Retired MSFT - Security-Computer-Network-ICS-SCADA - I have a very particular set of skills-Military Brat-#PNW Me - gandalfddi.github.io Ridin' My Motorcycle - gandalfddi.github.io/motorcycle.html Space Shuttle - gandalfddi.github.io/shuttle.htmlhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mlyg6f4t4z2dRode my #Motorcycle #Motosky to Palouse Falls, May 11, 2026. If you visit you have to go in the spring because the falls dry up later. 2ish miles of hard pack / gravel. Didn't drop the bike :-). #Nature #Photography https://parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/palouse-falls-state-park-heritage-site16 May 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyg6f4t4z2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mkzxohac3523Flowers in Joshua Tree. #Nature #Photography #NPS04 May 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzxohac3523https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mktylhq53t2nI heard that Grok will be integrated into the Pentagon's military network. SpaceX probably uses Grok for decision making. Long discussion with Grok about having to reframe the question multiple times to get a correct answer. My assessment is, in the end, someone will die. https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMw_75396ef9-da28-4e7d-a07b-64021fcd97f102 May 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktylhq53t2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mksmetkjvr2fNorthern Coast of #Scotland, August 2014 — somewhere along the Assynt coast, where the heather drops straight into turquoise water. One of those places that stays with you long after the road trip ends. #Nature #Photography01 May 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksmetkjvr2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mkqhdm5mmu2pPulled over in the Snoqualmie Valley. Cascades on the horizon, pasture in front, bike still warm. Some views earn the stop. 🏍️ #Motorcycle #Mototsky #Nature #Photography30 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqhdm5mmu2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mkldtvf7v62qCO-129 northbound #Motorcycle #Motosky out of #Colorado — high desert, sagebrush, and a sky that goes all the way down to the ground. Vast open plains. The Hermetic texts were written for exactly this kind of road. #Nature #Photography28 Apr 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkldtvf7v62qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mken2r5n7a25On the Seattle Waterfront today Bluebird morning at Seattle's new Overlook Walk. Looking northwest over Pier 62 across Elliott Bay to the Olympics, with a Pier 66 cruise ship just out of frame. #Nature #Photography https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=47.608556%7E-122.342951&lvl=18&style=h26 Apr 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mken2r5n7a25https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mkazd7nhlk2sQuicksand Cove, Aialik Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, #Alaska — July 28, 2024. Panoramic view toward the Kenai Mountains. Low stratus on the ridgeline; residual summer snow streaks the darker rock faces above the tree-line-free green talus slopes. #Nature #Photography https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=59.832922~-149.811171&lvl=15.2&style=h24 Apr 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkazd7nhlk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mjxm3nyosf2bBow River near Banff, Alberta — July 2025. That color isn't a filter. Glacial meltwater does that. Part of my #Route66 → #Canada #Motorcycle ride. Full writeup and route: https://gandalfddi.z19.web.core.windows.net/motorcycle_route66_2025-07-01_07-02.html #Motosky #Banff #Alberta20 Apr 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxm3nyosf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mjsy3vrcgx26Nice #Motorcycle #Motosky ride today in the sunshine. Ride from Monroe SR2 up SR9 to SR20, cut out I-5 boring part, SR2 back to Monroe on the #Triumph Tiger 2024, #Washington. The nice curvy part of SR9 starts at 45:40, the gorgeous view of the Cascades starts at 1:16:32: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MJtjzw2Y4w19 Apr 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsy3vrcgx26https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mjpynjylcz2aMt Rainier, October 2025. Just above the Paradise Parking Lot. #PNW #Nature #Photography17 Apr 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpynjylcz2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mjhuzoaqon25#Motorcycle #Motosky Trip in the Western United States, travelling down #Nevada 305 south #Nature #Photography The trip on June 2, 2019: https://gandalfddi.z19.web.core.windows.net/motorcycle_moab_2019-06-02.html14 Apr 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhuzoaqon25https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mjdk6iwznm2aA #Motorcycle #Motosky ride around the #Snoqualmie valley #PNW on my #Harley Road King 2005. A almost-sunshine-day between rain days: https://youtu.be/In7lWB8zpJA12 Apr 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdk6iwznm2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mjct5sy7cv27Mojave Desert June 2025. Vast landscape of nothing. So peaceful. #Motorcycle #Motosky #Route66 #Nature #Photography From my Route 66 ride: https://gandalfddi.z19.web.core.windows.net/motorcycle_route66_2025-06-16_06-18.html12 Apr 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjct5sy7cv27https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mj6zmaula72w#Australia Wineglass Bay January 2026 Not too hard of a hike, 6 miles & 1,200 foot elevation gain: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/tasmania/wineglass-bay11 Apr 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6zmaula72whttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mj3e37333k2nEven the EFF has given up on Twitter. Classed pretty much in the same bucket as Truth Social. