john z newsletter march 2023

been a while since i've sent out a newsletter! hope you’ve been well.

since last time,

• i got a nice couple months of travel in. went on some nice hikes and spent time with a few friends that i don’t get enough time with. then i got a bike in seattle and cycled down the pacific coast again on my first long bicycle ride in over a decade. i took some clips along the way and put them into a video. i’m trying to publish a video every month, and i’ve been releasing music that i use for the videos, too.

• i put out a book about the death valley loop. i like owning guidebooks to places i’m interested in as a way to relax and dream about an adventure. it was fun to put together and i really like having a physical object to commemorate a significant experience.

  

• i rode some roller coasters.

  

• i moved back to cincinnati. it is hard to believe it has been over seven years since i moved away. it is good to be back. i’ve been in a short term rental but will be moving into some interesting spaces in april. i’m excited to share more from them.

• i’m selling some hiking gear again. there’s a pretty big difference between making my own gear and making it available to others, but i’m really just excited to be sharing my things again. the business is called meadowphysics and i have some backpacks and a few shelters for sale now.

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- john z