Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Peter Meglis Traveling the world searching for fulfillment ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://petermeglis.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Week I Met My Cousin In Glacier National Park](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-7th-2022/) - Captured the one photo I've been dreaming of Got the van stuck for the first time Had the best work day I've ever had Chatted from the soul with my cousin Explored Glacier National Park for the first time and saw a bear cub - [What Happens When An Introvert Terrified Of Sales Sells His Car?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/when-an-introvert-terrified-of-sales-sells-his-car/) - I hate selling, so here are the 22 things I just learned about sales and self-confidence from selling my car. - [The Week I Spent My Life Savings At REI](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-28th-2023/) - What did the Ford technician say about my van issue? Spending my life savings at REI for their anniversary sale, and does good customer service actually make a difference? - [The Week I Finally Sold My 4Runner!](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-18th-2023/) - This week: I finally sold my 4Runner!!! What's my next major project then? and how is the rest of the travel planning going? - [The Week I Accepted An Offer For My 4Runner](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-11th-2023/) - This Week: I accepted an offer for my 4Runner! What does my storage unit look like after a year of van life? and why was getting a haircut a highlight from my week? - [When Van Life Leads To Unexpected Connections](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-4th-2023/) - This Week: We just made a HUGE sale! The spontaneous and unexpected connections of van life, and reliving the 2021 photos that gave me the travel bug. - [What Does It Look Like To Have Unlimited Curiosity?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-14th-2023/) - This Week: What do dogs and kids have in common that you might not think? Are you willing to do what it takes to achieve what you admire? And exploring a lens to my past self. - [The Week I Started Planning For Travel Abroad](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-21st-2023/) - Why am I traveling abroad? I was so close to selling it, and the Canadian wildfire smoke. - [From Camping In National Forest To Soaking In Hot Springs](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-17th-2022/) - Updates from my week of Monday July 11th to Sunday July 17th, 2022. - [The Week I Explored Santa Fe, New Mexico](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-10th-2022/) - Updates from Wednesday June 29th to Sunday July 10th, 2022 (about a week and a half). - [The Week I Explored Salt Lake City's Connect Pass](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-24th-2022/) - Here's a little highlight reel of the past week, Monday July 18th to Sunday July 24th, 2022. - [The Week Of Unexpected Events In Idaho](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-30th-2022/) - Here's a little highlight reel of the past week-ish (Monday July 25th to Saturday July 30th, 2022). I think I'd like to have these posted on Sundays, that feels like a nice thing to have. Whether or not I actually write them on Sundays is a different question lol. Today is actually Tuesday the 2nd - [From Meeting New People In Montana To New People In Seattle](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-14th-2022/) - Meeting other nomads, camping in the Cascades, and exploring Seattle - highlights from the last week. - [The Week Of Coffee And Food In Seattle](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-21st-2022/) - We left off Life Update August 14th, 2022 crashing on the couch of Courtney and Nic's (high school/work friend) at 1am... Read on to see why my wallet is crying today... August 2022 TL;DR More socializing - who AM I? Coffee shops So much food, like so much I might need new shoes An indoor - [The Week Of The Event I'm Too Embarrassed To Remember](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-28th-2022/) - A story I'm almost too embarrassed to tell, Olympic National Park, hiking up ropes and ladders, and a proposal?? - [The Week I Found My Limits In Portland, Oregon](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-4th-2022/) - Addicted to what?? Exhausted from what?? This week I added security upgrades to the van, headed south to Portland, OR, and found some of my working limits. - [Camping Under An Active Volcano For 120 Hours](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-11th-2022/) - CAMPING UNDER AN ACTIVE VOLCANO FOR 120 HOURS, undergoing an identity change, and a day in the life camping in the forest. - [The Week I Drove Oregon's Pacific Coast Highway](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-18th-2022/) - Meditating at one of the most beautiful places; Adding structure to my (second) brain; Highlights from driving Oregon's Pacific Coast Highway - [The Week I Camped On California's Lost Coast](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-25th-2022/) - Almost swept away by the ocean, hiking 6 miles in the dark through redwoods, and camping in the most remote portion of the California coast! - [The Week I Visited The Largest Tree In The World](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-2nd-2022/) - Fall is upon us and I found some BEAUTIFUL fall colors, learning the skill of cold water plunges, and a peek into the spontaneity of life on the road! - [What Do Fish Have To Do With Mental Health?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-9th-2022/) - What do fish have to do with mental health? Don't ask how many days it's been since I took a shower, and more incredible fall colors in the Sierras. - [The Week I Road Tripped From Tahoe To Colorado](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-16th-2022/) - Fall in Tahoe, road trippin', and the unexplainable connection that I suddenly had. - [An Embarrassing Story Of A Sewing Catastrophe](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-23rd-2022/) - The question I was wondering about for the past 3 months, the stuff I'm never buying again, and yet another embarrassing story. - [How I Learned I Should Value My Time](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-30th-2022/) - These things have been the bane of my existence this past week, what I realized I SHOULDN'T do in the mornings, and taking out all my rage on this poor innocent thing. - [Bringing Back My Daily Videos To YouTube](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-6th-2022/) - The reasons behind bringing back my DailyVs, my accountability update on projects, and van life in Denver. - [Chill Van Life In Denver](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-13th-2022/) - What a chill van life day is like, spending most of my time at this place, and yep, it's true. I'm done. - [My Pipes Froze: Winter Van Life Panic](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-20th-2022/) - This week: The short-lived ski trip that ended quite unexpectedly, first 2 days back on the skis, and fighting demons inside. - [Why I'm Anti-Breakfast](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-27th-2022/) - This week: Another unexpected shift in the plans, days 3-6 back up in the mountains, and the transformational moment that immediately had cascading effects. - [The Vail Pow Day I'll Remember For The Rest Of My Life](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-4th-2022/) - This week: The pow day I'll remember for the rest of my life, what I was not expecting to find in the trees at Vail, and an important strategic breakthrough. - [Skiing Copper Mountain Completely Alone](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-11th-2022/) - This week: I was NOT supposed to be here, an unbelievable pow day in the trees at Vail, and my timetable for a day in the life. - [Finally Starting To See Results From My Identity Change](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-18th-2022/) - This week: Finally seeing some actual results, first ski days at Winter Park, and revealing some authenticity. - [Spending Christmas With My Family In Santa Fe, New Mexico](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-9th-2023/) - This week(s): Full Consistency Guide posted, spending the holidays in Santa Fe, and if you're looking for raw authenticity, definitely don't scroll to the bottom... - [The Week I Left My Family In Santa Fe, New Mexico](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-15th-2023/) - This week: Leaving Santa Fe and heading north, skiing double blacks in New Mexico?? and getting over my excuse for not exercising. - [The Week I Road Tripped To Steamboat Springs](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-22nd-2023/) - This week: The transformation I didn't expect to have while riding a chairlift, my worst, but actually my best DailyV, and my first day skiing at Steamboat Springs! - [Skiing Steamboat's Champagne Powder Mega-Storms](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-29th-2023/) - This week: Spending longer than I expected here, skiing the Steamboat mega-storm champagne powder, and finding a lost child alone in the trees at Steamboat Ski Resort. - [Van Life At -24ºF: Did My Pipes Make It?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-5th-2023/) - This week: Van life in -24ºF temperatures. Did my pipes freeze AGAIN? Leaving my second home 😥 These Utah mountains are FAKE. See for yourself. - [The Week I Skied The World-Famous Alta and Snowbird](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-12th-2023/) - The most UNBELIEVABLE breakfast sandwich I'll ever have, skiing the world-famous Snowbird and Alta, and yes! This improvement is going in the right direction! - [The Week I Hit A Mental Slump](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-19th-2023/) - Hitting a mental slump this week, a crunchy, hard-packed, bluebird day at Brighton, and making salmon tikka masala IN MY VAN. - [The Week Of The 2 FOOT Park City Storm](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-26th-2023/) - This week: I quit this thing and then my social media growth exploded, skiing 2 FEET of pow at Park City, and I started watching WHAT??? - [The Week That Saved My Ski Season](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-5th-2023/) - This Week: After seeing this I said, "F*ck this I can't go back," the absolute mayhem on a 2 foot pow day, and did these just save my ski season? - [The Week That Changed My Life: A 20" Pow Day at Snowbird](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-12th-2023/) - This Week: A 20" life-changing pow day at Snowbird, what it's like to score first chair at Park City, and I am now Italian. Check out these pastas I've been making! - [The Week I Road Tripped To California](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-19th-2023/) - This Week: A Day-In-The-Life of urban van life, fixing a van life problem that's been making me anxious for months, and road tripping to this western state! - [When Twitter Explodes: From 10 Views To 35,169](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-26th-2023/) - This Week: What happens during a 20" pow day at Mammoth and all the locals are sick of the snow? How I went from 10 views on my tweets to 35,169 in 24 hours and I got my van stuck in the snow... - [The Week Of The Crazy Breath Work Session](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-5th-2026/) - This Week Going from no YouTube videos to recording 4 this week. The wild breath work experience I had this week. Snaps from this week. - [The Week Of The Dates](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-29th-2026/) - This Week Getting back to work and gym. Some updates that affect my stay in Bali long term. A crazy sunset this week. - [The Week Of The Second Insane Bali Villa](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-21st-2026/) - This Week A week-long event in Bali staying at this insane villa. Why we ended up moving places. All the activities we did this week with the guys. - [The Week Of The Podcast](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-14th-2026/) - This Week Am I still locking myself in my room? How the sunset beach photoshoot went. How the podcast went this week with a friend. - [The Week Of The Great Lock In](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-7th-2026/) - This Week Rebuilding my coaching offer from the ground up. How it felt to lock myself in my room this week. A deep creative brainstorm session about what really matters to me. - [The Week Of Familiar Spaces, Gym, And YouTube Videos](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-31st-2026/) - This Week Coming back to more familiar spaces this week. Progress update on my bulking/gaining muscle journey. Getting back on YouTube after a month break. - [The Week Of The Nirvana Socializing Moments](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-24th-2026/) - This Week Hitting a new max heart rate during a sprint. How my reels have been performing lately. Sharing some actual raw/real socializing moments from this week. - [The Week Of Settling Back Into Bali](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-17th-2026/) - This Week Going back to Tribal and Nirvana and recognizing people from last year. What life and work has been like lately. Getting back into socializing consistently again. - [The Week Of The Kuala Lumpur Errands](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-10th-2026/) - This Week That final morning down by the beach in Montenegro. Flying to Kuala Lumpur to get some errands done. The final leg of this trip! - [The Week Of The Budva Montenegro Event](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-3rd-2026/) - This Week My final days in Granada, Spain. The night out in Belgrade, Serbia and what I thought about it. The community event in Budva, Montenegro. - [The Week I Flew Back To Granada, Spain](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-26th-2026/) - This Week My final days packing up the van in the U.S. How close I was to my Uber showing up. Spending my birthday back with the guys in Granada. - [The Week Of Exploring Salt Lake City With Family](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-19th-2026/) - This Week Exploring Salt Lake City and the area with my family! What we saw at Antelope State Park. My first aquarium in probably decades haha! - [The Week Of The Admin Travel Logistics](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-12th-2026/) - This Week Going down to Midvale, the coffee shop I haven't been to in 3 years A big spike in my Instagram reel performance this past week The admin and logistics I've been working on this week - [The Week Of The Coffee Shop Exchanges And Rolling Down A Hill](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-5th-2026/) - This Week What made me roll down a hill this week The exchanges with the baristas this week and being recognized The mental boundary I set this week and how it went - [The Week Of Coffee, New YouTube Process, And A Demotivating Experience](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-29th-2026/) - This Week What it's been like going to coffee shops in the morning lately. The new YouTube video process I've been experimenting with. A very demotivating experience in the gym this week. - [The Week Of Deep Inner Work, Laptop Issues, and Warm Spring Days](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-22nd-2026/) - This Week Gorgeous warm spring days and fiery sunsets here in Utah. The issue my laptop started having and how it turned out. The deep inner work I've been doing lately. - [The Week The Trees Started Blooming](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-15th-2026/) - This Week Snaps from the week, sunshine and warmth and trees blooming How differently I've been approaching CTAs on Instagram lately Sharing some of my deep inner journaling from this week - [The Week I Got Sick In Utah](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-8th-2026/) - This Week What happened getting sick this week. The video that popped off this past week. What actually made me buy the van almost 4 years ago. - [The Week Of Coffee Shops, Focusing, and Training](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-1st-2026/) - This Week What I made to change up my food routine and how it ended up. This new tool I learned to use in coaching. How training has been going lately. - [The Week Of The Park City Double Pow Day](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-22nd-2026/) - This Week The most unbelievable ski days I've ever had. And caught on GoPro. Where I got my van stuck. How these no-input meals have been going lately. - [The Week I Drove Back Out To Utah](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-15th-2026/) - This Week Why an overnight stop in Vernal, Utah meant so much. Skiing the first powder in over a month at Park City. An honest look at the other side of living in a van. - [The Week Of Coaching And Content Flow](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-8th-2025/) - This Week Flying back to Denver, my morning back in the van. How coaching and content has been going lately. The difference I've been feeling this week. - [The Week Of The Iceland Trip With The Boys](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-1st-2026/) - This Week Why I flew to Iceland for a week! All the places we packed in to 4 days - waterfalls, volcanoes, lagoons, etc. And some behind the scenes of how everything went. - [The Week Of Skiing And Feeling Exposed](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-25th-2026/) - This Week The reel that popped off to 19k views and why I felt exposed. Finally skiing again, how much snow we got this storm. Some thoughts on my growth edge right now. - [The Week Of More Battery Issues And Workouts](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-18th-2026/) - This Week The first week I got two YouTube videos out. What happened after my van battery died again. How my workouts have been now that I'm doing them first thing in the morning. - [The Week Of The Winter Wardrobe Update, Socializing, And My Van Not Starting](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-11th-2026/) - This Week My winter wardrobe update to compete with my European friends. How socializing has changed this week. What happened the morning my van didn't start... - [The Weeks Of Holidays With Family](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-4th-2026/) - This Week 3 weeks in this week's Life Update! My final week in Denver before flying out. Spending Christmas in the mountains of Virginia with my family. One extra week hanging out with the family. Why my flight back to Denver was special. - [The Week I Crossed 1,000 Followers On Instagram](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-14th-2025/) - This Week Skiing a beautiful pow day at Breck last weekend. Why I drove back down to Denver instead of staying up to ski more. What happened to my propane tank underneath my van this week. - [The Week Of Skiing In Colorado](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-7th-2025/) - This Week Another update on how the Instagram reels have been performing. My first day on skis for the season! Where I skied the powder storm this weekend. - [The Week Of Instagram Content, Battery Charging, and Skis](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-30th-2025/) - Pumping out Instagram content. The beginning of the ski arc. First snow of the season. - [The Week I Got Back To Denver Urban Van Life](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-23rd-2025/) - This Week How many new views and followers I got from my Instagram trial reels that popped off The thing that's been taking up a lot of time this week How it feels to socialize in the U.S. - [The Week I Came Back To My Van In The U.S.](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-16th-2025/) - This Week The final days abroad in Greece. Coming back to my van, did it start up? Were there any issues? Some raw thoughts about this next chapter of my life. - [The Week Of The Insane Greece Villa](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-9th-2025/) - This Week Exploring Athens and my first impressions. The insane Crete house. A week with the guys, hanging out, getting content, and renting a catamaran. - [The Week Of The Crazy Porto Villa](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-2nd-2025/) - This Week Why I stayed at this crazy villa in the countryside this week. Hanging with the guys chatting, playing padel, ping pong, exploring the house. Where I flew off to next. - [The Week