The Big Walkabout

On the Track

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Finding meaning in ups and downs.

The Start of the Long Road

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Alex started the Tour Aoteroa

Disorientation

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How landing in a new place feels like a spin.

The Event Horizon

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Feeling the momentum of jumping off.

About Me

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Howdy!

I am Alex Strong.

I love to:

make things;
know how things work;
move my body under its own power.

I study product design (called Design) at Stanford university, and am also perusing a masters in Geology (called Earth and Planetary Science).

I race bikes, climb, and social dance.

I shoot photos.

I also make podcasts. I have my own show The Story Exchange with Alex Strong originally hosted on Stanford’s student run radio, 90.1 KZSU. I am also an associate producer for Stanford’s State of the Human podcast.

Welcome to the Big Walkabout!

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome!

You have found the location for my Big Walkabout.

TL;DR:

You can SUBSCRIBE to this page, and receive an email when I make a new post. Use the email newsletter box below to put in your email. Feel free to send this around to the folks I may have missed in my initial blast, and others who you think may be interested in following the adventure.
Feel free to respond to the posts. I will be doing other things than checking email, but I would love to hear your thoughts or questions.

Poleta Project Photos

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome! If you are here, you found the summit log, and this website. When you get the chance, head on back and leave a message. The other folks in the field would love to hear from.

This project is a collection of photos taken from 2024, 2025 and in the upcoming 2026 field seasons. The photos were taken by me Alex Strong on film of various types.

The goal was to capture poleta - the place, and the people, and the magic that being in the field offers. Hopefully, these photos take you, dear mapper, back to your own mapping course, and its own magic.

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