// Timeline + places data, sourced from zach_beth_history.txt. // Coords are [lon, lat] in degrees. const PLACES = [ // === Beth's childhood moves === { id: "cheyenne", label: "Cheyenne, WY", coords: [-104.82, 41.14], region: "Mountain West", blurb: "Where Beth was born, and where her family returned a decade later.", photos: ["beth · cheyenne", "winters in wyoming", "cheyenne, again"] }, { id: "rockledge", label: "Rockledge, FL", coords: [-80.73, 28.35], region: "Florida coast", blurb: "Beth's first move with the family. Toddler years on the Space Coast.", photos: ["florida sunshine", "beach mornings", "the rockledge house"] }, { id: "colorado_springs", label: "Colorado Springs, CO", coords: [-104.82, 38.83], region: "Colorado Front Range", blurb: "Beth's family lived here in the late '90s. Years later, Zach would arrive at the Air Force Academy nearby.", photos: ["beth · pikes peak", "the springs", "afa cadet years"] }, { id: "middletown", label: "Middletown, RI", coords: [-71.28, 41.51], region: "New England coast", blurb: "A short year on Aquidneck Island. Atlantic light and old stone walls.", photos: ["aquidneck", "newport coast", "rhode island school"] }, { id: "prattville", label: "Prattville, AL", coords: [-86.46, 32.46], region: "Deep South", blurb: "A southern detour. Long summers, magnolia trees, the slow Alabama drawl.", photos: ["alabama summer", "prattville porch", "the south"] }, { id: "stafford", label: "Stafford, VA", coords: [-77.41, 38.42], region: "Mid-Atlantic", blurb: "Northern Virginia woods and the rhythms of a military-adjacent town.", photos: ["virginia woods", "stafford"] }, { id: "alexandria", label: "Alexandria, VA", coords: [-77.05, 38.81], region: "Mid-Atlantic", blurb: "DC-adjacent middle school years. Cobblestones in Old Town and bike rides along the Potomac.", photos: ["old town alexandria", "potomac rides"] }, { id: "great_falls", label: "Great Falls, MT", coords: [-111.30, 47.50], region: "Big Sky Country", blurb: "A Montana year, wide skies and short summers. Where Beth finished high school.", photos: ["big sky", "the missouri", "graduation day"] }, { id: "west_lafayette", label: "West Lafayette, IN", coords: [-86.91, 40.43], region: "Midwest USA", blurb: "Purdue. Where Beth and Zach's lives finally landed in the same town.", photos: ["purdue campus", "west lafayette years", "shared crew"] }, { id: "montpellier", label: "Montpellier, France", coords: [3.88, 43.61], region: "Southern France", blurb: "Beth's semester abroad. Mediterranean afternoons and a French that improved fast.", photos: ["place de la comédie", "south of france", "spring 2014"] }, { id: "egham", label: "Egham, Surrey, UK", coords: [-0.55, 51.43], region: "South East England", blurb: "A year at Royal Holloway. Hedgerows, rainy walks, and a Masters at the finish line.", photos: ["royal holloway", "english countryside", "graduation"] }, { id: "rockwall", label: "Rockwall, TX", coords: [-96.44, 32.93], region: "North Texas", blurb: "A short stretch outside Dallas, before reuniting with Zach in Wichita Falls.", photos: ["rockwall", "north texas"] }, // === Zach's childhood moves === { id: "littleton", label: "Littleton, CO", coords: [-105.01, 39.61], region: "Colorado Front Range", blurb: "Where Zach was born. South Denver suburbs, a yard, an only child with a long leash.", photos: ["zach · age 4", "littleton house", "early denver"] }, { id: "franktown", label: "Franktown, CO", coords: [-104.75, 39.39], region: "Colorado high prairie", blurb: "Out on the Black Forest highlands. Dirt roads, dogs, and a long, free childhood.", photos: ["franktown sunset", "the prairie", "growing up outside"] }, { id: "castle_rock", label: "Castle Rock, CO", coords: [-104.86, 39.37], region: "Colorado Front Range", blurb: "Where Zach finished high school, halfway between Denver and the Springs.", photos: ["castle rock high", "graduation 2009"] }, // === Significant event locations === { id: "huntley", label: "Huntley, NE", coords: [-99.39, 40.21], region: "Great Plains", blurb: "A road-trip stop in southern Nebraska. Where Zach asked, and Beth said yes.", photos: ["the engagement", "nebraska sky"] }, { id: "teton", label: "Grand Teton