I Finally Left Bali](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-26th-2025/) - This Week The craziness of the final days in Bali, fitting it all in. Final reflections leaving Bali after 6 months. My impressions coming back to Porto and how things have changed. - [The Week Of The Second Speech](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-19th-2025/) - This Week How I prepared for my second speech at the Give It All event. How it went! A realization I had about discomfort, comfort, and my own growth. - [The Week Of Content, The Deep Dive, and Feeling Behind](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-12th-2025/) - This Week The Instagram Reels that I've been working well. My first 3-hour half day deep dive session with a client. Why I've been feeling behind lately. - [The Week Of The Business Mastermind, New Addictions, and Tears](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-5th-2025/) - This Week How the business mastermind went! Why I started crying this week and what happened The actual feeling behind "locking in" - [The Week Of Goals, Manifestation, and Intuition](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-28th-2025/) - This Week Already starting to manifest my new dreams. My goals for the last 4 weeks in Bali. What happened when I started listening to my intuition more. - [The Week Of The Jatiluwih Rice Terraces Trip](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-21st-2025/) - This Week Why I decided to drive up to a cabin in the mountains this week. The insane photos from Jatiluwih Rice Terraces. Some raw thoughts on fear and feelings this week. - [The Week Of The Rain, Social Moments, And New Lessons](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-14th-2025/) - This Week Pictures from the rain storm that came through this week. Meaningful networking and social moments, and why they stood out. A new lesson I learned this week about myself. - [The Week I Finally Got Back to 100% Sleep Scores](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-7th-2025/) - This Week My first 3 nights in a row back at 100% sleep in months. The thing people kept asking me about this week. What I got interviewed about this week. - [The Week Of The Kintamani Motorcycle Trip](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-31st-2025/) - This Week An update on my sleep and health prioritization. The Kintamani motorcycle trip with the boys. How the coaching business is going. - [The Week Of Partying](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-30th-2025/) - This Week So many nights out this week. My second time going to Uluwatu and why it was so much better this time. How things changed when everyone left. - [The Week I Ventured Out Of Canggu](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-22nd-2025/) - This Week Dinners and deep conversations. The trip up to Tabanan for brunch. The day trip down to Uluwatu and what my takeaway was. - [The Week Of The Emotional Release](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-15th-2025/) - This Week So much journaling, finally unlocking the emotional releases. The omens that came to me this week. The second run with the big trust unlock. - [The Week When It Started Catching Up To Me](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-24th-2025/) - This Week The progress and signs I've been getting around this new coaching path. The good and the meh around late nights this week. The sleep struggle finally catching up to me. - [The Week Of The Uncomfortable Networking Events](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-17th-2025/) - This Week The networking events I went to this week and the transformational takeaways Why I decided to start coaching myself The food from the week section has returned this post! - [The Week I Got Knocked Out With Bali Belly](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-10th-2025/) - This Week Getting sick with Bali Belly for the second time ever. How I've felt getting back into working from coffee shops. Some honest thoughts from the week. - [The Week Of Stepping On Stage](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-3rd-2025/) - This Week How my first speech in years went this week! Why I went partying again this weekend. The takeaways I had from this two-day 3am-7am Zoom event. - [The Week Of The New Identity](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-27th-2025/) - This Week Why I started training Muay Thai. The top takeaways I'm integrating from last week's Bali Intensive mastermind. Some of the most meaningful feedback I've ever received. - [The Week Of The Motorbike, Gym Progress, and Sauna Conversations](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-25th-2025/) - This Week: Reaching an inflection point with my business. The new strong drive I've felt this week. The socializing and networking I've been up to. - [The Week Of The Bali Intensive Event](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-21st-2025/) - This Week What happened at the Bali Intensive event out in East Bali and just how beautiful the resort was Some of the beliefs that broke being around people making $50k/mo+ Some of the best ideas, notes, and takeaways I had from this weekend - [The Week Of The Signs From The Universe](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-14th-2025/) - This Week The signs from the universe I've been getting this week. How and why I felt different at the networking talk. The questions and energy I've been trying with people. - [The Week Of Social Events And Nights Out](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-6th-2025/) - This Week Driving back to Canggu from Uluwatu. Many, many nights out with friends. Interesting thoughts and conversations from the week. - [The Week Of The Identity Crisis](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-8th-2025/) - This Week Photos from the week - sunsets, coffee shops, and reading Date updates from the week The identity crisis - [The Week Of Growth, Routine, and Social Experiences](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-1st-2025/) - This Week Some of the rewarding conversations I had this week. The unexpected message I got from someone and how it happened. My honest and raw thoughts on growth and change. May 2025 Where In The World Was I? 🇮🇩 Bali, Indonesia Metrics From The Week Instagram use is now overtaking YouTube usage. I haven't - [The Week Of The Other Bali Villa](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-18th-2025/) - This Week: Moving to a different villa with the guys that stayed after last week's event. Getting back into the routine again and having some great dinner conversations. Why I'm deciding to pivot my YouTube channel again. - [The Week Of The Insane Bali Villa](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-11th-2025/) - This Week: The networking solutions chat that may be the start of something big. The INSANE villa I stayed at this week with a group of guys. A week of crazy activities (jetskis, gun range, meals, workouts) living in Bali. - [The Week I Flew Back To Bali, Indonesia](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-4th-2025/) - This Week: My final (social) days and events in Da Nang, Vietnam. The Bali taxi driver story. Comparing how much has changed here since I was here last. - [The Week Of Reflecting And Ripping Around On A Motorbike](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-27th-2025/) - This Week: The 3 social events I went to this week! Reflecting on another year around the sun. Ripping around Da Nang on a new motorbike. - [The Week Of The Vietnamese Kids On The Beach](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-20th-2025/) - Why these Vietnamese kids kept coming up to me at the beach These new fitness studio classes that I went to The types of other nomads I've been meeting here in Da Nang - [The Week Of Social Exchanges In Da Nang](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-13th-2025/) - This Week: How quickly things have changed, getting backlogged with new report requests! My pickleball experience trying to fit in playing with intermediates as my second time ever playing. A random social exchange that led me to a life coach and group coaching event. - [The Week Of Pickleball, Introspection, And The Nomad Party](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-6th-2025/) - This Week: Playing my first game of Pickleball this week! Why I ended up going to this Nomad party. Sharing some of my thoughts around this social exchange identity shift I'm working through. - [The Week I Did The Most Activities In Years](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-30th-2025/) - This Week: Doing the one touristy thing in Kuala Lumpur that I've been putting off for 3 months. Flying to Da Nang, Vietnam! The first thing I did when I got here. My exploration adventure day here in Da Nang: renting a motorbike - [The Week Of Editing, Wardrobe Updates, and Padel](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-23rd-2025/) - This Week: The feedback I got on my second YouTube report I delivered this week. The process it took updating my wardrobe while abroad. My second Padel class! - [The Week Of DMs and Infinity Pool Photos](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-16th-2025/) - This Week: A peek into my mind behind the scenes of sending outreach DMs. What I changed in my last YouTube video and how it went. Where I moved to this week and my honest thoughts. - [The Week Of My First Fun Activity](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-9th-2025/) - This Week: A brief update on my new business offer progress. Going to my first Padel 101 class! How I'd characterize my mindset right now when it comes to work+travel. - [The Week I Pivoted My Software Business](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-2nd-2025/) - This Week: Why I'm pivoting my software. Finding a hidden gem that I never knew existed! Snaps from a week working in Kuala Lumpur. - [The Week I Flew (Back) To Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-23rd-2025/) - This Week: The first thing I did when I got back to Kuala Lumpur. My routine the past week and what it's felt like being back here. The cost of living, pros/cons, and what the people are like. - [The Week I Got Sick In Kadikoy, Istanbul](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-17th-2025/) - This Week: Feeling off for a couple of days this week and how I got through it. My new workout partner at the gym. Some behind the scenes thoughts from this week - motivation, discipline, and on taking breaks. - [The Week I Found A Nomad House In Kadıköy, Istanbul](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-9th-2025/) - This Week: Doing touristy things - Turkish bakery, desserts, coffee Taking the ferry to Kadıköy and finding a digital nomad house. The food here in Kadıköy compared to the Europe side. - [The Week Of Working And Exploring Istanbul](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-2nd-2025/) - This Week: Pictures from a week exploring Istanbul. Did I get scammed getting a haircut? Sharing a journal entry from behind the scenes. - [The Week I Flew To Istanbul, Turkey](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-26th-2025/) - This Week: My final days in Porto. Flying to Istanbul, Turkey! Sharing my first impressions. What it's like behind the scenes of this lifestyle. - [The Week I Got Back To Coding Software Features In Porto](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-19th-2025/) - This Week: The 3 crazy new features I added to my software this week. How the second video on my rebranded YouTube channel performed. Walking all around Porto trying to find a place to record my next two videos. - [The Week My New YouTube Video Blew Up](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-12th-2025/) - This Week: How well my first (new) YouTube video performed! Pics from a week in Porto. My restaurant rotation for living in Porto. - [The Week I Flew To Porto, Portugal](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-5th-2025/) - This Week: Flying to Porto, Portugal and re-finding my routine. How long I spent on my first (new) YouTube video. What I've been eating in Porto. - [The Week I Flew Back To The U.S. From Europe](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-1st-2024/) - This Week: My last days in Granada and Malaga, Spain. Spending a 20 hour layover in Lisbon, Portugal. Back in the States! - [The Holiday Week In Miami With Family](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-30th-2024/) - This Week: My final days in the van. Getting the full Miami experience! Photos of all the places we went this week. What's next! - [The Week I Finally Left The Arizona Desert](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-22nd-2024/) - This Week: An update on my health metrics that were in the dumpster this week. Where and how I spent my final days camping in Arizona. An authentic glimpse into my thoughts and uncertainty. - [The Week I Got Sick In The Middle Of The Desert](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-15th-2024/) - This Week: The rebrand I'm taking on for my new personal brand. Exploring downtown Scottsdale's main street. Camping up in the plateau of Arizona. - [The Week Of Unbelievable Desert Sunsets](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-8th-2024/) - This Week: The pivot I'm making to my software. Why I didn't like going back to Phoenix this time. The unbelievable sunsets at this spot I camped at this week. - [The Week I Started Camping In The Arizona Desert](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-1st-2024/) - This Week: How I spent 4 days in the Phoenix area! My new self image. Is it working? Views from camping in the Arizona desert. - [The Week I Drove Down To Phoenix, Arizona](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-24th-2024/) - This Week: My final days in Budapest, Hungary. The connecting flight story in Istanbul. Why I drove down to Phoenix, Arizona. - [The Week In Budapest With The Boys](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-17th-2024/) - This Week: All the highlights from a week in Budapest with the guys. A boat tour around the famous parliament building and exploring the Christmas markets. Breaking down my fears and limiting beliefs about posting on social media. - [The Week I Flew To Budapest, Hungary](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-10th-2024/) - This Week: How long it took me to pack my van and bags, and why. Flying to Budapest, Hungary! My first impressions. The delicious food from Budapest so far. - [The Week I Finished Optimizing My Software](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-3rd-2024/) - This Week: Getting back into a week of Denver urban van life working from coffee shops. Finishing the optimization of my software and adding user accounts/payments! An update on my ankle sprain from last week. - [The Week I Sprained My Ankle In The Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-27th-2024/) - This Week: Finally completing my major software refactor. The camp spot I found with gorgeous views. How I sprained my ankle this week. - [The Week I Went Back To Urban Van Life](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-20th-2024/) - This Week: The results of the big software refactor I've been working on. Moving camp spots to another beautiful part of Colorado. Unexpected Indian food in the mountains and life back in Denver. - [The Week I Tore My Software Apart](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-13th-2024/) - This Week: What I've been doing to my software this week. The two very different places I camped this week in Colorado. The new constraint I'm dealing with right now. - [The Week Of Locking In From The Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-6th-2024/) - This Week: The improvements I've been making to my software. The changing of the aspens at my first camp spot. The next camp spot that I found. - [The Week I Made It To The Other Side](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-29th-2024/) - This Week: The final outcome of my motorcycle license side quest. Camping in the mountains of Colorado at peak fall colors. Why my mindset is different now. September 2024 Where In The World Was I? Gillette, Wyoming Spearfish, South Dakota Belle Fourche, South Dakota Denver, Colorado 🌲 Colorado Mountains Metrics From The Week I'm still - [The Week I Drove Up To Northeast Wyoming](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-22nd-2024/) - This Week: I finally left Denver and headed back into the national forests. What it's like to camp off-grid in the west. Why I drove all the way up to northeast Wyoming. - [The Week I Took A Motorcycle Training Course In Denver](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-15th-2024/) - This Week: Getting back to Denver van life and coffee shops. I took a motorcycle training course! The unexpected results from the motorcycle course... - [The Week I Drove Back Across The U.S.](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-8th-2024/) - This Week: An honest update on my software business MVP. What it looks like road tripping across the U.S. Where I ended the week! - [The Week I Stayed At A Member's Club House In Granada](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-25th-2024/) - This Week: Getting my first beta users for my software! Life at the house here in Spain. Meals out with the guys in Granada. - [The Week Of Settling In To Granada Life](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-18th-2024/) - This Week: Finally beginning my user feedback reachouts for my early-stage SaaS for YouTubers. My first couple days living at 1M House Granada. The results from my second pace of aging test! - [Back To Hostel Life In Granada](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-11th-2024/) - This Week: How it feels getting back into living in a hostel. Photos from exploring the streets of Granada, Spain. Thoughts on the growth of my YouTube channel. - [My Brain Is Rewiring What Is Now Possible](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-4th-2024/) - This Week: Packing up my van and flying to Europe! The crazy networking event I attended in Granada, Spain. The new side of life that my brain is having to rewire around. - [The Week I Finally Left North Carolina](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-28th-2024/) - This Week: The big setback I hit in my new software MVP. My last days exploring Asheville and the North Carolina mountains. The last minute pivot I made in Boone, NC. - [The Most Focused I've Been In 2 Years](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-21st-2024/) - This Week: The progress I made this week on my new software website for YouTube creators. How this week has differed from the last 2 years of my life. Sharing little moments of what it's like to live in a van. - [The Week That Took Me To South Dakota: Forest Camping, Mud, And Spontaneous Adventures](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-9th-2023/) - This Week: Why the heck did I drive to South Dakota, of all places? I almost got my van stuck in the mud, AGAIN, the incredibly spontaneity of living on the road, and why you might want to think twice about saving your money. - [My First Week In Asheville, North Carolina](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-14th-2024/) - This Week: Final days in Harrisonburg and deciding where to head next. Drone shots and mountain layer views from Tennessee and North Carolina. My first impressions of Asheville, North Carolina! - [The Week Of Visiting With Extended Family In Virginia](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-7th-2024/) - This Week: Wrapping up a focused push on my new software site. The views from Shenandoah National Park. Spending the 4th of July weekend with family. - [The Week Of Working From Harrisonburg Coffee Shops](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-30th-2024/) - This Week: Getting the UI up for my new software site. The Harrisonburg coffee shops I've been working from. Sharing some journal thoughts about creators and my own YouTube videos. - [The Week Of Van Projects and Hours Behind The Wheel](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-23rd-2024/) - This Week: I started working on launching my software MVP. The part of van life that people don't talk about. Road tripping through the north east. - [The Week I Reassessed The Direction Of My Business Venture](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-14th-2024/) - This Week: A day in the life here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reassessing my business direction. You won't believe how cheap the food here is. - [The Week Of Expanding Perceptions, Niche