Chris Brooks

· 5mo ago

Texas and Louisiana: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/05/02/texas-and-louisiana

Texas and Louisiana

I crossed Texas west to east without getting on an interstate. Didn’t feel slowed down and the enjoyment ratcheted up.

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ellane Coeus looks interesting but hard to see how it differs from my current Obsidian + Claude Code (or Codex) workflow.

· 5mo ago

On the Road Again, Solo: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/04/23/on-the-road-again-solo

On the Road Again, Solo

I started my eastward journey yesterday morning, sadly without Julie. She flew to NY the night before to help take care of her ailing father.

· 5mo ago

Arizona and New Mexico: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/04/26/arizona-and-new-mexico

Arizona and New Mexico

I flew through Arizona and New Mexico but made some time for golf and some good food.

· 5mo ago

Album Club: My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/04/19/elvis-costello-my-aim-is-true/

Album Club: My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello

Discussed on April 19, 2026. Picked by Jim. I forgot to pick my cut! Not even sure what I would have picked.

· 6mo ago

Backpacking Grand Gulch - Collins to Kane Gulch: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/04/09/backpacking-grand-gulch

Backpacking Grand Gulch - Collins to Kane Gulch

Julie and I joined Jim and Mike for 5 days of backpacking in Cedar Mesa in April 2026.

· 6mo ago

Day 4 - Bullet junction to Turkey Pen: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/04/04/day-4-bullet-junction-to-turkey-pen

Day 4 - Bullet junction to Turkey Pen

Day 4 was a grind! But still awesome. We had a stretch goal of about 10 miles and we made it to about 9, largely because we had to continue until we found water.

· 6mo ago

Day 3 - Cow Canyon to Bullet Junction: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/04/03/day-3-cow-canyon-to-bullet-junction

Day 3 - Cow Canyon to Bullet Junction

An easier day of trail finding and hiking got us to Bullet Canyon early enough to setup camp, regroup, and head up Bullet to see some amazing ruins.

· 6mo ago

Album Club: Rocket to Russia - Ramones: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/03/31/ramones-rocket-to-russia/

Album Club: Rocket to Russia - Ramones

While camping together in Canyonlands / Needles, Jim and I discussed our 3rd (so far) pick from 1977: Rocket to Russia by Ramones.

· 6mo ago

Album Club: Rocket to Russia - Ramones: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/03/31/ramones-rocket-to-russia/

Album Club: Rocket to Russia - Ramones

While camping together in Canyonlands / Needles, Jim and I discussed our 3rd (so far) pick from 1977: Rocket to Russia by Ramones.

· 6mo ago

Islands in the Sky: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/03/29/islands-in-the-sky

Islands in the Sky

We spent two nights in Dead Horse Point State Park and made a brief swing through the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands.

· 6mo ago

Return to Arches: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/03/27/return-to-arches

Return to Arches

We made our fourth or fifth return trip to Arches earlier this week, meeting up with friends Jim and Jill and staying in the incredible Devil’s Garden campground.

· 6mo ago

Trans Europe Express: https://chrisbrooks.org/blog/2026/03/15/kraftwerk-trans-europe-express

Album Club: Trans Europe Express — Kraftwerk