I usually do some jumping jacks and a-skips right before my run. This morning a couple of deer in the front yard stared at me for a bit and took off. I totally felt judged. I know my jumping jacks were a little slack but wildlife judging me is a whole new experience.

Got new running shoes, Brooks Glycerin 22. While made for hard surfaces, they did really well on light trail and dirt roads. They pushed me to go faster than trail shoes.

📷 for @inlander.com. Hutton Settlement barn, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/culture/wash...

📷 for @inlander.com of the grand opening of Raze Early Learning & Development Center, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. 📷1) A choir from Little Scholars performs. 📷2) Founder Kerra Bower speaks. www.inlander.com/news/kerra-b...

📷 for @inlander.com of Terrain last year for a story about the event this year, which will take place Thursday, Oct. 2 as a ticketed preview night with the main free event Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/culture/terr...

📷 for @inlander.com. 📷1) Owner Paul Shields at Lantern Donuts, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. 📷2) (From the front, clockwise) Delicata Delight, Flower Power, Sacherdonut and Cold Joe donuts. www.inlander.com/food/coeur-d...

1/2 📷 for @inlander.com story about invasive species. 📷1) Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resource Specialist Nick Knauss and Aquatic Invasive Species K9 Fin check a boat for quagga and zebra mussels at a Watercraft Inspection Station, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Liberty Lake, Wash.

📷 for @inlander.com. 📷1) (From the top left, clockwise) Strawberry Sprinkle, Blueberry Cheesecake and S’mores doughnuts at 📷2) Blvd Doughnut Co., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. www.inlander.com/food/blvd-do...

📷 for @inlander.com. 📷1) Owner Ashley Werner at 📷2&3) The Guardian, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

Smoky sunrise in Spokane this morning.

1/2 📷 for @theinlander story about Pacific Northwest Food & Wine Festival, which runs 9/26-28. 📷1&2) A Night Cap, inspired by 📷1) Browne & Whiskey, back 2nd R, with a glass, back left, and bottle, back R, of 2021 L’Ecole No. 41 Cabernet Sauvignon, & bottle of Gran Moraine Yamhill-Carlton Brut Rosé.

Went to the Greek Festival at The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Spokane. Ate a couple of gyros and loukoumathes. I also got to hang out for a bit with my friend Nick Geranios, who is working the pita station.

📷 for @inlander.com. 📷1&2) Mark Terrano uses walnut ink to watercolor model Mel Schuhler during an Inland Northwest Figure Drawing session, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. 📷3) Group facilitator Daron Brunke. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

📷 for @inlander.com. Foray for the Arts co-founder Sarah Rooney at the Podium with Riverfront Park and downtown Spokane, Wash. in the background, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

1/4 📷 for Community Cancer Fund of The Boulevard Race, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Spokane, Wash.

1/4 📷 for @apnews.com. Washington won the Apple Cup NCAA college football game against Washington State 59-24, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Pullman, Wash. apnews.com/article/wash...

1/2 📷 for @inlander.com Annual Manual of a drag show at nYne, First Friday at Terrain and Insider Insights portraits this past summer in Spokane, Wash. issuu.com/theinlander/...

📷 for @investigatewest.bsky.social story about halt this year to humanitarian parole, including Uniting for Ukraine program. The Old Preacher owner/barber Maksym Bedenko, who came to U.S. under the program & able to re-enroll last year, cuts Igor Achkasov’s hair, 9/12/25, Spokane, WA. Link in reply

Running 36 miles a week. 14 miles is my long run which is a little longer than conventionally recommended but I guess I’m a little unconventional.

Lunch with my daughter earlier this week at Shawn O’Donnell’s in Spokane. I ate a 3-piece Fish & Chips and Clam Chowder.

Sunrise in Spokane this morning.

📷 for @inlander.com. 📷1) Spokane Public Library Community Educator Juan Juan Moses with 📷2) a basket of garlic, Japanese eggplant and better melon from the Shadle Park Library Discovery Garden, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/food/share-a...

1/2 Cover and layout of my 📷 for @inlander.com from the Spokane County interstate Fair, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/culture/the-...

I had some dental work done today, a filling and molar extraction. So happy they were able to do the exam, x-rays and then do all of the other work the same day so I don't have to return for another visit. I really, really, really don't like going to the dentist.

1/2 📷 for @inlander.com Health & Home. 📷3) Chowderhead 📷2) owner Travis Tveit 📷1, 4-6) makes 📷7) Tomato Basil Soup, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/health-and-h...

