https://photos.rymc.io/2024-12-31T02:18:41.941220+00:00Ryan McGrathhttps://rymc.io/Some Rights Reserved. © 2005 - 2026 Ryan McGrath.Motorsports, travel, and random photos from around the world. Rally driver, car #91 in ARA National L2WD. Life is too short to just sit around and wait.https://photos.rymc.io/1jgd846wzea18my9de32692bd2024-12-31T02:18:41.941220+00:00Ryan McGrathhttps://rymc.io/2024-12-31T02:18:41.941220+00:00RYMC License: https://photos.rymc.io/license

A photo of myself that I wound up liking. It feels somewhat trippy to look at: the texture of the ground, the rusting remains of the old whaling station, and the two penguins to the left (one is not beheaded, it’s just scratching itself).

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Crossing the seas from the Falklands to South Georgia, encountered an iceberg about ~100 miles off the coast. Supposedly not common to find them this far up but it may have broken off a significantly larger iceberg that is floating around the area. Staggering to see in person, and mind blowing when you consider just how deep they go under the surface!

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A showcase of an amazing art experience from the 80s was on display in NYC while we were passing through. “Luna Luna” was an amusement park art experiment that included artists such as Basquiat, Haring, Dalí and more. This particular bit made for a cool photo.

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Got all the way here and almost didn't get to climb due to weather - crazy storms rolled through for a day leading up to it! Luckily we knew to keep a flexible schedule and were able to adjust to ensure we could climb. Super fun experience with absolutely incredible views, highly recommend.

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This spot is fairly deep on the south island of New Zealand - and the road to and from gets clogged due to it being only two lanes - but if you time it right it's one of the more stunning locales I've gotten to see.

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Getting all the way to the top of Breckenridge is a bit of a hike... and even then, we got turned away due to a bad lift near the true very top. Nonetheless, the ride down was one of the most memorable snowboarding experiences I've ever had. My buddy Patrick and I were pushing through a bit of exhaustion here - so I appreciate him grabbing the photo.

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This is a bit tourist-y, but ever since I was a kid I've wanted to do this. It's both a lot like snowboarding and nothing like snowboarding: your basic skills transfer over fine, but sand doesn't shift like powder does and it's not easy to get speed back if you waste it. You also do this in socks, not boots. Greatest bit was just sending it off a massive dune - pretty sure I have a video floating around somewhere.

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I was gifted a Luigi hat, for some reason. Pretty sure I still have it somewhere.

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Growing up, I was always enamored with the hacking, infosec and general computer security scene. Wound up checking off a bucket list item in 2022 when I got to help teach at Black Hat. DEF CON afterwards was even better.

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Bioshock anniversary party in Chinatown.

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Here's hoping we work together again some day.

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Killing time in December.