> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://blog.novaugust.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Flag Townie - URL: https://blog.novaugust.net/flag-townie/ - Published: 2017-09-23T23:25:47.000Z - Updated: 2017-09-23T23:29:59.000Z - Author: Matt Enlow - Tags: Flagstaff, @bshrive, post, beer, @megsmegge, @scott.countryman.14, #Import 2026-06-21 14:43 Early in the year, I said I "moved" to Flagstaff as something of a joke. When you've been on the move constantly for the last two years, what does it mean to "move" anywhere? But here I am, with all these photos that tell the story of a life confined to one geographic locale. ### Matt Rents a Camera As alluded to in other posts, I sent my GH4 in for repairs that took about a month to complete. I rented a Sony A7rii while my mft setup was in the shop and had it sent to Flagstaff. The day I got it I walked around town shooting random things, trying to build the muscle memory for the new camera's keys and dials. I immediately noticed something different with this new setup (which was physically much larger than my normal rig): people went out of their way to not intrude into whatever scene I was setting up. People *noticed* the massive piece of glass (the GM 2.8 24-70) I had on the body and assumed I meant business and *was not to be interrupted*. It was weird. Contrast that with my GH4, which is small enough to almost pass as a casual point-and-shoot. With that, people assume I'm just a tourist and don't really worry about things. ![DSC00001.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00001.jpg) ![DSC00009.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00009.jpg) *Old flyer staples on a power line pole* ![DSC00024.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00024.jpg) ![the weatherford](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00017-1.jpg) ### Roomies A late start gave us harsh light for lots of it, but I got to try out the new camera one morning shooting my new "roommate" Scott riding down some gnarly trails. ![Scott kitchen](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00038-2.jpg) ![DSC00059.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00059.jpg) When he picked up some new helmet and glasses sponsors, I shot those as well (on yet another rented camera, which I sent back after just a day). ![scott reflective](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P5120017-1.jpg) ![scott bike glasses](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P5120022-1.jpg) I shared mornings and meals and coffees with the new roomies, and spent lots of time playing with doggos and enjoying the warming weather. ![DSC00823.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00823.jpg) ![DSC00825.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00825.jpg) ![Megan B&W](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3530173-2.jpg) ### Bobby Shrive I got to be good friends with a Laramie man I never met when we were both Laramites. More than a few evenings were passed enjoyably at 604 Birch, eating Bob's good eats and helping myself to his beers. ![604](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00987.jpg) ![beer](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00989.jpg) ![bob leaning in his door](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00993.jpg) *The man hisself* ![bobs place](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00998.jpg) Bob has a neurotic hound named Alby who feared me until he loved me. His love is demonstrated with frenetic leaps into my private bits. Sometimes Bob and I went on short walks together, but one evening we took a long one with June and Bender to boot. ![dog walking](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510753.jpg) ![june in the woods alone](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510782.jpg) *June* ![wooded sunset](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510800.jpg) ![june vroom](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510815.jpg) ![alby vroom](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510821.jpg) ![alby vroom 2](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510842.jpg) ![bob and alby](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510848.jpg) ![bob's back](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510832.jpg) Bob was also my go-to man for climbing out at The Pit, Flag's limestone "Le Petit Verdon". ![the pit](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510894.jpg) ![The Pit](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510902-2.jpg) --- Thinking of Limestone. I climbed that with Wade and Alicia once during my time in Flag, out at Jack's Canyon. ![jacks alicia](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC01334.jpg) ![jacks wade](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC01348.jpg) ### Molls When I wasn't living at Megan and Scott's place, or Bob's place, I was hanging with the Molls. She biked a lot. ![molly silhouette](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510713.jpg) She also taught me the joys of Tourist Home, which became a go-to work (& breakfast burrito) destination for me. ![molly at thome](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC02468.jpg) --- ### Megan's Furballs Megan has a dog she likes quite a lot. ![megan and june on the sidewalk](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00873.jpg) ![DSC00951.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00951.jpg) *Before work dog walking* Her dog has a boyfriend. ![june and bender stick](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510879.jpg) ![bender really jumping](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510853.jpg) ![june jupming w bender](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3510872.jpg) ![DSC00849.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00849.jpg) ![DSC00858.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/DSC00858.jpg) And uh, yeah. Yeah, I think that's it for my spring in Flagstaff. I was back in a month, though. So that's coming. ![drinks](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3520168.jpg) ![drinks](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/95/9b955960-2312-4b04-8b46-7e66317cd0ed/content/images/2017/09/P3520169.jpg)