I run laps on Rimrock on longer runs for a reason. I’ll get to the gate and think to myself “are you going to do the last lap or are you a quitter?” It’s easier to run home at that point. There’s no quitting and I feel that it’s made me stronger mentally since physically I have it within me.

The waning gibbous moon rises, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Spokane, Wash.

1/3 📷 for @seattletimes.com of Washington State’s 36-13 win against San Diego State in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Pullman, Wash. www.seattletimes.com/sports/wsu-c...

Smoky this morning from wildfires in the region. View above Indian Canyon Park, Spokane, Wash.

📷 for @inlander.com. 📷1) Wander Spokane owner Alana Livingston, left, speaks with a tour group at Riverfront Park, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. 📷2) A Two-Person Cheese and Charcuterie Plate at Wanderlust Delicato during a stop on the tour. www.inlander.com/food/discove...

📷 for @inlander.com story about 📷2) a dry section of the Spokane River last week. 📷 from Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Spokane Valley, Wash., between Old Mission Trailhead & Natural Area and N. Barker Rd. 📷1) Steve Box walks on a dry section on the Spokane River. www.inlander.com/news/a-porti...

I was fortunate to have photographed George Raveling for @apnews.com when he was honored by Washington State, where he was a former men’s basketball coach, in Pullman, WA, 2/9/20. His family released a statement yesterday stating that he succumbed to cancer. apnews.com/article/rave...

Air quality is getting worse from wildfire smoke. If it looks like 80s LA smog outside I’m still running. It I can’t see the second or third row of trees I might possibly think about not running.

📷 for @inlander.com. 📷1) Co-owner Paul Gill at Remi’s Cafe, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. 📷2) Pancake Tacos from the kids menu. www.inlander.com/food/remis-c...

📷 for @inlander.com give guide. Partners with Families and Children’s current Courthouse Facility Dog Tori, left, and Skipper, who just retired, along with 📷1) Program Director Stephanie Widhalm. Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

1/3 📷 for @seattletimes.com. End of the game was very interesting as Idaho’s Cameron Pope kicked field goal to tie the score at 10-10 with Washington State’s Jack Stevens kicking a field goal of his own with seconds left to win game 13-10. 8/30/25 Pullman, WA. www.seattletimes.com/sports/wsu-c...

Went to Bruncheonette in Spokane with my daughter earlier this week. I ate a Chicken Fried Steak and Bacon Sticky Bun.

Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist in Gaza for The Associated Press, was killed by an Israeli strike on a hospital. She was 33. During the war, Dagga regularly based herself at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. S

📷 for @inlander.com give guide of Manzanita House, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. 📷1) Naturalization Program Manager Estella Orellana. 📷2) Information on a wall as Administrative Specialist Eugenia Guseynova works. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

📷 for @inlander.com of Woodside Swing at Woman's Club of Spokane, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/culture/wood...

Sunrise near Indian Canyon Park in Spokane this morning.

The most effective strength exercise that has benefited my running so far is doing Bulgarian split squats. They hurt in a good way

📷 for @inlander.com of new Gonzaga University President Dr. Katia Passerini during a press conference at Jundt Art Museum on the school’s campus, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/news/gonzaga...

📷 for @inlander.com of the Spokane Lawn Bowling Club, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/culture/the-...

📷 for @inlander.com of the Griffin Tavern Kitchen + Taphouse, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. 📷1) Fish and Chips, Tavern Nachos and a Red Dragon. 📷2) Self-serve beer taps. www.inlander.com/food/unwind-...

Ate Jerk Chicken from Mrs. Donna’s Jamaican Food at Unity in the Community at Riverfront Park in Spokane today.

It didn’t feel like I put in extra effort today but got a personal record on this difficult hill. This is only the second time I’ve run this segment in under a minute.

📷 for @inlander.com of Henry and his people Vicki and Craig Leuthold, the owners of Maryhill Winery, on the tasting room patio in Kendall Yards, Spokane, Wash., Friday, July 18, 2025. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

📷 for @inlander.com. Owners Hospital Manager Jessica Osborne, left, and Dr. Megan Bauer at Latah Creek Animal Hospital, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

📷 for @inlander.com of Selkirk 📷1) with his people Brian Trafford and Joanna Balin, and 📷3) on the cover of the pet issue. Cannon Hill Park, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/special-guid...