we found ourselves joining several thousand new friends marching to the royal palace to wake up the king and celebrate Norway’s World Cup win with... https://rsjon.es/2026/07/06/i-havent-posted-anything-here/
Added some premium nanoceramic IR tint (LLumar FormulaOne Stratos) to my new Grand Highlander. It should keep things much cooler than the generic tint during the hot Phoenix summer.
Our favorite meal of the trip was a stop at Burger Bench in downtown Escondido. Great burger, great craft beer selection, great atmosphere. Jen said her grilled cheese was the among the best she’s ever had. Highly recommend. 🏷️26.06A
It didn’t take too long to hit 1000 miles on the new Grand Highlander—it’s day eleven. 😂
Did some minor surgery to our new Grand Highlander to add a custom phone mount. It was both easy and terrifying to do.
Hey #parkchat - look who I ran into at Toppling Goliath Brewing! Glad to finally share a beverage in person with @schmidttravels.bsky.social 🍻
We made it to Grinnell, but missed out on JB’s gravesite, as the cemetery was closed. But we did find the memorial plaque near his old home. 🏷️26.05A
We paid homage to Aldo Leopold today, visiting his gravesite and birthplace/boyhood homes. 🏷️26.05A
We were a bit disappointed at the rock art we found at Thousand Hills State Park in Missouri, which were rather minor petroglyphs fully enclosed in a structure. I guess we’re just too spoiled by the Southwest… 🏷️26.05A