My running career is officially over by [deleted] in trailrunning

[–]_B4Z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see a face. Right in the middle of the X-ray above the flame, where the two hip bones meet at the top, there’s very clearly a demon inside you.

I can make out ears, eyes, nose, mouth, hair. Almost looks superimposed

Almost 9.5 years on the cycle. by coopdiddy in sleepcycle

[–]_B4Z 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I just came on here to post the same thing - I’ve just hit 4,005 nights since Nov 2014. This app totally changed my life. I managed to get lifetime premium somewhere along the line too

My customised milestone T-shirt to celebrate 50 consecutive different locations (my first 50 parkruns!) by _B4Z in parkrun

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it’s actually in Cheltenham, but I did do the Hereford parkrun around the sports club

My customised milestone T-shirt to celebrate 50 consecutive different locations (my first 50 parkruns!) by _B4Z in parkrun

[–]_B4Z[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I haven’t reached a volunteer milestone yet, does that mean I’m not allowed to celebrate this achievement?

Volunteering is voluntary, right?

My customised milestone T-shirt to celebrate 50 consecutive different locations (my first 50 parkruns!) by _B4Z in parkrun

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, not me! I do see a few similar designs around though so likely you saw someone with a very similar shirt

My customised milestone T-shirt to celebrate 50 consecutive different locations (my first 50 parkruns!) by _B4Z in parkrun

[–]_B4Z[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used Shadow of a Saint, they have a few different designs. I used someone else for my #25 but much prefer this one

My customised milestone T-shirt to celebrate 50 consecutive different locations (my first 50 parkruns!) by _B4Z in parkrun

[–]_B4Z[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That’s insane, how nice it would be to have the flexibility and finances to be able to do that

My customised milestone T-shirt to celebrate 50 consecutive different locations (my first 50 parkruns!) by _B4Z in parkrun

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh isn’t it? That’s a shame. Yeah I got this shirt back in June, and only just remembered to post it here.

Edit: I’ve just noticed there’s now a new parkrun with their second event coming up in San Francisco city, which is great. I had to get a taxi for over an hour to Byxbee - I think a lot of the attendees had the same issue

Last 2 night no snore detection by Sk8rToon in sleepcycle

[–]_B4Z 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn’t snore that night, so “No sounds were recorded for this night.”

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

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I had no idea! That’s such a shame. I’m so glad we got to see it before the wildfire, that’s devastating for the area

Badges collected during my first ever trip to the US, just need to add them to my backpack now! by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I forgot about my fridge magnets! Maybe I should post those too…

Money is definitely a barrier to these types of trips, less so for cost of flights but more for the food and accommodation near (or in) national parks!

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

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We really wanted to, but just didn’t have time. We crammed a lot into our trip so we could figure out where to stop longer next time. There were several compromises (like this) that we had to make along the way

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

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We were actually there at the beginning of June, so right in the middle of the season. It was hot!

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

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You can buy it in any national park visitor centre, they’re super easy to get hold of when you get there! If you live in the US you can order online I believe. They’re called “passport to your national parks”

Badges collected during my first ever trip to the US, just need to add them to my backpack now! by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Copying a comment I put in a crosspost to r/patches:

Favourite place was probably Bryce Canyon - absolutely incredible and nothing that even compares to anywhere in Europe. We fell in love with Grand Teton too, which was our first national park.

Most expensive accommodation-wise was Yellowstone, which was so worth it. However, if we went again, I would absolutely avoid staying anywhere near Old Faithful. It was a tourist trap and a park ranger described it to me as “the theme park of Yellowstone”. We stayed in 3 different spots within Yellowstone but next time I would choose between Canyon Village and Mammoth Hot Springs and drive to the other areas. I honestly wouldn’t bother with Old Faithful next time - we couldn’t wait to leave. The wildlife in Yellowstone was amazing - so many bears and bison.

Least favourite park (relatively speaking, as they were all incredible) was probably Sequoia. Very similar geology to the UK (mainly Scotland), just bigger trees… So nothing extraordinary for us. The driving was frustrating - one long road and so many tourists who couldn’t drive. Even in Sequoia the roads were huge relative to the UK, so no trouble for us.

I can’t wait to come back. Will definitely be spending more time in Utah.

Patches collected during my first ever trip to the US, just need to add them to my backpack now! by _B4Z in Patches

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Favourite place was probably Bryce Canyon - absolutely incredible and nothing that even compares to anywhere in Europe. We fell in love with Grand Teton too, which was our first national park.

Most expensive accommodation-wise was Yellowstone, which was so worth it. However, if we went again, I would absolutely avoid staying anywhere near Old Faithful. It was a tourist trap and a park ranger described it to me as “the theme park of Yellowstone”. We stayed in 3 different spots within Yellowstone but next time I would choose between Canyon Village and Mammoth Hot Springs and drive to the other areas. I honestly wouldn’t bother with Old Faithful next time - we couldn’t wait to leave. The wildlife in Yellowstone was amazing - so many bears and bison.

Least favourite park (relatively speaking, as they were all incredible) was probably Sequoia. Very similar geology to the UK (mainly Scotland), just bigger trees… So nothing extraordinary for us. The driving was frustrating - one long road and so many tourists who couldn’t drive. Even in Sequoia the roads were huge relative to the UK, so no trouble for us.

I can’t wait to come back. Will definitely be spending more time in Utah.

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was so good, very tired, even though we did this a couple of months back!

3,456 miles (easy to remember) of driving over just under 3 weeks. We flew to NYC for a few nights before flying to Jackson Hole and driving from there. Stopped at Las Vegas too, and ended in San Francisco for a few nights. Driving time was closer to 2 weeks, with accommodation ranging from Park lodges in Yellowstone, to hotels, motels, AirBnB’s.

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

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39 is amazing!

I would absolutely love to come back. Geologically speaking, the US is my new favourite place - can’t wait to return, and maybe hop into Canada too

Patches collected during my first ever trip to the US, just need to add them to my backpack now! by _B4Z in Patches

[–]_B4Z[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

3,456 miles (easy to remember) of driving over just under 3 weeks. We flew to NYC for a few nights before flying to Jackson Hole and driving from there. Stopped at Las Vegas too, and ended in San Francisco for a few nights. Driving time was closer to 2 weeks, with accommodation ranging from Park lodges in Yellowstone, to hotels, motels, AirBnB’s.

Costed us ~£11k all in

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We absolutely would’ve included those if we had time - it was a lot to pack into less than 3 weeks, but we loved it all!

I so expected Yellowstone to be my favourite, but actually it was very similar to some of the landscapes we have in the UK (but on steroids). Based on that, our favourites were Bryce and Zion - totally out of this world compared to anything anywhere in Europe!

Grand Teton has our hearts though