Cars heading westbound idling at $4.09/gal. I covered the 3 miles in 11 mins for $0.10/mile and that accounts for every penny I’ve spent on this bike. Plus I get to eat cheesecake tonight.

In an attempt to branch out from only having hobbies that can land me in the emergency room, I’m learning how to turn wood. Spalted tamarind and olive.

If you want to view the Artemis II gallery, please go here: www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-m... A fave of mine so far is Mission Specialist Koch looking back at the Earth. The first woman on a lunar mission looking back at the mother of all humans. www.nasa.gov/image-detail...

Albuquerque had *by far* the hottest March on record, beating the old record by 6.5°. The average temperature was 4.5° warmer than *April's* average. 13 of the 31 days broke record high temperatures. #NMwx

The National Weather Service is warning of a significant fire weather pattern that will begin developing this weekend and extend through next week. The public is strongly advised to avoid all fire-related activities, as conditions will continue to be conducive to rapid fire growth:

The only way things get better is when a majority of people in the US stop being tribal and start being thoughtful. Pull your face away from your screen and try doing something helpful for someone you don’t know.

In a sea of opinions about the role of LLMs in academics I offer my own. Apart from being harmful, exploitive plagiarism machines, LLMs rob us of the opportunity to experience the gift of friction in writing, which changes how we think. We must not give away that gift. doi.org/10.1002/fee....

I have this tall pot that I use when I make popcorn. When I throw in the test kernels, it’s almost like I’m holding tryouts to see who’s got game and can jump out of the pot.

Some trees in Albuquerque are leafing out over three weeks earlier than normal! 🌳 According to the National Phenology Network, trees around the metro have been getting their leaves anywhere from 10 to 25 days ahead of schedule. #NMwx

December 2025 through February 2026 was the 2nd warmest winter on record for the Contiguous U.S. according to Prism climate data. The widespread record to near record warmth in the west easily outweighed the cool temps in the east. 🔥🔥🔥

I think academic journals should try and make the login process even more difficult for reviewers. It is really a test of a reviewer's commitment.* *written using the sarcasm font.

Saw the Vandoliers for the first time this past Sunday. Can’t get enough.

Record high winter temperatures and ongoing snow drought are leaving New Mexico with a fraction of its typical snow pack and at higher risk of wildfire, even after accounting for February storms, according to a recent briefing from NOAA scientists. buff.ly/OjuSVwX

Warren at the Lensic last night. What a fantastic show!

Skied into our research site in the Southern Sierra. It was nice to get out, but terrifying how little snow is on the ground. In a normal year we would have had to shovel our way into that cabin.

New Mexico's snowpack is sitting at just 38% of normal right now, the second lowest on record to date. Records go back to 1987. The worst year to date was in 2018 when it was at 28% of normal. #NMwx

Packing up for the field and listening to Further 12-31-2009. Been revisiting a bunch of Dead incarnations the past several weeks.

Free Walking/Rolling at Winrock Mall I'd like to report this as "Winrock Mall closes street to vehicular traffic to create pedestrian mall," but the fact drivers can't turn from Pennsylvania NE into Winrock isn't about us/that. Well, at least directly. While I very much enjoyed seeing drivers…

Hope for a breakdown of La Niña and some spring moisture in the SW and CA. We’re going to see our wildland fire resources stretched thin this summer if something doesn’t give.

My colleagues Calvin Farris (NPS) and Ellis Margolis (USGS) led a landmark study in paleofire reconstruction. In addition to showing that fire management can restore past fire regimes, the demonstrated methods are a first in dendrochronology. 1/6 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The warmth in Albuquerque over the past four months has been remarkable and a bit alarming. Each month has ranked among the top five warmest on record. Taken together, this October through January period was nearly 3° warmer than the previous warmest period. #NMwx

Rode 9 mi to the train station to head up to the capital and put some of the tech we’re using for measuring fuel moisture, microclimate, and surface temp on display for state lawmakers. Rolled up the sport coat in a plastic bag so it could ride in the pannier. Glad I didn’t need a full on suit.

NEW EPISODE of #FireEcology Chats! 🔥 Bob Keane is joined by Kristen Shive and Scott Stephens to discuss litigation challenges threatening the resilience of Yosemite's giant sequoia trees #SNFECO Listen here: https://fireecology.org/feco-podcast/ep81

The @bikepackingcom.bsky.social folks put together a map of all the Alex Pretti memorial rides happening this weekend. Find one near you! @bikesky.social

A new paper led by @chrismarsh.bsky.social that uses post-fire planted seedlings to model near-term carbon uptake and estimate changes in C uptake under projected climate. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Dear software companies, stop trying to add AI to everything. A better strategy would be to make your core software function in an intuitive manner.

🌡️ The numbers are officially in for 2025: New Mexico tied for the 2nd warmest year on record with 2024. This is all part of a very obvious warming trend since the late 1970s. 9 of the 10 warmest years on record have been since 2000. #NMwx

RIP Bobby. Listening to Highgate, VT 7/13/94 now apnews.com/article/bob-...

Just finished up 10,000 km for the year. 7950 was commuting to work. The best rides were trail rides with friends.

Numerous record high temperatures were broken again today across New Mexico. It is quickly becoming one of the warmest Decembers on record for the state. #NMwx

INRAE is recruiting: @umr-iam.bsky.social should soon be offering a permanent position as a research scientist to study the effect of #microbiota on #tree #health. Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !

Wrapping up this week with another great day of trail riding. My favorite sign here is the ‘mountain bike optimized’ sign to let everyone else know to be aware and prepared to move. Also a big fan of the ‘no e-bikes’ sign.

The last of my dissertation work is in Ecosystems! Please reach out if I can share a PDF (or a story about trying to do field work during the two biggest California fire years on record 🥲)

Today’s installment involves riding challenging terrain with an old friend. Great way to spend the day.

Hard to beat slick rock and ocotillo

Mood enhancer

You would think that this forecast for Albuquerque looks normal for this time of year based on how steady it is. But each high for the next week and a half is 10° to 20° warmer than normal! #NMwx

Because of phantom references, refs in languages other than English, and incorrect refs, I could tell that ~60% of my 400 level ugrads outsourced their papers to LLMs. I asked them why they thought anyone would hire them to do a mediocre job they could just get AI to do themselves?

Letting the semester go…

1/3 In our new peer-reviewed paper, we estimate that aboveground forest carbon storage is projected to decrease by 18% (796 Tg C) under +2°C climate warming in the western US. 🧪🌍 This has big implications for carbon offset programs! Next slide, please ...

I remembered this book this morning while on my bike. I think our transition to an asshole culture is complete. When publish in 2012, James noted we were trending that way. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asshole...

I am giving a CalFire webinar tomorrow, Nov 25, at 3pm PDT on our work on Eastern Sierra post-fire forest regeneration, tree-shrub relationships, and cheatgrass invasion in the region (cue hissing noise). Register here! events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/d08db5...

Craig Finn, Patterson Hood, and Alejandro Escovedo. Wow!