Research, and Incredible Food](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-21st-2024/) - This Week: My final days at the co-living hotel, was it worth it? The rocky start to the hostel I moved to this week. The unbelievable food I've been finding in Kuala Lumpur. - [The Week I Did My First-Ever VO2 Max Test](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-28th-2024/) - This Week: Going back to the drawing board with the business idea I was researching. My first-ever VO2 max test as a non-performance athlete. What it's like to be a pedestrian in Kuala Lumpur. - [The Week I Stopped Ideating And Started Coding](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-11th-2024/) - This Week: Started actually coding the MVP for my YouTube content generator idea. Moving my learning curiosity towards cultivating and controlling sexual energy. A bulking/muscle progress update. - [The Week Of Routine, Thai Food, And Tangible MVP Progress](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-18th-2024/) - This Week: Pushed my MVP up to a real website with a real user interface this week! A look into my routine lately. Being treated like a celebrity at the medical clinic. - [The Week Of UI Work, Rainy Season, And A Familiar Hostel](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-25th-2024/) - This Week: Finished the UI for my MVP! Moved back to the hostel I was at 3 weeks ago. Nature deciding that it no longer wants me to work out from 4-6pm. - [The Week I Finally Left Kuala Lumpur And Flew To George Town, Malaysia](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-3rd-2024/) - This Week: Soft-launching the SaaS website I've been working on the past month. First impressions flying to George Town with zero expectations. Catching more and more eyes from women. - [The Week Of Huge Reinvestments And Beach Town Paradise](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-10th-2024/) - This Week: My final days exploring the food, malls, and hiking in Penang. The biggest reinvestment I've ever made. The beach town vibe of Langkawi, Malaysia. - [The Week Of Secret Lagoons, White Sand Beaches, And Religious Curiosity](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-31st-2024/) - This Week: Exploring the famous Railay Beach in Krabi and hiking to the secret lagoon. Flying to Chiang Mai and why this is special. How my curiosity has been tugged by religion this week and what I've been thinking about. - [The Week Of Healthy Food And Grasping At Routine](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-7th-2024/) - This Week: My final few days in Chiang Mai and the abrupt ending I had. Flying to Da Nang - my first time in Vietnam! Finding a routine while exploring the streets and incredible food here in Da Nang. - [The Week Of Spring Cherry Blossoms In South Korea](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-14th-2024/) - This Week: Summarizing my time in Da Nang, Vietnam. First impressions from my first time in South Korea! The change in mindset I've taken while I'm here. - [The Week Of Serenity At The Cottage](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-16th-2024/) - This Week: Views from life on Lake Ontario. My longest streak of 100% sleeps to date! Posting my 100th Life Update blog post! - [The Week I Started Working From The Forests Of Vermont](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-9th-2024/) - This Week: My first 2 unbelievable camp sites in Vermont. Working from my van in the middle of the forest. A simple decision that sparked a lot of memories. - [The Week I Finally Finished My Van Renovation!](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-2nd-2024/) - This Week: Finishing my van renovation! The full reveal! All the little details I've been working on this week. What's next! - [The Week I Was Still In Acton Renovating My Van](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-26th-2024/) - This Week: Starting the finishing touches on my van renovation! How it feels to through your old stuff. Biking in the 'burbs. - [The Week Of Van Renovations And Data Backups](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-19th-2024/) - This Week: Finding a suburban coffee shop that does things well. The progress I've made on my van renovation project. A story about picking up takeout from a restaurant. - [The Week I Started Tearing My Van Apart](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-12th-2024/) - This Week: Tearing apart the bed of my van to create a new living space! Getting a new tech toy and trying out the Blueprint Stack. Snaps from life and food back in the childhood stomping ground. - [The Week Of Coffee And Food Back Home](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-5th-2024/) - This Week: How I spent my one full day in Denver. Everything that I took with me for my 282 days abroad. Days back in Acton at my parents house. - [The Week I Traded My Van For 2 Backpacks](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-24th-2023/) - This Week: What it looks like to drive across the U.S., my first time sleeping in a house in over a year, and packing 2 backpacks and heading to the (international) airport. - [The Week I Completed My First Circumnavigation Of The Globe](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-28th-2024/) - This Week: The final days exploring Tokyo, Japan. Flying back to the U.S. to visit family. My year in photos! - [The Week I Experienced Japan For The First Time](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-21st-2024/) - This Week: 2 final days exploring Seoul - palaces, streets, and sweets. The first few days exploring Tokyo, Japan - sushi, shrines, and more sweets. A peek into my mindset the past couple days here. - [The Week I Became A Regular At The Phuket Strip Clubs](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-24th-2024/) - This Week: The play-by-play from 3 nights of strip clubs. My ego taking over control of my workouts. The things I learned in the past week in Phuket. - [The Week Of Sex Shows And Strip Clubs In Phuket, Thailand](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-march-17th-2024/) - This Week: My final days in Langkawi, from beach sunsets to monkeys and a waterfall hike. Flying to Phuket Thailand and going to my first infamous ping pong show. Going to a strip club and how it relates to addressing my social skills constraints. - [The Week Of Intentional Incremental Improvements](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-february-4th-2024/) - This Week: A turning point in my personal growth and business mindset. Moved hostels despite things going well. Was it worth it? Maybe not… The embarrassing bubble tea story with the cashier at Food City. - [The Week Of Visa Confusion, Loss Of Focus, And Delicious Meals](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-24th-2023/) - This Week: Sending out my first 2 full engagement reports to bloggers! Confusion about my visa - will I overstay my welcome? The struggle to keep my mental and physical health a priority. - [The Week I Let ChatGPT Plan My Travels Inside Singapore](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-31st-2023/) - This Week: An exciting final couple of days in Bali - a Christmas villa, an expensive dinner, and exploring the local side of the island The problem I have with travel planning and how I solved it with a personalized reusable template and ChatGPT My first 2 days exploring Singapore! - [The Week I Settled Into A New Home In Kuala Lumpur](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-january-7th-2024/) - This Week: Watching the New Year's fireworks in Singapore. First impressions of my new home for the next 2 weeks in Kuala Lumpur. The problem I have with the recent traction I've been getting with my YouTube videos. - [The Week I Considered Changing My Entire Career Path (Again)](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-10th-2023/) - This Week: I got my first blogger to agree to my free engagement report offer! Why I considered becoming a therapist. The biggest constraints in my life right now. - [The Week I Got Surrounded By A Pack Of Angry Dogs](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-17th-2023/) - This Week: What is looks like when your phone decides to stop functioning properly. My FIRST TIME eating dinner outside of the hostel in 42 days. Getting surrounded by a pack of angry dogs while on a run. - [Why It Feels Good To Do The Same Thing Over And Over](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-12th-2023/) - This Week: How I feel about having the exact same routine for 12 days in a row. Why was I the only one here? A picture of every single meal I've eaten from the past week. - [The Week Of Sweaty Workouts, Deep Talks, And Morning Videos](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-19th-2023/) - This Week: Bali co-working life, from sweaty workouts to delicious meals. An update on my business progress targeting travel bloggers. Why I decided to start posting on YouTube in 2023. - [The Week I Got Sick With The Infamous 'Bali Belly'](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-december-3rd-2023/) - This Week: What it's like to get Bali Belly. The strategy I used to approach a girl this week. The types of conversations I LOVE. - [Denver's Wifi Secrets: The 5 Best Coffee Shops To Work From](https://petermeglis.com/blog/denvers-top-5-coffee-shops-to-work-from/) - The top 5 coffee shops for remote workers in the Denver metro area! Find a seat, plug into an outlet, and connect to the wifi. Let's get into it! - [Hamza's Full (Written) Mental Health Guide For Men](https://petermeglis.com/blog/hamzas-full-written-mental-health-guide-for-men/) - This is a full written and curated version of Hamza's full mental health guide. - [The Week I Was Put In The Hot Seat And Razzed By The Group](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-26th-2023/) - This Week: The unsexy reality of 1% better every day. The most socializing I've done in weeks. Finally meeting someone who understands this mindset of work and travel that nobody else understands. - [The Week I Got In Trouble With The Monaco Police](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-8th-2023/) - This Week: Getting in trouble with the Monaco police. An emotional moment about a spoon. A glimpse into my mind and how I've really been feeling lately. - [The Week I Watched A Man Get Knocked Out In Thailand](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-22nd-2023/) - This Week: From my final days in Frankfurt, Germany to flying to Bangkok, Thailand! My first impressions in Thailand exploring Chinatown, street food, and Muay Thai. One of the most social days I've had in years. - [Unlock Your Brain's Potential: A Beginner's Guide to Obsidian and Building a Second Brain](https://petermeglis.com/blog/unlock-your-brains-potential-a-beginners-guide-to-obsidian-and-building-a-second-brain/) - Obsidian is the tool I didn't know I needed. It might be for you too. This guide covers everything you need to know for using Obsidian and building a Second Brain. - [The Life Of A Digital Nomad In Bali](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-november-5th-2023/) - This Week: How I flew from Bangkok to Bali for $45.70 with rewards miles. What it's like to be a digital nomad in one of the best coworking hostels in Bali. You probably won't believe the food I've been eating this past week and how much it costs. - [This Is How It Feels To Live With Intention](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-29th-2023/) - This Week: Choosing my next destination! Maybe it's not what you think. What it's like to meditate with a buddhist monk in Thailand. My first day in 3 months I took care of my mental and physical health with intentionality. - [What Do New Landscapes And Foreign Languages Have In Common?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/what-do-new-landscapes-and-foreign-languages-have-in-common/) - So I'm driving up from Durango to Moab UT on 191 north of Monticello. All of a sudden, the landscape changes. From hilly grasslands with mountains in the distance, red rocks, towers, and cliff formations appear. It's almost like the landscape of Arches National Park, but… just… not quite. It's so cool. It's interesting. It's - [Getting Back To Denver Van Life](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-23rd-2023/) - This Week: What is #vanlife like in Denver? Can you bulk while intermittent fasting and eating vegan? I have data. And, the incredible progress we've made towards our next valuable offer. - [The Week I Questioned Everything About My Travels](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-13th-2023/) - This Week: Having an identity crisis about wasting my travels and who I really am, one of my top 5 favorite experiences of my entire life, and how it actually feels to travel 1300km (800mi) to 5 different cities in 6 days. - [3 Months Of Backpacking: The Part Nobody Talks About](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-15th-2023/) - This Week: The energy of Paris on a Sunday night in the city. The part of traveling that no one talks about. Getting a real glimpse into the struggle to figure my life out. - [The Week I Made A Last Minute Change To Visit The French Riviera](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-october-1st-2023/) - This Week: Making a last minute change to my travel plan through Europe. The nicest and most unexpected turn of events in Marseille, France. You won't believe how blue the water is here! - [The Week I Fractured My Toe Hiking In The Alps](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-17th-2023/) - This Week: What it's like to hike in the Austrian Alps. The most awkward hotel experience I've ever had. The hike that led to me fracturing my toe. September 2023 Where In The World Was I? Innsbruck, Austria 🚅 Zurich, Switzerland 🚅 Interlaken, Switzerland Live Travel Map 🌎 Back In The Mountains 😍 (Innsbruck, Austria) - [Clubbing In Barcelona Until 3am With People I Just Met](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-30th-2023/) - This Week: My first impressions of Barcelona coming from the U.S., what it's like to wander 50 miles of the Barcelona streets, and clubbing until 3am with people I met 3 hours before. - [The Week I Got Fined By Austrian Ticket Officers](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-10th-2023/) - This Week: A day in the life backpacking through Europe. Getting a heft fine in Vienna. Why is it so hard to find art galleries in Vienna?? September 2023 Where In The World Was I? Prague, Czechia 🚅 Vienna, Austria 🚅 Innsbruck, Austria Live Travel Map 🌎 The City Of Unexpected Beauty (Prague, Czechia) For - [The Week Of E-Mountain Biking And Refusing Medical Treatment](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-24th-2023/) - This Week: What it's like to be injured and resting while in the Swiss Alps. Going on an e-bike adventure up through the mountains behind Lauterbrunnen. Why I decided to refuse a doctor's recommendation for treatment. September 2023 Where In The World Was I? Interlaken, Switzerland 🚅 Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland 🚅 Zurich, Switzerland 🚅 Milan, Italy - [The Week Of Sex Shows, Music Festivals, And Fate](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-september-4th-2023/) - This Week: Yep, I actually went to a live sex show in Amsterdam's red light district, and speaking of Amsterdam, was it worth all the hype people give it? Finally going to the EDM Festival (Mysteryland) that I booked 3 weeks ago in Madrid, and I still can't believe what happened two nights in Berlin. - [Finding Love In The City Of Love](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-26th-2023/) - This Week: What they don't tell you about music festivals - my first Martin Garrix concert, finding love in the city of love - Paris, France, and how 5 seconds changed the course of my entire night. - [Why You Should Go On The Pub Crawl Twice Instead Of Once](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-20th-2023/) - This Week: Going out to a pub crawl two nights in a row in Porto - which one was better? An unexpected moment while booking a train in Spain and walking 45min through sketchy back streets at 12:30am. - [The Week I Got Stung By A Jellyfish In The Mediterranean](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-august-7th-2023/) - This Week: Exploring the famous Costa Brava region of Spain, swimming, cliff jumping, and getting stung by a jellyfish, and eating an incredible breadth of amazing food. - [A Wild Week On The Road: From South Dakota's Hidden Gems To Life On A Kansas Farm](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-16th-2023/) - This Week: Visiting 2 national parks, 2 national monuments, and over 60 mammoth fossils, waking up to a baby cow LICKING my van, and a taste of what it's like to live on a farm in Kansas. - [The Week I Put My Entire Storage Unit Into My Van](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-july-2nd-2023/) - This week: I finally moved out of my storage unit! Can I still live in my van though??? Is this supposed to be the pinnacle of society? and road trippppppp! Where am I headed first? - [The Week I Accidentally Drove My Van Into A Tornado](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-june-25th-2023/) - This Week: I accidentally drove my van INTO a tornado. What if you died with ZERO money left? and a HUGE redesign of my website! - [Skiing Above The Clouds Over Lake Tahoe](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-2nd-2023/) - This Week: How dreamy is it to ski above the clouds over Lake Tahoe? My chance of ANY business success just got SLAPPED. Why did I decide to turn around and drive another 500 miles? - [Country Club Skiing At Snowbird](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-9th-2023/) - This Week: Skiing Snowbird while NO ONE was allowed up the road to the resort, getting wrapped up in more terrible public transit experiences, and was this the end of my ski season? - [Making My First $1 Online](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-16th-2023/) - This Week: We made our first $1 online! I finally left Utah to head back to this city, and yep, it's now officially OVER... - [Celebrating A Year Of Memories](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-april-30th-2023/) - This Week: My last 365 days of travel (in photos), a peak into my journaling this week on my life's direction, and visualizing the little moments of life. - [The Week I Turned Into A Ford Mechanic](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-update-may-7th-2023/) - This Week: Does my van really need a new $6,000 transmission? What does it feel like to be curious about the world again? Proving to myself that I know how to fix my mental health and motivation. - [A Super Quick Day In Colorado Springs](https://petermeglis.com/blog/a-super-quick-day-in-colorado-springs/) - I'm on my way south from Denver to Santa Fe to spend some time with my brother and sister-in-law. I made a quick afternoon stop in Colorado Springs. Food There's a "hip and cool" food hall downtown called The Well. It has coffee, a full bar, and 3 places to get food (with a 4th - [Exploring Seattle Through Amazing Food](https://petermeglis.com/blog/exploring-seattle-through-amazing-food/) - Exploring Seattle through food, ice cream, and boba. These are all the places I've been! - [Did I Make The Right Decision To Quit My Job For Van Life?