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Ryan Johnson

digital work / analog life

  • Apr 27, 2025

    Big changes have come for me

    Time has run out on an important phase of my life.

  • Dec 27, 2024

    The 10 best books I read in 2024

    For the six year in a row, I’m sharing my 10 favorite books I read (or listened to) this year.

  • Nov 23, 2024

    November in Wyoming: North Sayles Creek and Firebox Canyons

    It was another pleasant November day in Wyoming, so I returned to the Bighorns for a Saturday hike. This one ended up taking longer than I expected, as I negotiated two areas of significant blowdown from wildfires.

  • Nov 17, 2024

    November in Wyoming: Grouse Mountain

    I needed a change in routine, so I decided to return to Wyoming for a few weeks. With the November sun shining, I hiked the Grouse Mountain Trail in the Bighorn Mountains.

  • Jul 27, 2024

    SAR fitness assessment (and huckleberries)

    It’s been relatively cool this past week, so I decided to head out and complete my annual search and rescue fitness assessment. The assessment is a timed effort, but I couldn’t resist collecting a few wild huckleberries along the way.

  • Jul 18, 2024

    Back to Wyoming: The Medicine Wheel and Bighorn Canyon

    I returned to Wyoming to visit my parents and attend the Longmire Days festival with my mother. Prior to the scheduled events, I once again took a trip to some of my favorite places in the state.

  • Jun 7, 2024

    How a search and rescue mission works

    I returned home in the early hours of the morning from a search and rescue mission on the lower slopes of Mt. Hood. Here’s how it unfolded.

  • Jun 2, 2024

    Spring camp: Timothy Lake

    With campfire bans coming earlier every year, spring and fall are the best seasons for a full camping experience.

  • May 28, 2024

    A new search and rescue pack

    After hundreds of miles of search and rescue missions with my original pack, I’ve decided to switch it up.

  • Mar 8, 2024

    The time I guided a Jeep photo shoot

    Almost 20 years ago, I guided the photo shoot for the 2006 Jeep® catalog cover.

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Analog and relunctantly digital thoughts and observations. Opinions are mine alone unless otherwise stated.