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3e37333k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mizyiee3b722Blue Lake September 2020, #PNW #Nature #Photography Nice hike, 4.4 miles round trip, 1000 ft elevation gain. Check to make sure Route 20 is open: https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/blue-lake09 Apr 2026 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizyiee3b722https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mixfpqywhk26A #Motorcycle #Motosky ride around the Snoqualmie Valley #PNW. Carnation Farm Road up West Snoqualmie to High Bridge then to Monroe and Duvall https://youtu.be/pRrRMdyujSc08 Apr 2026 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixfpqywhk26https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3miu2faelhx22Uploaded BUNCH of #NASA #SpaceShuttle #Shuttle clipart from the 1990's. Converted from Superpaint, MacDraw, Etc.. Credit to William Harwood (William Harwood) that created a bunch of these, don't remember how I got the others: https://gandalfddi.z19.web.core.windows.net/shuttle.html Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1y3SspQUtNFS9DozRDbScFYT91I062Ikr06 Apr 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu2faelhx22https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mirjzwmxhr2uFreycinet National Park #Australia January 2026. #Nature #Photography05 Apr 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirjzwmxhr2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mipu74zw4n22A #Snoqualmie #PNW #Motorcycle #Motosky Ride, Ben Howard Road near Monroe, snow topped mounts in the distance #Nature #Photography05 Apr 2026 03:56 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipu74zw4n22https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mimcoi7fpz2sMt #Rainier on a smokey day #NPS #Nature #Photography03 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimcoi7fpz2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mid5ey45yc2qWe shall never forget what is riding on each flight, never forget that human lives are at stake in everything we do, never forget that flight crews depend on each of us to be the best we can be. Our astronauts ask no more, and we can give nothing less. --Richard H. Truly31 Mar 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mid5ey45yc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mibwd6mfv22tWind Cave National Park October 2024. Getting about as close to a Bison as I would dare, camera on zoom. Watching the entire time to make sure that they didn't get up. #NPS #Nature #Photography.30 Mar 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibwd6mfv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mi3phhfthr2s#Motorcycle #Motosky ride to Olympic National Park May 2020 Dog Mountain Trailhead. #Nature #Photography #PNW (No I didn't hike the entire trail) https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/dog-mountain28 Mar 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3phhfthr2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mhwskph2k62tLatest & Greatest additions to my #Motorcycle #Motosky #Biker #Meme, Page 50, last 9 meme's. You might notice a pattern with this particular set of #Memes :-) My favorite is attached: https://gandalfddi.z19.web.core.windows.net/motorcycle_memes_50.html 26 Mar 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwskph2k62thttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mhtmsg4pzk2q#Oahu #Waikiki Beach Sunset January 2025. #Nature #Photography #Hawaii Remembering a peaceful quiet Hawaii24 Mar 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtmsg4pzk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mhqfnnmxj522Great Ocean Road, London Bridge #Australia January 2026. #Nature #Photography. No hike even required, right off the road, easy to get to.23 Mar 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqfnnmxj522https://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mhojx5uiih2pAnother #Motorcycle #Motosky #PNW ride today, rode up & down the flooded Snoqualmie Valley again, beautiful ride, beautiful day. #Triumph Tiger 1200 yesterday (first picture) #Harley Road King 2005 from the other side today (second picture). Still nope to ride into THAT mess :-) ...22 Mar 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhojx5uiih2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gandalfddi.github.io/post/3mhmceaflik2cA #Motorcycle #Motosky #PNW ride today, rode up & down the flooded Snoqualmie Valley. Beautiful ride, beautiful day. The middle of this picture you can see the "Speed Limit 45" poking above the water and the "water over roadway" sign to the right. It is a mile across, river is usually 100 Ft across.22 Mar 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:dqbdba576phjp3tkt4midbgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmceaflik2c