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/did-i-make-the-right-decision-to-quit-my-job-for-van-life/) - About 1 year ago, I made the decision to quit my job and pursue van life. Was I right? What did I get wrong? What were my "expectations vs. reality?" All questions that are answered below... I wrote these hypotheses, expectations, goals, and visions in my journal before I started my van life adventure. I - [A Letter To My Past Self](https://petermeglis.com/blog/a-letter-to-my-past-self/) - Dear Peter, the one sitting in his apartment room having just graduated college, looking forward to the next chapter of his life, Actually, I'm not even sure that you know where Colorado is on a map right now, lol. Don't worry, you've become quite the adventurous Western U.S. kid, barely venturing east since your graduation. - [Man, What A Struggle...](https://petermeglis.com/blog/man-what-a-struggle/) - Man, what a struggle… I feel like I'm living for the weekends, a mindset I really don't enjoy. It's become an indicator for me. I've been enjoying skiing on the weekends, getting out, exploring. The daily microchallenges and microdecisions that it brings feels good. On the flipside, my weekdays fly by with nothing to show - [Full Consistency Guide: The One Tweak That Changed Everything](https://petermeglis.com/blog/full-consistency-guide-the-one-tweak-that-changed-everything/) - Today, you're going to learn my exact 7 step system for how I learned to stick to my habits, consistently, forever. To start living a life where I actually value those good habits, going to the gym, reading, meditating. Where I actually began choosing delayed gratification over instant gratification. I want to hold your hand - [80/20 Audit - December 2022](https://petermeglis.com/blog/80-20-audit-december-2022/) - This exercise comes from The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. Pareto Principle: 80% of the outputs result from 20% of the inputs Desired Outcomes Which 20% of sources are resulting in 80% of my desired outcomes and happiness? Desired outcomes and happiness Actual end outcomes A business system that generates money with full control, difficult - [Self-Doubt About Making Money](https://petermeglis.com/blog/self-doubt-about-making-money/) - Quick preface: For some reason this feels more vulnerable than other posts… I think it's because I don't have a clear vision for how this will change, whereas in Man, What A Struggle I had some certainty about when and how things would change. This one's for my future self. I can't wait to reread - [Life Audit - May 2022](https://petermeglis.com/blog/life-audit-may-2022/) - Below is taken straight from my personal journal. This was an audit I did of my strengths, weaknesses, passions, interests, limiting factors, and where I was headed. I created this to help learn more about myself to help me find my purpose. To be transparent, my intention for publishing this is to more effectively learn - [My Content Production Hub](https://petermeglis.com/blog/my-content-production-hub/) - Below is a note taken from my journal. I created this as a plan, a guide, a reminder on how I want to frame and create content. Hope you get some value out of it. Anything related to content I produce. Framing I'm just an enthusiast, not an expert I'm helping teach my past self - [Serene Camping at Geneva Creek in Pike National Forest](https://petermeglis.com/blog/serene-camping-at-geneva-creek-in-pike-national-forest/) - Beautiful camping, incredibly peaceful, only an hour and a half from Denver. - [How To Balance Ambitious Goals While Still Being Realistic](https://petermeglis.com/blog/how-to-balance-ambitious-goals-while-still-being-realistic/) - Disclaimer: I'm off in hypothetical land, but I wanted to think through this The Question How do we balance ambition with being realistic? First off, why is this even a question? Because ambition is risky and doesn't always work out the way we want it to. And because being too realistic means we won't innovate - [Spending A Day In Taos, New Mexico](https://petermeglis.com/blog/spending-a-day-in-taos-new-mexico/) - After a quick afternoon in Colorado Springs, I made it to Taos on my way to Santa Fe, NM. Here are some fun things I did while there: Walk the plazaGet some Mexican/Southwestern foodVisit the Taos PueblosExplore Taos Ski ValleyTake pics at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge Parking I parked in a free day lot - [Uncovering What Northern New Mexico Has To Offer](https://petermeglis.com/blog/uncovering-what-northern-new-mexico-has-to-offer/) - While staying with my brother and sister-in-law in Santa Fe, we did some exploring north. I never expected what we found! Los Alamos - the place with the bombsChaco Culture National Historic Park - the place with the KivasBisti Badlands - the place with hoodoos Los Alamos The place where the U.S. developed the first - [Should You Take Photos Of Art You Like?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/should-you-take-photos-of-art-you-like/) - Quick Background I'm here in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a hub for artists and galleries. I've likely been to over 20 galleries the past 2 days and it's been a blast to explore. When entering galleries, seeing "No Photography Allowed" signs is quite common, typically for copyright reasons. It got me thinking though, should you - [Unbelievable Views While Camping in Santa Fe National Forest](https://petermeglis.com/blog/unbelievable-views-while-camping-in-santa-fe-national-forest/) - I'm convinced this place is the BEST campsite in this entire area. Getting There Driving west on 126 a little past the San Antonio Campground, I turned left onto Forest Road 376. The road was a little washboarded and had some bumps here and there but was generally fine. I've never seen so many campsites - [The Many Fun Things To Do In Santa Fe, New Mexico](https://petermeglis.com/blog/the-many-fun-things-to-do-in-santa-fe-new-mexico/) - After a day in Taos, New Mexico, I made it to Santa Fe! My brother and sister-in-law moved here a couple month ago so I stayed with them to visit and explore for about 2 weeks. There's so much to do here! Here are some fun things I did while here: Walk the Santa Fe - [Peaceful Camping in Carson National Forest](https://petermeglis.com/blog/peaceful-camping-in-carson-national-forest/) - How was no one else here?? I saw maybe 4 or 5 other people... Getting There I came in via Highway 84 north and turned right onto Forest Road 125 at the bend just south of Cebolla. The road is packed dirt, not too bad, until the junction with 124 where it looked like it - [Some Thoughts While Camping Off-Grid In Carson National Forest](https://petermeglis.com/blog/some-thoughts-while-camping-off-grid-in-carson-national-forest/) - This is an extension of my "other thoughts" while camping in Carson National Forest. If you haven't read that post, check it out for some more context on where I'm at. Morning Yoga Morning yoga has been my new thing while in these off-grid sites. There's just something so synergizing (I don't know the right - [How To Spend An Afternoon In Pagosa Springs, Colorado](https://petermeglis.com/blog/how-to-spend-an-afternoon-in-pagosa-springs-colorado/) - I'm on my way north from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Durango, Colorado. I was just camping in Carson National Forest, so I set my destination for Pagosa Springs, Colorado, about halfway. I thought I might stop there to just stretch my legs and grab gas, but boy was I wrong. As I entered the - [Getting A Taste Of Durango, Colorado](https://petermeglis.com/blog/getting-a-taste-of-durango-colorado/) - I've heard great things of Durango, so I had to stop by on my way north. Upon arriving I stopped by the Durango Welcome Center. I had a lovely chat with one of the women working there. She gave lots of helpful information and things to do around Durango. I left with a (literal) stack - [Best Things To Do In Salt Lake City, Utah](https://petermeglis.com/blog/best-things-to-do-in-salt-lake-city-utah/) - I just spent about a week exploring Salt Lake City. Here's a summary of my travel notes. The breakdown: HighlightsConnect Attractions PassClark PlanetariumSnowbird Tram RideNatural History Museum of UtahSunrise and SunsetOther Fun Things To DoNeighborhood Commercial CentersLiberty ParkIce CreamFarmer's MarketsAquatic CenterThings To Do Next TimeRed Butte GardenInternational Peace GardensMore Ice CreamUtah Olympic ParkSalt Lake Brewery - [Things To Do In Stanley, Idaho](https://petermeglis.com/blog/things-to-do-in-stanley-idaho/) - I won't try to claim this is a comprehensive list after spending just a couple days in Stanley, but here are some of my notes! Hot Springs There are a couple public (free) hot springs pools just minutes from town next to the Salmon River. There's also a hut with a hot springs hot tub, - [The Last Straw Holding Me On Instagram](https://petermeglis.com/blog/the-last-straw-holding-me-on-instagram/) - Here's the dealio. I think getting off Instagram entirely is the best decision for my mental health (and life in general). I already don't use it much anymore, thankfully. However, I still post half-assingly on my photography page every once in a while. I've typically batched numerous posts every couple of weeks. I haven't posted - [Does Time Move Faster Or Slower On The Road?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/does-time-move-faster-or-slower-on-the-road/) - Does time feel like it moves fast or slow for you? The answer for me has changed recently since traveling on the road full time. When I was living in my apartment in SF and Denver, I felt like time moved incredibly quickly. Not only that, but that time moved quickly and I had nothing - [Summary and Takeaways from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People](https://petermeglis.com/blog/summary-and-takeaways-from-the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/) - I just finished reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Here's my very brief summary and at the end I'll list my actionable takeaways. I'm doing this as an exercise to help retain and understand the content better. Overview The first 3 habits are personal, they're about your "private victories." Habits - [The #1 Thing I'm Changing From An Honest Audit Of My Own "Deep Work"](https://petermeglis.com/blog/the-1-thing-im-changing-from-an-honest-audit-of-my-own-deep-work/) - Below, you'll find a glimpse into the honest audit I did of how I spend my time and the single most important thing that I've taken away going forward. - [Hamza's Full (Written) Diet Guide](https://petermeglis.com/blog/hamzas-full-written-diet-guide/) - A full written and curated version of Hamza's Full Diet Guide (what fitness YouTubers never tell you). Learn the truth about dieting. - [My Struggle That Led To A Realization About Time](https://petermeglis.com/blog/my-struggle-that-led-to-a-realization-about-time/) - It wasn't until I struggled to get this done that I finally started to internalize this idea that I've heard so many times. - [How Alex Hormozi Created a #1 Best Selling Book with $0 and No Publisher](https://petermeglis.com/blog/how-alex-hormozi-created-a-1-best-selling-book-with-0-and-no-publisher/) - Summarizing the most important learnings from Alex Hormozi's video on creating a #1 Best Selling Book. - [Dealing With The Past Image Of Yourself](https://petermeglis.com/blog/dealing-with-the-past-image-of-yourself/) - Have you changed? Have you grown into a different person, changed your interests, created a new life? For me, the answer is yes, and more specifically an "I'd hope so." Personal growth is important to me. What happens to your past self? What happens to the image that you created for all those people you - [How Do You Remember Your Life?](https://petermeglis.com/blog/how-do-you-remember-your-life/) - How do you remember your life? Do you capture memories or thoughts to help your future self relive memories? What makes a memory worth keeping? How do you balance capturing a memory with being in the present? These are some things I've been thinking a lot more about lately. What can I do to help - [What I'm learning about death and regret](https://petermeglis.com/blog/what-im-learning-about-death-and-regret/) - What if you died tomorrow? How does that make you feel in this moment? Does that bring anxiety? A sense of regret? Do you feel indifferent? I've noticed something interesting regarding this question and it has fascinated me… I've been through 2 answers to this question: A feeling of regret and disappointment. A feeling of - [How Quickly We Regress To Old Habits](https://petermeglis.com/blog/how-quickly-we-regress-to-old-habits/) - I never thought this would happen to me… I went on a 2 week road trip recently in my 4Runner. It was incredible. Skiing, exploring, working from coffee shops. It was really challenging though, but it felt good and exciting. I felt like I was valuing my attention better, not wasting time scrolling social media, - [I've Taken On A New Project](https://petermeglis.com/blog/ive-taken-on-a-new-project/) - I've taken on a new project. I call it my "Twitter Brain" For some "Twitter Brain" might bring a negative conotation, but to me, this will be an incredibly valuable asset I leverage in my journey of personal development and learning. Let me explain… Here's the idea: There are lots of people on Twitter sharing - [Less Thinking, More Trusting](https://petermeglis.com/blog/less-thinking-more-trusting/) - A quick idea for you today. "Less thinking, more trusting." I tend to analyze things, to make sure all conditions are taken care of and thought of. I've tended to think my way through problems and often future problems, not today/right now problems. But I've questioned this a bit lately. What if it's less about - [Struggle With Valuing Non-Financial Things](https://petermeglis.com/blog/struggle-with-valuing-non-financial-things/) - How much would you pay for a memory? For those childhood days coming back in the afternoon, playing video games with friends, running around outside? For that trip to Europe that changed your life? How much would you pay to be healthy when you fall sick? What about for a piece of information that doubles - [At What Point Are You Too Independent](https://petermeglis.com/blog/at-what-point-are-you-too-independent/) - On my trip to Crested Butte I got stuck on a snowpacked trail. It started out as quite the laugh. "Lemme just dig myself out" I thought. Little did I know the struggles to come… I dug and dug. I broke out the traction boards. I tried winching. Every attempt made things worse. Every time - [Struggle With Taking Action](https://petermeglis.com/blog/struggle-with-taking-action/) - Have you ever thought about what actually causes us to take action? And why is it that sometimes (or maybe many times…) we don't take action even when we fully know doing it would be worth it? I've been struggling and wrestling with taking (and not taking) action the past couple weeks (or months…). I - [Being Afraid Of The Negativity](https://petermeglis.com/blog/being-afraid-of-the-negativity/) - There's something interesting about people who share their lives online. It appears as though the more transparent someone is, the more the haters come out of the woodworks to critique them. You'd think the more transparent and honest you are, the less people would have to critique, but it seems to be quite the opposite. - [Giving Yourself Space To Reset](https://petermeglis.com/blog/giving-yourself-space-to-reset/) - Lately it feels like I've fallen into a slump. There hasn't been any waking up early to get things done, a strict sleep schedule, being "productive," learning, growing, pushing myself to my limits. Instead, there's been late nights, videogames, lounging on the couch, YouTube, and getting back into watching Twitch livestreams, something I haven't done - [Hello World! My First Blog Post](https://petermeglis.com/blog/hello-world-my-first-blog-post/) - This is my first blog post! I'm writing this from Downpours Coffee in Denver, CO (drinking a nitro cold brew). Last week my apartment lease ended and I headed off in my van. I've spent the last couple days completely redoing my website to better suit my documentation-needs. My intention here is to capture aspects ## Pages - [Welcome!](https://petermeglis.com/) - Look, I just want a fulfilling life, but nobody ever teaches you how to do that. So in 2022 I learned how to do it myself. I flipped my life upside down based on a hypothesis. A hypothesis that would make me stop wasting my life and start living with intention. Did it work? You'll - [Epic Pass & Ikon Pass - Ski Resorts Map (2025/2026)](https://petermeglis.com/ski-resorts-map/) - Below is a map of all the North American ski resorts for the full Epic Pass and full Ikon Pass, including any access restrictions. Have any questions or ideas? Send me an email! peter@petermeglis.com 👋 Hey! Given all the popularity recently, I've updated the map for the 2025/2026 ski season! Happy shredding! Psst... Want to - [Blog](https://petermeglis.com/blog/) - Welcome to my blog! Every Sunday I write a life update post, capturing my journey and documenting life along the way. They're mostly for my future self, but I hope you get some value out of them too! Everything I do seems to revolve around these 2 questions: How should I operate my life? How - [Nomad Workspaces](https://petermeglis.com/nomad-workspaces/) - A running list of places to do work (coffee shops, libraries, public spaces, etc.) across the country world. - [Photography Portfolio](https://petermeglis.com/photography/portfolio/) - Have any questions? Email me: peter@petermeglis.com Featured Full Portfolio - [✅ Signup Confirmed](https://petermeglis.com/newsletter/signup-confirmed/) - You're all set! See you soon! (Quick Note: Some people have told me that these emails end up in their "Promotions" folder rather than their Inbox, so just be on the lookout this Sunday.) Me when I see a new subscriber to my newsletter: - [📨 Newsletter Signup](https://petermeglis.com/newsletter/signed-up/) - A confirmation email is on the way! Please click the link there to confirm (check your spam folder). Thank you! - [Past Newsletters](https://petermeglis.com/past-newsletters/) - Below is a running list of all the newsletters that I've sent out. Check out the footer if you'd like to get them straight to your inbox! [mailpoet_archive segments="3"] - [Photography](https://petermeglis.com/photography/) - Travel the world through the lens of my camera. Check out my curated portfolio or browse the map of Instagram-like photography posts below. - [Newsletter](https://petermeglis.com/newsletter/) - [Twitter Brain](https://petermeglis.com/twitter-brain/) - The Question The question I tried to answer here is: What common ideas can I synthesize from what all "successful" people talk about? The Result Common Ideas Here are all the common ideas I found: https://github.com/petermeglis/twitter-brain/tree/main/ideas Make the process the reward Focus on upside rather than downside Money only solves money problems Crypto will be - [My Story](https://petermeglis.com/about/) - My work just wasn't giving me the energy out in return for what I was putting in. I started to question if joining a startup was really even still a goal, if even being a software engineer was a goal. As this was brewing, life outside the apartment was getting quite rocky (probably an understatement). - [Live Travel Map 🌎](https://petermeglis.com/live-travel-map/) - Where in the world am I? Expand the side bar in the map below to see where I am and where I've been. I keep this updated as I travel! You might also like to explore... Weekly Life Update Posts More on my /blog page. [geo_mashup_map zoom="5" auto_info_open=false map_post_type="post"] Photography Posts More on my /photography - [Epic Pass & Ikon Pass - Ski Resorts Map (2022/2023)](https://petermeglis.com/ski-resorts-map-2022-2023/) - Below is a map of all the North American ski resorts for the full Epic Pass and full Ikon Pass, including any access restrictions. Happy shredding! ## Photos - [San Francisco](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200205-san-francisco/) - San Francisco. What a gorgeous city and landscape. This view is from Twin Peaks as the sun was setting. That orange glow mixed with the blue sky gave this such a nice color palette. I'll be back soon 🙂 - [South Van Ness Ave](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200803-south-van-ness-ave/) - S Van Ness Ave - the view from Bernal Heights as the sun goes down 🌁🌇 - [San Francisco Skyline](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200823-san-francisco-skyline/) - Views over the trees 🌳🏙️ - [Tahoe Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221027-tahoe-sunset/) - Man, the colors, the texture in the water, the mountains 😇 - [South Lake Tahoe From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201214-south-lake-tahoe-from-above/) - South Lake Tahoe from above 🌲🚣‍♂️ - [Same Shot Different Trees](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210405-same-shot-different-trees/) - Same shot, different trees 🌲 - [Smoky Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230522-smoky-sunset/) - Smoke from the Canadian wildfires made the sunset over Sloan's Lake a beautiful red. - [Rower](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230513-rower/) - On a beautiful morning at Sloan's Lake. - [Trees Blooming](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230506-trees-blooming/) - Spring is here! - [Spring Flowers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230430-spring-flowers/) - The trees beginning to bloom here in Denver. - [Sloan's Reflections](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230423-sloans-reflections/) - Reflections from a calm morning at the lake. - [Peeking Through](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200508-peeking-through/) - Peeking out 👀 Had to really get in there for this photo! 