Old Boney. Collector of bones. Trapper of souls. Shaper of reality. Were the legends true? I would soon find out. Harmon Canyon – Harmon Peak Everything started simple. It was going to be a quick day-hike up Harmon Canyon loop on the 18th. It was Jake, Seth, and me. The trail was uphill for the […]
Los Padres National Forest. It had been so close for so long but we’d never been there for whatever reason; well now was the time. The week leading up to the big day was filled with activity, hiking, movie nights, and cookouts. It all started on Sunday the 20th. Seth, Jake, and I went on […]
The trip to Sequoia National Park was supposed to be a standard, normal vacation… it was anything but. It was me, my parents, Seth, Renee, and Jake. I flew Renee in from Utah and rented a car so we could travel down together, that’s when the problems started. The rental was easy enough, the pickup […]
23 November 2021 “We don’t need to bring meals, I’ll just eat when I’m hungry,” Seth said dismissively. “Eat what?” I asked. “I don’t know, snacks and stuff, just whatever’s there.” Satna Cruz Island. It was going to be the site of the next Boyos campout, months in the making. We’d already booked the camp […]
The state of CA has a long history of gun control politics intertwined in racism and classism. A well known example is when then governor Ronald Reagan, supported by a mixed legislature of republicans and democrats alike, banned open carrying firearms in response to the Black Panther’s practice of ‘cop watching.’ Supporters of the state’s […]
A while ago I wrote about what I called The Neapolitan Flavors of Fantasy Villain Factions, (a great read if you haven’t read it yet), and there’s a mirrored set of three flavors in scifi that I couldn’t help but notice while growing up. In the fantasy post, I note how the factions are reflections […]
I stayed in Zion National Park from July 6-10 for a family reunion, and the time I spent there was a scorching and harsh lesson in determination and the power of the human spirit. Each day saw temperatures breaking 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the intense challenges I put myself through unlocked a dormant willpower inside […]
In my life I’ve played a lot of games including fantasy ones. Two of my favorite fantasy-type genres are RPG (role-playing game) and RTS (real-time strategy). I’ve noticed that a strong fantasy plot in a game or other type of media relies heavily on an interesting antagonist to pit the heroes against. A few decades […]
I stayed in NC for a few weeks from Dec 20th to Jan 5th, and it was absolutely bonkers and a blast. My time was split between my older siblings Daniel and Tamara’s houses. Two separate monsoons rolled through, forcing us to spend much of the time indoors, which led to plenty of time playing […]
This is an idea I actually started writing back in early Jan but I never had time to finish until now with the quarantine going on, and now is an optimal time to finish it because a lot of it applies to good health practices as well as just manners. Being considerate means more than […]
Darkness 