😆 Love the blurriness of the closer flowers and clarity of the flower in the center. - [A Hint Of Summer](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200506-a-hint-of-summer/) - A hint of summer 🌷🌻 The pop that this flower has off of the mostly green background made this shot jump out at me. I love the texture you can see in the flower petals. - [Spring Is In The Air](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200415-spring-is-in-the-air/) - Spring is in the air! I just LOVE this photo. I feel like it's part of some wedding portfolio. There's something about flowers, the color, the detail, the grouping, that continues to draw my eye to them. - [Fork In The Branches](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200413-fork-in-the-branches/) - I like the metaphorical meaning behind this... What do you think? - [Blossomed](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200407-blossomed/) - Blossomed 🌼 I love how this flower seems to just float in the air ☁️ - [Colors Of Spring](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200326-colors-of-spring/) - The beautiful colors of Spring! 🌸💐🌻 We got a glimpse of Spring here at Penn State today. Gorgeous blue skies, sunny, and warm! Fingers crossed it stays, but who knows with weather these days 🤷‍♂️ - [The Mall](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200119-the-mall/) - The mall 🌲🏛️ - [Through The Trees](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200119-through-the-trees-2/) - Through the trees. - [The Alley](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200119-the-alley/) - Light at the end of the alley - [Old And New](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200119-old-and-new/) - The old and the new. - [Icy](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200119-icy/) - Icy! 🥶 - [Color In A Gloomy Day](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200119-color-in-a-gloomy-day/) - Color in a gloomy day 🎨 - [Bryce Jordan Center](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200128-bryce-jordan-center/) - This is the shot I took from my TikTok video 😝 I feel like I have a love/hate relationship with this photo. I like the depth perspective with the bushes and stones, but it just feels a little bland! I tried bringing some of the red and blue colors out in Lightroom to give some - [An Icon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200129-an-icon/) - An icon! 🌉 I took this in early January during a vacation to San Francisco. It's truly breathtaking in person and a picture does not do it justice. That red-orange color is beautiful! - [Cold Brew](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200206-cold-brew/) - Cold brew. Simple, but effective. (that goes for the coffee AND the photo 😁) I loved scouting out all of the fun coffee shops in San Francisco. I actually walked by this place at first 😅. They have a little "hut" next to this cute little park in Hayes Valley. - [Angles](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200227-angles/) - Angles 📐 I actually stopped my run to take this picture. Couldn't help but think about the cool perspective this building had from right underneath. - [Range Rover Sport HSE](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200317-range-rover-sport-hse/) - Range Rover Sport HSE. This car is a gorgeous, but powerful, piece of art. - [Quarantine](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200321-quarantine/) - Quarantine... 💀 This photo was actually taken on Feb 6th, before everything started to shut down, but I still love the eeriness of it as it relates to today's events... . - [Ominous](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200329-ominous-2/) - Ominous... 😳 I shot this from my phone on my way home during a rainy night in February. The hot spotlights in the ground produced this steam/fog that looked really cool in the foreground of Old Main... - [Old Main's Bell](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200401-old-mains-bell/) - Old Main's bell 🔔 The sun poke out for a quick second, enough for me to run over and take this shot. I just 😍 the lighting on the bell. - [Clarity](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200409-clarity/) - Clarity amongst the clouds... - [Foggy Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200818-foggy-coast/) - Foggy coast - [Red Rocks Park](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230610-red-rocks-park/) - Red Rocks Park - This place is like another world... Loved visiting and hiking here back in December. - [Alone](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200725-alone-2/) - Alone. - [The Light In The Distance](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200726-the-light-in-the-distance/) - The light in the distance - [Growth](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200727-growth/) - Growth - [San Franciscan Streets](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200801-san-franciscan-streets-2/) - I love these streets, plain and simple. - [Golden Gate Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200802-golden-gate-sunset-2/) - Nothing like a sunset over the Golden Gate Bridge. 🌇🌉 The COLOR 😍 - [Coffee-Flavored House](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200804-coffee-flavored-house/) - 🙋‍♂️One ☕-flavored San Franciscan house please 🙏 - [Sunset Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200805-sunset-views/) - Sunset views 😍🌇 Can anyone spot the Golden Gate Bridge?? - [Sunset Haze](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200806-sunset-haze/) - Sunset haze over the Golden Gate 🌉🌅 - [Reappearing Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200807-reappearing-sunset/) - This was unlike anything I've ever seen... Watching the sun go down and then reappear through the fog was just mind-boggling. Something a picture would never be able to capture. - [Clean](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200808-clean/) - 🧼 - [A Pop Of Color](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200811-a-pop-of-color/) - 🔴 A POP of color 🔴 - [Chillin](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200809-chillin/) - Chillin' 😎 - [A Classic](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200810-a-classic/) - A classic 👌 - [I Have No Words](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200809-i-have-no-words/) - *slow claps* I have nothing to say... 😂 - [San Franciscan Streets](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200812-san-franciscan-streets/) - Views 😍 -- Streets like these are relatively common, but still wonderful tidbits to come across. - [Foggy Tree](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200813-foggy-tree/) - 🌫️ Foggy tree 🌫️ I actually just now realized how weird this tree is... 🤔🌲 - [Foggy Lake](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200814-foggy-lake/) - 🌫️🌲🌫️ This spot just jumped out at me. The parting in the bushes, the tree lined up in the center, the misty water, and the fog masking the background. Sometimes I feel like nature does all the work for you... 🤔 - [Ominous](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200815-ominous/) - Ominous... 🌫️😳 - [SF City Hall](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200816-sf-city-hall/) - SF City Hall - [Redwood Branches](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210508-redwood-branches/) - 🌳 I think this is one of the cooler photos I've taken. These redwoods are just so interesting. Looking up is just 🤯 - [Texture](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200817-texture/) - Texture 👀🌲 - [Delivery](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200818-delivery/) - Delivery 🍔 - [Golden Gate Pavilion](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200819-golden-gate-pavilion/) - The Golden Gate Pavilion - [Sunset From Mt Sutro](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200820-sunset-from-mt-sutro/) - Mt. Sutro at sunset. Absolutely gorgeous colors! - [Pastel Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230610-pastel-sunset/) - Pastel-colored sunset 🎨 - [Mount Sutro Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200822-mount-sutro-sunset/) - A beautiful sunset over Mount Sutro back when there WASN'T smoke... 😳 - [Foggy Beach Day](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200824-foggy-beach-day/) - A foggy beach day 🌫️⛱️ - [The Icon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200825-the-icon/) - The icon 📸🌉 - [Fog Rolling In](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200828-fog-rolling-in/) - 🌫️ rolling in... 👀 - [Foggy Layers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201226-foggy-layers/) - Love how the fog seeps between the hills here 🌫️ - [Peeking Out](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200826-peeking-out/) - Peeking out 👀 - [Black & White](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200827-black-white/) - B&W - [Octavia Street](https://petermeglis.com/p/20200829-octavia-street/) - Octavia St. from the other side (see earlier post) - [The California Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201015-the-california-coast/) - The California coast 🚗 - [The Rocky California Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201017-the-rocky-california-coast/) - More of the beautiful CA coast! - [Lake Tahoe Coastline](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201019-lake-tahoe-coastline/) - Gorgeous colors of Lake Tahoe. It's unreal in person... - [Peeking Through The Trees](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201124-peeking-through-the-trees/) - Peeking through the trees 🌲 - [Through The Trees](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201125-through-the-trees/) - This time the road is peeking through the trees 🌲🚗 - [Buzzards Roost Viewpoint](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201126-buzzards-roost-viewpoint/) - The view south from Buzzards Roost Viewpoint in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. 😍 - [Trees Like A Fuzzy Carpet](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201127-trees-like-a-fuzzy-carpet/) - Trees like a fuzzy carpet :) - [Pops Of Yellow](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201128-pops-of-yellow/) - Pops of yellow 💛 - [California Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201201-california-coast/) - This is just a rock on the California coast... But it's a 😎 rock. - [McWay Falls](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201130-mcway-falls/) - The one and only, McWay Falls. Something I'm still learning is how valuable it is to take time to be present at all these places. I find that taking a minute to take in: The sounds (birds, waves, leaves, etc.) The smells (salty, fresh, food, etc.) Your feelings (feeling small, big, excited, peaceful, etc.) makes - [Radio Tower Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201203-radio-tower-sunset/) - Sunset from Mt. Diablo - [Mount Tamalpais Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201212-mount-tamalpais-views/) - The view from Mt. Tamalpais 🌎 - [Gore Creek](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210226-gore-creek/) - Gore Creek in Vail Colorado - what a beautiful place. - [Bridges, Bridges, Bridges](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210227-bridges-bridges-bridges/) - Bridges, bridges, and more bridges. - [The Colors Of Vail](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210228-the-colors-of-vail/) - The colors and architecture in Vail are just 😍 - [Neighborhood Walk](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210317-neighborhood-walk/) - A walk through the neighborhood - [San Francisco Homes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210319-san-francisco-homes/) - Oh the houses you'll see 🏘️. Learning to just appreciate the little things. - [San Francisco Cars](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210320-san-francisco-cars/) - 🏎️🏎️🏎️ - [Big Sur Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210330-big-sur-views/) - The views at Big Sur California. There's something about that ocean blue with the sand and grass that's just so pretty. - [Blue Sky Coastline](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210329-blue-sky-coastline/) - Blue sky coastline 😌 - [Palace Of Fine Arts](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210404-palace-of-fine-arts/) - The beautiful Palace of Fine Arts. This place is unreal in person. - [Sand Waves](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210419-sand-waves/) - Golden hour at Crissy Field Beach. The warmth of the sun just fills me up with energy 😌 - [Crissy Field Beach Golden Hour](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210505-crissy-field-beach-golden-hour/) - Sunset at Crissy Field beach. Just amazing... I love the light streaks from the sun. I feel very grateful to be able to watch sunsets like these. - [Golden Gate Golden Hour](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210504-golden-gate-golden-hour/) - The one. The only. Love this lighting... 🌅 - [Golden Gate Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210506-golden-gate-sunset/) - Okay okay okay just ONE more sunset pic :) - [Lover's Lane](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210507-lovers-lane/) - Lover's Lane in the Presidio 🥰 I spent too long trying to photoshop these two out... I decided they fit the location :) - [The Valley To Yosemite](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210524-the-valley-to-yosemite/) - The valley leading into Yosemite... Stay tuned for more pics 👀 - [Yosemite National Park](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210525-yosemite-national-park/) - This place is absolutely incredible 🤯 New YouTube video going up tomorrow (Wednesday) morning about my trip to Yosemite. Link will be in my bio 🌳 📷 More pics coming soon 👀 - [Half Dome](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210526-half-dome/) - THE one and only half dome. What an absolute blast it was to just walk the valley and take it all in. New YouTube video is UP on my experience in Yosemite. Link is in my bio, check it out if you're interested! - [Yosemite Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210527-yosemite-views/) - The many views walking the valley in Yosemite. I feel like it's hard to go wrong when pointing a camera anywhere in this place. I posted a YouTube video recapping my experience in Yosemite. Link is in my bio if you're interested! - [Yosemite Flow](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210528-yosemite-flow/) - Some of my favorites pictures, there's just something about that flow of the lines. - [Cannes Beaches Panorama](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230929-cannes-beaches-panorama/) - [Villefranche](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231006-villefranche/) - [Mediterranean Beach](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231006-mediterranean-beach/) - [Sandy Seas](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231006-sandy-seas/) - [Villefranche From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231006-villefranche-from-above/) - [Above The Beach](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231006-above-the-beach/) - [Rocky Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231005-rocky-coast/) - [Under The Sea](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231005-under-the-sea/) - [Mala Beach](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231005-mala-beach/) - [French Coastline](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231004-french-coastline/) - Actually unreal. - [Cap Mala](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231004-cap-mala/) - [The Mediterranean Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231004-the-mediterranean-coast/) - Can't believe this is a real place. And you can get there by train. - [Villefranche At Golden Hour](https://petermeglis.com/p/20231004-villefranche-at-golden-hour/) - [A Cabin With A View](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230913-a-cabin-with-a-view/) - What a view! - [Transition](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230930-transition/) - [Rock Break](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230930-rock-break/) - [Underwater Life](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230930-underwater-life/) - [Fishing Time](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230930-fishing-time/) - [Mediterranean Waters](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230930-mediterranean-waters/) - [Mediterranean Blue](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230930-mediterranean-blue/) - [French Port Panorama](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230929-french-port-panorama/) - One day I'll frame this on my wall... - [Cannes, France](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230928-cannes-france/) - The most unbelievably beautiful beaches and water I've seen. - [A Stroll Around Cannes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230928-a-stroll-around-cannes/) - [Emerald Bay Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221024-emerald-bay-views/) - Fannette Island in Emerald Bay. Lake Tahoe's only island! - [Emerald Bay](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201023-emerald-bay/) - [Golden Rays](https://petermeglis.com/p/20201021-golden-rays/) - A scene like this? Right next to the road? I'm in. - [The Empty Road](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210609-the-empty-road/) - The empty road. When I drove around this bend, the photo just lined itself up. I knew I had to get it. I jumped out of the car and ran back down the side of the road to capture it. Memories like those are special :) This is in Yosemite Valley. If you haven't had - [Growth Through Adversity](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221006-growth-through-adversity/) - If I were that tree, this spot certainly wouldn't have been my first choice, but it's got quite the views! 😄 - [Within The Alps](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230916-within-the-alps/) - [Fields And Forests](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230923-fields-and-forests/) - [Home In The Alps](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230922-home-in-the-alps/) - Just imagine living up here.... - [Glacial Creek](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230922-glacial-creek/) - [High Alpine Terrain](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230921-high-alpine-terrain/) - [The Glacial Valley](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230920-the-glacial-valley/) - [Golden Hour In The Valley](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230919-golden-hour-in-the-valley/) - [Welcome To Lauterbrunnen](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230919-welcome-to-lauterbrunnen/) - Reminded me a lot of Yosemite National Park! Beautiful! - [Glacial Runoff](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230916-glacial-runoff/) - [Jungfrau's Peak](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230917-jungfraus-peak/) - Wow. - [Above Interlaken, Switzerland](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230916-above-interlaken-switzerland/) - [Foggy Forest](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230915-foggy-forest/) - Reminded me of the PNW! - [Alone.](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230915-alone-3/) - [In The Clouds](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230915-in-the-clouds/) - LOVE the foggy, eery vibes... Definitely adding to the portfolio I just don't know which one yet 😅 - [Up Over The Hill](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230915-up-over-the-hill/) - [The World Boundary](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230915-the-world-boundary/) - Feels like a video game world boundary 😄 - [Amongst The Clouds](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230915-amongst-the-clouds/) - [Looking Out](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230915-looking-out/) - [The Wall](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230915-the-wall/) - [Secluded In The Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230914-secluded-in-the-mountains/) - [High Mountain Forest](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230914-high-mountain-forest/) - [Over The River](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230914-over-the-river/) - [Up The Valley](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230914-up-the-valley/) - [Hammermoos Alm](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230914-hammermoos-alm/) - Home for 2 nights - [Patscherkofelbahn Panorama](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230911-patscherkofelbahn-panorama/) - (click to see fullscreen!) Took this with my drone and stitched all the photos together! - [Morning Over The Valley](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230911-morning-over-the-valley/) - [A Hike Through The Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230911-a-hike-through-the-mountains/) - [Patscherkofelbahn Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230911-patscherkofelbahn-views/) - [Afternoon Sunshine](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230913-afternoon-sunshine/) - [Layers Of The Alps](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230913-layers-of-the-alps/) - Just 😍 - [Rocky Mountain Peaks](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230913-rocky-mountain-peaks/) - [Rest Stop](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230913-rest-stop/) - [Rolling Mountain Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230912-rolling-mountain-views/) - [Valley Vistas](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230912-valley-vistas/) - Gosh I took that same photo a million times but it just kept enticing me. - [Valley Details](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230912-valley-details/) - [Alpine Landscape](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230912-alpine-landscape/) - Couldn't decide between the two 🤷‍♂️ I like them both! - [Mountain Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230911-mountain-views/) - [A Stroll Around Innsbruck](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230910-a-stroll-around-innsbruck/) - Feels good to be back in the mountains 😌 - [Sunset In The Alps](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230911-sunset-in-the-alps/) - [Golden Hour Layering](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230910-golden-hour-layering/) - [River Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230910-river-views/) - [Innsbruck, Austria](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230910-innsbruck-austria/) - [A Walk Around Vienna](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230909-a-walk-around-vienna/) - [Summer Color](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230908-summer-color/) - [Vienna's Towers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230908-viennas-towers/) - [Clock Tower](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230908-clock-tower/) - This photo came out way better than I thought it would in the moment. That light 👌 - [Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230908-viennas-st-stephens-cathedral/) - The detail is incredible! - [Prague's Vltava River [2K]](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230906-pragues-vltava-river-2k/) - [Prague's Vysehrad Fortress Orbit [2K]](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230906-pragues-vysehrad-fortress-orbit-2k/) - [Town Square](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230907-town-square/) - [Prague At Golden Hour](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230907-prague-at-golden-hour/) - [Over The Vltava River](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230906-over-the-vltava-river/) - [The Dancing House](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230906-the-dancing-house/) - [Looking Over The City](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230906-looking-over-the-city/) - [Magnificent Architecture](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230906-magnificent-architecture/) - [Reflections](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230905-reflections/) - [Perspective Shift](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230905-perspective-shift/) - [A Walk Around Prague](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230905-a-walk-around-prague/) - What a beautiful city! - [Peeking Into History](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230904-peeking-into-history/) - [Above The City](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230904-above-the-city/) - [Welcome To Prague](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230904-welcome-to-prague/) - [Berliner Fernsehturm](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230901-berliner-fernsehturm/) - [The Detailed](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230902-the-detailed/) - [The Simple](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230902-the-simple/) - [Berlin History](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230901-berlin-history/) - [Over Vondelpark](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230831-over-vondelpark/) - It's so green here! - [Amsterdam's Canals](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230830-amsterdams-canals/) - So unbelievably beautiful. - [Dutch Houses](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230830-dutch-houses/) - A lot of these houses were ever so slightly slanted 😳 - [The Streets Of Amsterdam](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230829-the-streets-of-amsterdam/) - [GVB Tram](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230829-gvb-tram/) - I love the tracks go over grass. Absolutely genius. - [The Streets From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230828-the-streets-from-above/) - [Welcome To Amsterdam](https://petermeglis.com/blog/photo/welcome-to-amsterdam/) - [New Growth](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230826-new-growth/) - [Corner Cafes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230826-corner-cafes/) - So aesthetic. - [Framing, Framing, Framing](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230825-framing-framing-framing/) - I can't tell you how many times I'd just be walking around, looking, see a framing like this, then walk about 4 more steps as my brain processed what I just saw, stop, turn around, walk back, and take the photo 😂 I felt like once I saw it, I couldn't NOT take the photo... - [Golden Details](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230826-golden-details/) - [Rouge](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230825-rouge/) - "Red" - [The Streets Of Paris](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230824-the-streets-of-paris/) - I especially love how some buildings (like the last photo) just abruptly... end. - [Neighborhoods Of Paris](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230824-neighborhoods-of-paris/) - There's something different about the buildings in Paris that I just can't quite pinpoint. Maybe something about the complexity, the details, the contrast of the railings against the stone.... - [Le Tour Eiffel](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230823-le-tour-eiffel/) - Look... When I pick up my camera it's to capture beauty, it's to capture nature, it's to capture art. I'm not gonna post the photo of the Eiffel Tower that you see plastered all over social media with a bajillion tourists in the frame... Go to my blog post for that 🤪 I'm here to - [Vive La France!](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230823-vive-la-france/) - Welcome to Paris! - [Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230822-basilique-notre-dame-de-fourviere/) - Looking down over the city of Lyon. - [Towers And Caps](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230821-towers-and-caps/) - Just something about the tops of buildings here... - [The Houses Of Lyon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230821-the-houses-of-lyon/) - 🏠 - [Along The Canal In Lyon, France](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230821-along-the-canal-in-lyon-france/) - 🛶 - [The Port Of Vigo, Spain](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230818-the-port-of-vigo-spain/) - This place was beautiful! Well deserving of another couple days next time :) - [Above The Spain Houses](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230819-above-the-spain-houses/) - Nothing is cookie-cutter around here. Every house is unique! - [Avignon, France](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230820-avignon-france/) - Castles, walls, and cathedrals everywhere!! - [Santiago De Compostela](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230819-santiago-de-compostela/) - The pilgrims' destination for the Portuguese Camino de Santiago! See if you can spot the Cathedral on the right-hand side of the city. - [Sunset Over The Cíes Islands](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230818-sunset-over-the-cies-islands/) - There were no more reservations to get on the islands that day. Gonna call ahead next time 😅 - [The Misfits](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230817-the-misfits/) - The photos I didn't know where to put. There's always those little details I notice on my walks that just don't quite fit anywhere. - [São Bento Station](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230817-sao-bento-station/) - I was included in the many tourists taking photos of this beautiful train station. - [The Buildings Of Porto](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230817-the-buildings-of-porto/) - There are always so many details in these buildings and architecture. The more you look the more you find. - [Houses Of Porto](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230816-houses-of-porto/) - It's always so colorful in Portugal! - [Docked](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230816-docked/) - One of those frames that's delivered from the heavens after walking way too long. - [Metro do Porto](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230816-metro-do-porto/) - Ya gotta be quick! Everyone moves to the sides when the tram passes, then they all fill back in the center after it's gone by. - [The Riverfront Walk](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230815-the-riverfront-walk/) - I didn't get down to the lower level but it looked fun and lively! - [Porto's Riverfront Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230815-portos-riverfront-views/) - The afternoon light is always a winner! - [The Dom Luís Bridge](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230814-the-dom-luis-bridge/) - Definitely one of my highlights was walking across it! - [Porto, Portugal](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230814-porto-portugal/) - Along the beautiful Douro River! So beautiful to see the red roofs against the blue water. - [Lisboa Miradouros](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230812-lisboa-miradouros/) - "Lisbon Viewpoints" These viewpoints reminded me so much of San Francisco. Everywhere you look, there are hidden details. Grids don't exist here :) - [The Streets Of Lisbon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230813-the-streets-of-lisbon/) - Those little details from wandering and wandering. - [Portuguese Tiling](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230813-portuguese-tiling/) - I didn't notice this in Spain! I'm sure they have them too, but the tiling here is just beautiful! - [As Janelas De Lisboa](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230812-as-janelas-de-lisboa/) - "The Windows Of Lisbon" The tiling here is gorgeous! So many details! - [Lisbon Churches](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230812-lisbon-churches/) - Poking up above the houses. - [As Casas De Lisboa](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230812-as-casas-de-lisboa/) - "The Houses Of Lisbon" Color color color! This ain't Spain (everything's white) anymore! - [A Stroll Around Sevilla](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230810-a-stroll-around-sevilla/) - This city/town is so beautiful! The streets, the colors, the details! - [Plaza de España](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230810-plaza-de-espana/) - This place blew me away. Walking in with no expectations to see this gorgeous building and plaza. Indescribable! - [Catedral de Sevilla](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230809-catedral-de-sevilla/) - So beautiful! And massive! - [Las Flores de Sevilla](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230811-las-flores-de-sevilla/) - Just a little something to break up the building photos :) - [La Bicicleta Solitaria](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230811-la-bicicleta-solitaria/) - I knew when I saw it I'd love this photo. I love the simplicity. - [The Little Details](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230808-the-little-details/) - Those little things that I never stop to notice unless I'm looking for them. - [Madrid's Beautiful Architecture](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230807-madrids-beautiful-architecture/) - Every window, every building, every detail is unique. As long as you stop to notice :) - [Parque De El Retiro](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230808-parque-de-el-retiro/) - Birds chirping, cicada's buzzing, people walking. A beautiful place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. - [Tight Streets And Dead Ends](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230808-tight-streets-and-dead-ends/) - It feels cozy here, as if walking outside is like walking inside. - [A Walk Through Madrid](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230807-a-walk-through-madrid/) - There's just something about the way the light hits the buildings and colors here. - [Coast of Cadaqués](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230806-coast-of-cadaques/) - So much uninhabited mountainous land in the area! A true small little town (population 3,000) - [Leaving Barcelona](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230806-leaving-barcelona/) - So much orange! - [Cadaqués](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230806-cadaques/) - Just wow. A beautiful little town tucked in the mountains along the coast. - [Rocky Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230805-rocky-coast/) - Reminds me a bit of the Pacific Coast of the U.S. That blue is incredible! - [The Vast Escape](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230805-the-vast-escape/) - 🚤 - [Spain's North Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230804-spains-north-coast/) - The water, the beaches, the mountains. Just beautiful. - [Tossa de Mar](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230804-tossa-de-mar/) - I waited and waited for the clouds to part, and boy am I glad I did. What a gorgeous place. - [Rayos Del Cielo](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230803-rayos-del-cielo/) - They have beautiful mountain layering over here too! - [Rural Spain](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230803-rural-spain/) - Dry plains up against forests and curvy mountain roads. - [Fairpoint Harbor, Ohio](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230718-fairpoint-harbor-ohio/) - So cute! Reminds me of the coast of Massachusetts. - [Fiery Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230711-fiery-sunset/) - The crazy sunset camping just outside Wind Cave National Forest. - [Black Hills At Golden Hour](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230710-black-hills-at-golden-hour/) - So many photos and I love them all. The layering, the rays of sunshine, the mountains, just 🤌 - [The Streets Of Barcelona](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230729-the-streets-of-barcelona/) - Took my camera out last night and just wandered, looking around, looking up, and finding those details that are all too often missed when I'm going from point A to point B. - [Barcelona Towers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230728-barcelona-towers/) - The way the light hits the buildings here is just gorgeous. - [Welcome To Barcelona](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230728-welcome-to-barcelona/) - I hardly ever looked UP the first couple days, but I'm so glad I did! - [Western Mass](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230720-western-mass/) - So green! So many trees! - [Foggy Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230719-foggy-sunset/) - This blew my mind driving through. The low foggy clouds mixed with the smoke creating a beautiful red sunset. - [Western New York](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230719-western-new-york/) - Through the green rolling hills. I didn't realize there were so many mountains/hills out here! - [Missouri Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230717-missouri-sunset/) - Soft sunset over St. Louis Missouri. - [Kansas Farmland](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230716-kansas-farmland/) - So flat! So many crop circles! - [Badlands National Park](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230714-badlands-national-park/) - Reminds me of Bisti Badlands in New Mexico! - [Nebraska Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230715-nebraska-sunset/) - Camping in Nebraska. The colors from sunsets over plains are absolutely unmatched. - [Devil's Tower](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230714-devils-tower/) - I don't know how else to describe this place besides just 🤯 - [Camping In Wyoming](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230713-camping-in-wyoming/) - You could just baaaarely see Devil's Tower from the drone. - [Granite Spires](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230713-granite-spires/) - Such a wild and cool place to drive through. - [Needles Highway](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230712-needles-highway/) - Through the granite cliffs of South Dakota. - [Sylvan Lake](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230712-sylvan-lake/) - Sylvan Lake, along Needles Highway. So cool. - [Mt. Rushmore From Afar](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230711-mt-rushmore-from-afar/) - The drive up to Mt. Rushmore from the south. It looks way smaller than I pictured from this far out. - [South Dakota Prairie](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230710-south-dakota-prairie/) - Looking over the prairie of Wind Cave National Forest. - [Rapid City, South Dakota](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230709-rapid-city-south-dakota/) - Population: 76,184 (2021) Elevation: 3,202′ Tucked up against the rolling Black Hills and alongside Rapid Creek. Rapid City is the second largest city in South Dakota, after Sioux Falls (on the eastern border) as #1 at ~200k population. - [Fall Colors Of Denver](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221101-fall-colors-of-denver/) - The beautiful fall colors of Denver! - [Spearfish Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230709-spearfish-sunset/) - Sunset over Spearfish, SD. - [Steamboat Stroll](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210924-steamboat-stroll/) - A stroll through the colors of Steamboat Springs, CO. It's that time of the year! 🍂🍂🍂 - [Spearfish, South Dakota](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230709-spearfish-south-dakota/) - Population: 12,358 (2021) Elevation: 3,648′ Beautiful! And green! Love the rolling hills as a backdrop. - [A Drive Through Spearfish Canyon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230708-a-drive-through-spearfish-canyon/) - The scale! Reminds me of Glenwood Canyon in Colorado! - [Spearfish Canyon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230708-spearfish-canyon/) - This canyon came out of nowhere - massive cliffs, exposed rock faces - what the heck!? What a gem to come across. Don't sleep on South Dakota, people. - [Black Hills Back Roads](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230708-black-hills-back-roads/) - Exploring the back roads of the Black Hills National Forest. - [Black Hills Forest Roads](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230708-black-hills-forest-roads/) - What a beautiful place to drive through! - [Foggy Morning](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230708-foggy-morning/) - A misty and foggy morning in the Black Hills. Getting out of this camp spot was... quite the adventure. Thankfully didn't get stuck! Note to self: just because it's dry going in doesn't mean it'll be dry going out 😅 - [Wild Camping in Wyoming](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230704-wild-camping-in-wyoming/) - Green, quiet, and serene. Absolute peak #vanlife (except for the millions of mosquitoes and ticks not pictured 😅) - [Camping In The Black Hills](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230707-camping-in-the-black-hills/) - They should call them the Green Hills! And yes I switched spots :) (The post's location isn't exact, find your own spot 😜) - [The Black Hills National Forest](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230707-the-black-hills-national-forest/) - Views above South Dakota's Black Hills National Forest. I was blown away by how beautiful this place was! So green and serene! - [Summer Grassland](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230706-summer-grassland/) - Wyoming's grassland from above. The greenery, the colors, the textures, the abstraction, I love it all. - [Sunset Van Life](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230706-sunset-van-life/) - Such a beautiful golden hour. I had fun driving through the grass to get to this camp site. I mean where else could you camp right on the water of such a beautiful area?? - [Sunset Over The Great Plains](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230705-sunset-over-the-great-plains/) - Every time I travel away from the mountains, I'm reminded of the INCREDIBLE color from sunsets over flat land. So beautiful!! - [Summer Grassland Roads](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230705-summer-grassland-roads/) - There's just something about the minimalist and abstract perspective of dirt roads from above that I love. - [Wyoming Grassland](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230704-wyoming-grassland/) - Taken from the Springer/Bump Sullivan Wildlife Habitat Management Area in eastern Wyoming. Grassland as far as the eye can see! - [Heavenly Sweep (Timelapse)](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230630-heavenly-sweep-timelapse/) - Sunshine sweeping across the front range. Took this with about 1 minute of video from my drone. - [Front Range Greenery](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230703-front-range-greenery/) - I don't remember it being so green!! Wow. - [Colorful Mountain Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230702-colorful-mountain-sunset/) - These sunsets have just been spectacular the past couple days! - [Sunset Clouds](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230702-sunset-clouds/) - The rest of the scene around the sunset. Beautiful clouds! - [Rocky Mountain Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230701-rocky-mountain-sunset/) - Beautiful! I have nothing else to say. - [From The Heavens](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230630-from-the-heavens/) - Clouds parting, sunshine rays casting down onto the front range. A magical experience. - [Hazy Mountain Layers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230629-hazy-mountain-layers/) - One of my most loved scenes... the haze creating a beautiful layering of the mountains. Nothing like it. - [Smoky Sunset Layering](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230628-sunset-layering/) - Just love the layering on the mountains in the distance. SO cool. - [Colorado's Volcano](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230627-colorados-volcano/) - Looks like some smoke blew over the mountains creating a fiery red sunset. Gorgeous! - [A Path Through The Woods](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220907-a-path-through-the-woods/) - Interestingly, I liked this shot more after I took the photo than initially seeing it. Maybe something about the framing that I just didn't get with my eyes. The foggy moodiness of the PNW is so unique and different. - [Foggy Trees](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220906-foggy-trees/) - So moody... - [Foggy Beaches](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221001-foggy-beaches/) - Foggy beaches along the Washington coast, all part of Olympic National Park 🌫 - [Foggy Pacific Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221001-foggy-pacific-coast/) - All I gotta say is, I freakin' love layers :) Just like smoke, fog seems to create the perfect conditions for beautiful depth and shading. - [Mount Moran](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210716-mount-moran/) - I have nothing to say about this photo besides... I think I'm in love That is all. Enjoy your scrolling :) - [Wyoming Wake](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210715-wyoming-wake/) - Texture 🌊... I think this may have been the first time I've seen water waves so perfect in my entire life. (Warning: nerd-alert) Having studied sine waves in school and now seeing that pattern of ripples honestly made me appreciate math (and nature). Like is that not freakin' cool or what - [Moving To Denver](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210629-moving-to-denver/) - Life update: I moved to Denver, CO 🚛 Went on a little walk today, here are some photos! Love the last one 🐿 - [Jackson Wyoming](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210704-jackson-wyoming/) - Jackson, Wyoming ⛰ The town has a cute little park and shop fronts. Love the wood/rustic looks. I've been up here hiking and exploring the past couple days. More pics coming soon :) - [Welcome To The Tetons](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210711-welcome-to-the-tetons/) - This was how I was welcomed to the Tetons... The sunsets are just out-of-this-world. This has to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. The drive from Denver was about 8 hours, but with stops for gas/food it was about 10.5 hours from start to finish. I thought all of Wyoming was - [Phelps Lake Hike](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210712-phelps-lake-hike/) - Ended up going down a long bumpy dirt road to get to this hike. It was clear that it wasn't one of the tourist-y places, which is just what I like :) After 9.4 miles, 1,250ft, 3 hrs, and a storm that came out of nowhere... I was totally exhausted, but it was so, so - [Tetons At Sunrise](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210713-tetons-at-sunrise/) - This was an early one... rise and shine at 4:45am! There were only a couple other people next to me for this and just before the light hit the Tetons I watched as a few people left. It broke my heart 😩 You are rewarded for your patience... - [Rainy Rainbow](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210717-rainy-rainbow/) - I couldn't find it 🤷‍♂️ - [Teton Ranch](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210721-teton-ranch/) - All I'm gonna say about this one is... life is more interesting outside your comfort zone. - [I Thought I Brought Enough Water](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210722-i-thought-i-brought-enough-water/) - I title this one... "I thought I brought enough water" :) ...but the sacrifice was so worth it. - [Teton Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210724-teton-sunset/) - The reflection... the color... the scale... just, wow... Nature truly hits different out in Wyoming - [Cotton Candy Tetons](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210807-cotton-candy-tetons/) - Cotton candy colored skies 🍭 🌅 - [Teton Reflection](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210811-teton-reflection/) - It's like the trees are hugging the mountains 🥰 Looking back at this photo I just feel grateful to have been able to capture such a beautiful moment in a beautiful place. - [The Teton Range](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210723-the-teton-range/) - I find it amazing what can come of a moment that starts as "oh I'll just stop for a second" It's so easy for me to get caught up in momentum that what's possible isn't even known to me I've been trying to listen to my intuition and follow through with these moments more - [Morning Stillness](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210808-morning-stillness/) - There's something really satisfying about a clean reflection🌲 😌 - [The Blues Of Yellowstone](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210815-the-blues-of-yellowstone/) - The blues of Yellowstone 🔵 This place is just wild... I've never seen anything like it 🤯 - [The Colors Of Yellowstone](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210816-the-colors-of-yellowstone/) - More colors from Yellowstone... "Dumbfounded" is the only word I can think of that describes how I felt walking around here. - [Grand Prismatic Spring](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210817-grand-prismatic-spring/) - Bacteria are wild... 🤯🤷‍♂️ - [Dirt Road To Nowhere](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210821-dirt-road-to-nowhere/) - I told myself I would just go down this road a little bit, just to check it out. Next thing you know, I had been driving for 45 minutes and it unexpectedly turned into one of the highlights of my entire trip. To think, if I had turned around sooner, or if I didn't venture - [The Road Less Traveled](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210822-the-road-less-traveled/) - I took the road less traveled and I can tell you it was absolutely worth it. - [Venturing Into The Unknown](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210823-venturing-into-the-unknown/) - To think I would've missed this moment had I not ventured into the unknown... What else am I missing? - [Painted Forest](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210918-painted-forest/) - The backlit leaves create such a vibrant color! It's like someone took a paintbrush to the mountains 🎨 🌄 - [Yellowstone Hot Springs](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210824-yellowstone-hot-springs/) - Still cannot believe this is a real place and has been trickling water for thousands of years to create formations like this... 🤯 - [Alien Formations](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210825-alien-formations/) - This looks like some kind of alien 👽 - [The Grand Canyon Of Yellowstone](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210826-the-grand-canyon-of-yellowstone/) - The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The scale, the texture, the views. 👌 - [Mountain Layers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210830-mountain-layers/) - Layers on layers. Mountains are just 👌 - [Teton Sunset Layers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210831-teton-sunset-layers/) - Back to the Tetons for one last night before I headed home... Sunsets here continue to be incredible. Oh yeah, and layers 👌 - [No Caption Necessary](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210901-no-caption-necessary/) - No caption necessary. - [Back To Colorful Colorado](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210902-back-to-colorful-colorado/) - Back to colorful Colorado! - [Rocky Mountain Layers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210903-rocky-mountain-layers/) - I couldn't decide between the two. Which one do you like more? - [The Colors Of Fall](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210925-the-colors-of-fall/) - The colors of fall 🥰 Like candy for the eyes 🍭 - [Pastel Painted Forest](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210926-pastel-painted-forest/) - Like a dreamy pastel painting 🎨 - [Aspen Forest](https://petermeglis.com/p/20210927-aspen-forest/) - 👀 Peeking through the trees - [Through The Aspens](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211002-through-the-aspens/) - Trees, trees, trees! Such a refreshing place to see all these types of beautiful scenes. - [Fall Above Steamboat Springs](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211004-fall-above-steamboat-springs/) - I took the long way around the mountain back to my car... and boy was that worth the extra effort... - [A Leisurely Hike In Colorado](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211018-a-leisurely-hike-in-colorado/) - What started as a leisurely hike to take some photos turned into a challenge, both mentally and physically. I pushed myself. It was the longest hike I've done in the past couple years, at 12.51 miles and 1592 ft of elevation gain. Most of the hike wasn't necessarily difficult, it was the sustained effort for - [Fall In The Colorado Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221021-fall-in-the-colorado-mountains/) - Sometimes timing doesn't work in our favor... But sometimes, just sometimes, a plane happens to balance out your photo :) - [Off Trail Aspens](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211003-off-trail-aspens/) - 🤫 Don't tell anyone, but I had to venture off the trail for these pics. This patch of gorgeous aspens down the hill from the trail were calling me, I couldn't say no :) - [Colorado Dirt Roads](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211007-colorado-dirt-roads/) - Nothing like a nice little dirt road encompassed by trees :) - [The Blue River](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211008-the-blue-river/) - 3 double takes, 2 missed turns, and 1 no trespassing sign later... 🤫 - [Fall Colors](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211015-fall-colors/) - Just some wonderful fall colors in the mountains :) - [Fall In The Aspens](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211016-fall-in-the-aspens/) - Honestly, this state is gorgeous... That's all I have to say :) - [Engulfed In Yellow](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211017-engulfed-in-yellow/) - Engulfed in yellow - [Fall Vibrance](https://petermeglis.com/p/20211019-fall-vibrance/) - Light and airy 😌 - [Tahoe Morning Inversion](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230401-tahoe-morning-inversion/) - What a cool experience, taking a chair lift up through the clouds up to blue skies and to be above the clouds! - [Van Life Utah](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230411-van-life-utah/) - It's been a fun one here in Utah. - [Little Cottonwood Canyon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230410-little-cottonwood-canyon/) - The canyon entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon from the Salt Lake Valley. - [Salt Lake Valley Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230409-salt-lake-valley-sunset/) - Golden hour sunset over the Salt Lake Valley. - [Snowy Wasatch Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230408-snowy-wasatch-mountains/) - Views of the Wasatch Mountains up against the Salt Lake Valley. I just can't get enough of the mountain views here... 🥹 (The pictures go from looking southeast, to northeast, to north) - [Salt Lake Valley From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230209-salt-lake-valley-from-above/) - Entering into the Salt Lake Valley. I just love the mountains here... - [Mt. Timpanogos](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230209-mt-timpanogos/) - All I can say is that Utah's Wasatch mountains are freakin' incredible. So massive. - [Mammoth Mountain Sunrise](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230329-mammoth-mountain-sunrise/) - Sunrise over Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain. - [Soft Winter Texture](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230330-soft-winter-texture/) - I loved the texture of the snow from above. It's just so soft 🥹 - [Eastern Sierra Winter Morning](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230328-eastern-sierra-winter-morning/) - A beautiful morning looking at the Eastern Sierras just outside Mammoth Lakes, CA. - [Eastern Sierra Sunrise](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230327-eastern-sierra-sunrise/) - Morning sunrise looking East from over Mammoth Lakes, CA. Such a peaceful and beautiful view. I couldn't pick which shot I liked best 😅 - [A Road Trip Through Nevada](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230320-a-road-trip-through-nevada/) - Road tripping with the van through the middle of Nevada. - [Zion From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220507-zion-from-above/) - No, this is not a drone shot... I wasn't too afraid of heights until I looked down 😅 - [Montana Mountain Cabins](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220814-montana-mountain-cabins/) - Lonely cabins at the base of smokey mountain layers. Read about the disaster it took to get this photo 😅 in Life Update August 7th, 2022. This is technically Idaho but just don't tell anyone. - [Mountain Roads](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220903-mountain-roads/) - The road along Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. The framing, the layering, the leading lines, just 🧑‍🍳😙👌 The first photo I saw on my hike and I was like oohhhh yeah this is good. The second, I didn't realize I liked until I threw it in Lightroom, THEN I was like ohhhh yeah - [The PNW Forest From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220904-the-pnw-forest-from-above/) - That GREEN, so lush <3 - [Alone](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221222-alone/) - Driving along the empty fields of Colorado. Couldn't decide which framing I liked more. Leaning towards the first. - [Desert Road Perspective](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230323-desert-road-perspective/) - A different perspective looking down on Nevada's desert highway. - [Desert Highway](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230322-desert-highway/) - A lone desert highway through the middle of Nevada. - [Sunset On The Lost Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221005-sunset-on-the-lost-coast/) - Nothing much to say about this one 🌅 - [Lost Coast Camping](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221005-lost-coast-camping/) - Remote coast? Private beach access? Gorgeous sunsets? I'm in. - [The Lost Coast](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221005-the-lost-coast/) - The remote and undeveloped Lost Coast of California. What an absolutely incredible place. - [Going-to-the-Sun Road](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220827-going-to-the-sun-road/) - It's really, REALLY, hard to describe this place in words... This is the "famous" Going-to-the-Sun road that cuts through Glacier National Park. - [Redwood Road](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221006-redwood-road/) - Weaving through the towering giants - [Canyon Road](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221007-canyon-road/) - Whoever made this pullout just knew. The framing 👌 - [Road To Nowhere](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221221-road-to-nowhere/) - A snowy road with no end in sight. - [Mountain Road](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230110-mountain-road/) - The road through the Sangre De Cristo mountains following the Pecos River. - [Mount Lewis](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230321-mount-lewis/) - Mt. Lewis, the highest peak in Nevada's Shoshone Range. - [Nevada Roads](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230319-nevada-roads/) - Nevada: Just long straight roads through valleys and mountains. - [Entering Utah](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230208-entering-utah/) - Entering Utah from above. That mountain in the background is absolutely incredible. It takes up so much of your perspective. - [Colorado-Utah Border](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230208-colorado-utah-border/) - The northern border between Utah and Colorado. - [Road Trip Through Remote Colorado](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230208-road-trip-through-remote-colorado/) - A trip through the remote northwest of Colorado. - [Lone Winter Road](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230207-lone-winter-road/) - Texture, texture, texture. I love that soft snow. - [Winter Railroad](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230207-winter-railroad/) - I'm obsessed. I love that texture and story just above and below the railroad where the wind from the train blows the snow across. - [Winter Road To Nowhere](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230207-winter-road-to-nowhere/) - The road to nowhere. Peep that moon coming out. - [The Park Range](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230206-the-park-range/) - The drive just west of Steamboat Springs, CO. That soft, untouched snow is so beautiful. - [Heavenly Light](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230127-heavenly-light/) - A blessing from above. I am obsessed with how soft the snow looks with the light shining over it. It's so satisfying 😍 - [Yampa Valley Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230128-yampa-valley-sunset/) - Sunset looking south/southwest from just below Steamboat Springs, CO (while I got some laundry done 😄). - [Steamboat Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230126-steamboat-sunset/) - The last of the light setting over the front side of Steamboat Ski Resort. - [Steamboat From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230125-steamboat-from-above/) - Blue skies and golden hour above Steamboat Springs, CO. What a beautiful place! - [Steamboat Ski Resort](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230124-steamboat-ski-resort/) - Views from my first day skiing at Steamboat Springs. - [Telluride, Colorado](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220322-telluride-colorado/) - Telluride, Colorado. Not much to say besides incredible... - [The Mountains Of Telluride](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220324-the-mountains-of-telluride/) - The mountains of Telluride - [Tenmile Range](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230120-tenmile-range/) - The Tenmile Mountain Range surrounding Frisco. - [Frisco At Dawn](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230119-frisco-at-dawn/) - Frisco at dawn after a beautiful snowfall. - [Mountain Views From Pecos](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230111-mountain-views-from-pecos/) - The mountain views from Pecos National Historic Park. - [Sangre de Cristo Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230109-sangre-de-cristo-mountains/) - The mountains are a special place 🥰 - [Sunset Over Santa Fe](https://petermeglis.com/p/20230108-sunset-over-santa-fe/) - Such a gorgeous color. - [Santa Fe Sunrise](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221227-santa-fe-sunrise/) - That color is just unreal. - [Santa Fe Golden Hour](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221226-santa-fe-golden-hour/) - With the beautiful and snowy Sangre de Cristo mountains as a backdrop. - [Wintry New Mexican Trail](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221225-wintry-new-mexican-trail/) - Looking down over a trail through the hills above Santa Fe. The sun melts all that south-facing snow! - [Winter Over Santa Fe](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221224-winter-over-santa-fe/) - A cloudy day looking west over Santa Fe, New Mexico. - [Sunset Vibes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220712-sunset-vibes/) - Sunset vibes 🌄 - [Beaver Creek Slopes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220202-beaver-creek-slopes/) - Beaver Creek from the slopes - [Wintry Hike In The Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220125-wintry-hike-in-the-mountains/) - A wintery hike in the mountains - [Vail Slopes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220201-vail-slopes/) - Vail from the slopes - [Breckenridge Slopes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220203-breckenridge-slopes/) - Breckenridge from the slopes - [Morning Peaks](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220208-morning-peaks/) - Morning peaks 🌄 Something I kept telling myself at 5:30am was "don't expect the rewards without putting in the work." And yep, the rewards were worth the pain. - [Snowshoe Hike](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220215-snowshoe-hike/) - Views from a snowshoe in the mountains 🗻 I made a last minute decision to rent snowshoes and do a morning sunrise snowshoe hike in the mountains. 8.63mi, 814ft elevation gain, 5hr 13m. It was surprisingly fun. Peaceful, beautiful, and recharging. Absolutely worth it. - [Mountain Drive](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220217-mountain-drive/) - A drive through the mountains -- beautiful peaks around every bend - [Entering Crested Butte](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220219-entering-crested-butte/) - Entering Crested Butte, Colorado - [Sunset In Crested Butte](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220221-sunset-in-crested-butte/) - Sunset in Crested Butte - [Sunrise Progression](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220222-sunrise-progression/) - Sunrise progression - tired and cold, but worth it - [Don't Overthink It](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220220-dont-overthink-it/) - "Don't overthink it." Love the texture in this photo - [The Last Of The Light](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220223-the-last-of-the-light/) - The light of the last morning in CB. What a beautiful place, not a cloud in the sky - [Views From Town](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220323-views-from-town/) - Views from town - [Sunrise Ridges](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220325-sunrise-ridges/) - There's something special about light hitting mountain peaks... - [Fiery Morning Sunrise](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220326-fiery-morning-sunrise/) - A fiery morning sunrise 🔥 - [Sunset Mountain Peaks](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220327-sunset-mountain-peaks/) - Sunset mountain peaks 🌄 - [Telluride Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220328-telluride-sunset/) - The final sunset of a trip to Telluride... What a spectacular place - [Lake Layers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221027-lake-layers/) - Something just clicked for me when I saw all this lined up 👀 - [Morning Mountain Light](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221212-morning-mountain-light/) - Morning light hitting the Frisco mountain peaks. Bliss. - [Zion Morning Light](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220509-zion-morning-light/) - Nothing like that morning light 😌 - [Second Beach Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221001-second-beach-sunset/) - 14 minutes until sunset and 0.8 miles to hike, I was absolutely HOOFIN' it down to the beach to get this shot 😅 - [Cannon Beach](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221005-cannon-beach/) - The famous Cannon Beach at golden hour - [Coastal Waves](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221005-coastal-waves/) - The beautiful waves along the Pacific coast - [Gold Bluffs Beach From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221005-gold-bluffs-beach-from-above/) - Such a beautiful and serene place - [Sand Harbor Beach](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221026-sand-harbor-beach/) - The beautiful rock formations of Tahoe's Sand Harbor State Park - [Tahoe's Golden Hour](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221027-tahoes-golden-hour/) - Golden hour across the Lake. A magical sight. - [Lakeshore Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221029-lakeshore-sunset/) - Man, I just had an absolute field day this night trying out long exposure shots. That hazy/glossy look of the waves was just so cool, I probably took a hundred photos of the same scene 😂 The sunset colors were SO beautiful. - [Sloan's Lake Sunrise](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221213-sloans-lake-sunrise/) - A fiery sunrise over Sloan's Lake. Nature is beautiful. - [Frisco Colorado From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221202-frisco-colorado-from-above/) - A calm winter morning in Frisco, Colorado - [First Pow Day!](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221129-first-pow-day/) - My first pow day of the season! 9" overnight! - [Freshies!](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221124-freshies/) - A soft coating to ski on - [Early Season At Vail](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221123-early-season-at-vail/) - My first day of the 2022/2023 ski season at Vail. Sunshine and fresh corduroy - [Chaco Culture National Historic Park](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220713-chaco-culture-national-historic-park/) - So much culture. - [Chaco Canyon From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220714-chaco-canyon-from-above/) - Chaco Canyon from above. - [Like Another World](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220715-like-another-world/) - Bisti Badlands - seriously like another world. No trails, no water fillups, just pure wilderness. - [Bisti Badlands From The Ground](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220716-bisti-badlands-from-the-ground/) - Bisti Badlands from the ground. The details, the texture, the 🤯🤯🤯 - [Bisti Badlands From Above](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220717-bisti-badlands-from-above/) - There's something special about these high up shots. It almost looks like it's a photo from the ground of the micro. 3 feet or 300 feet, it's interesting how nature repeats itself at different levels. - [Once A Flowing River](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220804-once-a-flowing-river/) - The dry land outside outside Moab. - [Mount Whitney Morning](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221008-mount-whitney-morning/) - A beautiful, clear, morning sunrise over the Sierras - [First Light](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221008-first-light/) - That first sunlight peeking over the mountains Such a beautiful place to camp - [Petrified Sand Dunes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220402-petrified-sand-dunes/) - The petrified sand dunes of Arches National Park - [Arches Rock Formations](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220403-arches-rock-formations/) - Such cool rock formations, what a wild place 🤯 - [Obligatory Arch Photos](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220404-obligatory-arch-photos/) - My obligatory arch photos from Arches National Park - [Rock Maze](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220405-rock-maze/) - Like a maze of rocks - [Red Dirt, Towers, And Balanced Rocks](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220406-red-dirt-towers-and-balanced-rocks/) - Red dirt, towers, and balanced rocks. A quick trip to Arches National Park. - [Zion Canyon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220502-zion-canyon/) - Zion Canyon 🤯 - [The Virgin River](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220503-the-virgin-river/) - The winding Virgin River - [Mountain Of The Sun](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220504-mountain-of-the-sun/) - So close, yet so far - [Scout Lookout Hike](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220505-scout-lookout-hike/) - The hike up to Scout Lookout - [THE Angel's Landing](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220507-the-angels-landing/) - THE Angel's Landing... Whoever was first to hike this was absolutely bonkers I applied for a day-before permit but didn't get one... Next time 💯 - [Peaks, Peaks, Peaks](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220508-peaks-peaks-peaks/) - Peaks, peaks, peaks, literally everywhere you look. Makes you feel small, a feeling I love. - [Zion Through The Trees](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220510-zion-through-the-trees/) - Yep, Zion is absolutely incredible, I now understand. A trip here makes you appreciate the sheer beauty and scale of nature, something that's hard to find deep in the city, or really anywhere else. If it's not on your bucket list it should be. - [Geneva Creek Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220711-geneva-creek-views/) - Views from my first off-grid camp site on my new journey. I'm so behind on photos 😅 More coming soon - [Final Reflections](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221027-final-reflections/) - The last bit of sunlight reflecting over Lake Tahoe - [Soft Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221029-soft-sunset/) - Long exposure sunset over Lake Tahoe. Those glossy tree reflections just make me 😌 - [Tahoe's Paint Palette](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221029-tahoes-paint-palette/) - Just a spectacular sunset palette 🎨 - [The Last Of Fall](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221030-the-last-of-fall/) - Fall through Colorado's I70 corridor. I swear, fall in Colorado is unmatched in the west. I snapped these on my road trip back from California to Denver. - [Sunset Over The Snake River](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220807-sunset-over-the-snake-river/) - I forgot the COLOR you get when the sun sets directly over the horizon. It's been a minute since I had a non-mountain sunset. - [Sunset In Glacier National Park](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220831-sunset-in-glacier-national-park/) - Sunset hitting those mountain peaks 🌅🌄 - [Trillium Lake and Mount Hood Golden Hour](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221001-trillium-lake-and-mount-hood-golden-hour/) - Trillium Lake and Mount Hood during golden hour. Such an incredible place. - [The Magic Number](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221026-the-magic-number/) - Took me a little while to figure out how I wanted these in relation to the background. I think halfway was the 🔑 - [Rocky Shore](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221026-rocky-shore/) - 'nuf said. - [Conway Summit](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221021-conway-summit/) - A beautiful little surprise view on the drive north via 395! - [Sprite® Canyon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221021-sprite-canyon/) - I feel like this is where they got their inspiration from 😂 Man, all this lit up mid-morning would be UNREAL *I have no affiliation with Sprite® 😅 - [Aspen Leaves](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221021-aspen-leaves/) - I haven't gone close-up in a long time so it was a fun perspective to get. I really wanted to capture the texture of those leaves. - [Aspen Groves](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221021-aspen-groves/) - Just an unbelievably beautiful color. - [Long Lake Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221021-long-lake-views/) - To be quite honest, I couldn't pick between the three... - [High Alpine Hike](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221021-high-alpine-hike/) - High alpine views from a hike through California's Rock Creek Canyon. - [Last Light](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221015-last-light/) - The last bit of sunlight grazing that mountain peak - [Smoky Mountain Layers](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220815-smoky-mountain-layers/) - Man, I've been dreaming of capturing a photo like this. The layers, the texture, the minimalist look, it's all so perfect. Big shoutout to 50,000+ acres of the Earth being on fire so that I can have the satisfaction of a single photo on my laptop 💪 - [Second Lake Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221015-second-lake-views/) - Second Lake of Big Pine Lakes. That turquoise water color was just as crazy as it looks. - [Aspen Sunlight](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221015-aspen-sunlight/) - When those leaves are backlit, the color is just bananas 😍 - [Fall Aspen Hike](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221015-fall-aspen-hike/) - A hike through the gorgeous aspens of the Sierras. - [Coastal Blue](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221005-coastal-blue/) - I freakin' love the color and texture in this photo. That turquoise blue contrasted with the golden hour light hitting the rocks 👨‍🍳👌 - [Dusk Over Whitney](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221008-dusk-over-whitney/) - Dusk from the Alabama Hills looking up at the tallest peak in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney. Love that palette 🎨 - [Waxing Crescent](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221008-waxing-crescent/) - The setting moon over the Sierras Nevada mountains I love that colorful minimalist look - [Eastern Sierra Night Sky](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221008-eastern-sierra-night-sky/) - I think this was my second-ever try at night photography. Starting to get the hang of things! I just sat for what felt like hours looking up at the sky this night. That bright "star" in the third photo is Jupiter! - [Deep Within The Sequoias](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221008-deep-within-the-sequoias/) - I'm unable to form words to describe my experience hiking through the sequoias... Here are some emojis instead... 🤯😮😇 - [Mount Cannon At Dusk](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220829-mount-cannon-at-dusk/) - Mt Cannon and the Glacier valley at dusk - an unbeatable experience. The way the sunlight hits the mountain is just 🧑‍🍳😙 - [Dusk In Glacier National Park](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220831-dusk-in-glacier-national-park/) - Like something out of a movie... I couldn't decide between the 2nd and 3rd picture... Which do you like better? - [Morning Sunshine](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220905-morning-sunshine/) - That morning sunshine hits different in the PNW forests. - [Merced River Reflections](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221006-merced-river-reflections/) - Towering mountains over a calm river. - [Dusk Over The Valley](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221006-dusk-over-the-valley/) - I swear this place is magical. - [A Drive Through Idaho](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220813-a-drive-through-idaho/) - A drive along the Salmon River in Idaho. - [Sawtooth Mountain Peaks](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220812-sawtooth-mountain-peaks/) - The beautiful Sawtooth mountain peaks. Reminds me of the Tetons quite a bit. - [Central Valley Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221007-central-valley-sunset/) - Sunset over California's Central Valley from inside Yosemite National Park. The incredible COLOR out here is unmatched. - [The King's Canyon](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221007-the-kings-canyon/) - Man... I had to sit there for a minute to take this place in... Kings Canyon National Park is absolutely underrated. - [Sunset In Yosemite Valley](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221006-sunset-in-yosemite-valley/) - Such a beautiful place to watch the sun go down. Those river reflections were also incredible. - [Valley Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221006-valley-views/) - Half Dome, Liberty Cap, and the view from Nevada Falls. - [Mount Hood Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221001-mount-hood-sunset/) - A cotton candy sunset. Simply incredible. THESE are the types of photos I was looking forward to in the Pacific Northwest. That color is just unbelievable. - [Tropical Montana](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220830-tropical-montana/) - Yes, this was taken just outside Glacier National Park... in Montana... The water looks like it could be the Bahamas! - [Cotton Candy Sunsets](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220722-cotton-candy-sunsets/) - Sunset vibes from New Mexico 🌄 - [Painterly New Mexican Sunsets](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220723-painterly-new-mexican-sunsets/) - What a gorgeous palette - [The Pacific Coast Highway](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221005-the-pacific-coast-highway/) - The rough and rocky Pacific Coast Highway. - [Mount Hood Morning](https://petermeglis.com/p/20221001-mount-hood-morning/) - With a beautiful little fog layer at the base 👨‍🍳👌 - [Seattle Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220901-seattle-sunset/) - Seattle is such a beautiful place. The sunsets out here are absolutely unmatched, I wish I took more photos of them. That just gives me a good reason to come back :) - [Mount Olympus (Washington)](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220902-mount-olympus-washington/) - Phew! What a landscape. Quick geology lesson: Mount Olympus is actually that snowy mountain peak on the left third of the photo, which is part of a range technically behind the peaks in the mountain's foreground The building in the actual foreground is the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. Make sense? No? 😂 Well, here's a - [Glacier Lakes](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220828-glacier-lakes/) - Calm, peaceful, and beautiful. - [Northern New Mexico Views](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220724-northern-new-mexico-views/) - Out through the trees while camping in Carson National Forest. - [Durango Sunset](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220802-durango-sunset/) - Phew! What a beautiful place. - [Sunset Views Over Durango](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220803-sunset-views-over-durango/) - Just gorgeous. - [Little Cottonwood Canyon Mountains](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220805-little-cottonwood-canyon-mountains/) - I went on the Snowbird Tram while I was here. 100% worth, so cool. - [Snowbird Tram](https://petermeglis.com/p/20220806-snowbird-tram/) - I'll be back! 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