National Park", coords: [-110.80, 43.79], region: "Mountain West", blurb: "Where we got married. December snow, the Tetons in the background, our closest people there.", photos: ["wedding day", "the tetons", "snow ceremony"] }, { id: "williamsburg", label: "Williamsburg, VA", coords: [-76.71, 37.27], region: "Mid-Atlantic", blurb: "William and Mary. Where Beth finished her MBA in May 2025.", photos: ["william and mary", "mba graduation"] }, // === Together === { id: "wichita_falls", label: "Wichita Falls, TX", coords: [-98.49, 33.91], region: "North Texas", blurb: "Zach's first Air Force assignment, and the first place he and Beth shared an address. Pilot training finished here in 2017.", photos: ["wichita falls base", "first apartment", "wings ceremony"] }, { id: "goldsboro", label: "Goldsboro, NC", coords: [-77.99, 35.38], region: "Eastern North Carolina", blurb: "Seymour Johnson AFB. F-15E training and a year of carolina pines before the move west.", photos: ["goldsboro porch", "carolina pines", "f-15e crew"] }, { id: "boise", label: "Boise, ID", coords: [-116.20, 43.62], region: "Mountain West", blurb: "Home. The foothills out back, the river through town, and the spare room upstairs. Where Zach founded Pitch Aeronautics in 2020.", photos: ["foothills morning", "boise river", "pitch aero day one"] }, ]; // Timeline events. `track`: 'beth' | 'zach' | 'together'. placeId optional. // `id` is a stable slug used to map this event to a media folder under // media/timeline// (on R2 / locally in Insync drive). const TIMELINE_EVENTS = [ // === Births === { id: "1991-03_zach-born", year: 1991, date: "March 1991", track: "zach", placeId: "littleton", title: "Zach is born", text: "Littleton, Colorado. Middle of three boys." }, { id: "1994-05_beth-born", year: 1994, date: "May 1994", track: "beth", placeId: "cheyenne", title: "Beth is born", text: "Cheyenne, Wyoming. Born into an Air Force family. The first of many moves." }, // === Childhood / family moves === { id: "1995_beth-to-rockledge", year: 1995, date: "1995", track: "beth", placeId: "rockledge", title: "Family moves to Rockledge, FL", text: "Toddler years on the Space Coast." }, { id: "1996_zach-to-franktown", year: 1996, date: "1996", track: "zach", placeId: "franktown", title: "Family moves to Franktown, CO", text: "Out to the Black Forest highlands south of Denver." }, { id: "1997_beth-to-colorado-springs", year: 1997, date: "1997", track: "beth", placeId: "colorado_springs", title: "Move to Colorado Springs, CO", text: "Four years in the shadow of Pikes Peak." }, { id: "2001_beth-to-middletown", year: 2001, date: "2001", track: "beth", placeId: "middletown", title: "Move to Middletown, RI", text: "A year on Aquidneck Island." }, { id: "2002_beth-to-prattville", year: 2002, date: "2002", track: "beth", placeId: "prattville", title: "Move to Prattville, AL", text: "A southern detour." }, { id: "2003_beth-to-stafford", year: 2003, date: "2003", track: "beth", placeId: "stafford", title: "Move to Stafford, VA", text: "Northern Virginia woods." }, { id: "2005_beth-back-to-cheyenne", year: 2005, date: "2005", track: "beth", placeId: "cheyenne", title: "Back to Cheyenne, WY", text: "A return to where it all started." }, { id: "2008_beth-to-alexandria", year: 2008, date: "2008", track: "beth", placeId: "alexandria", title: "Move to Alexandria, VA", text: "Old Town cobblestones and Potomac bike rides." }, // === 2009 — Zach finishes high school, heads to AFA === { id: "2009-05_zach-graduates-hs", year: 2009, date: "May 2009", track: "zach", placeId: "castle_rock", title: "Zach graduates high school", text: "Castle Rock, Colorado." }, { id: "2009-08_zach-to-afa", year: 2009, date: "Fall 2009", track: "zach", placeId: "colorado_springs", title: "Air Force Academy", text: "Four years as a cadet." }, // === 2011 — Beth in Great Falls, finishes high school === { id: "2011_beth-to-great-falls", year: 2011, date: "2011", track: "beth", placeId: "great_falls", title: "Move to Great Falls, MT", text: "A short Montana chapter." }, { id: "2011-05_beth-graduates-hs", year: 2011, date: "May 2011", track: "beth", placeId: "great_falls", title: "Beth graduates high school", text: "Great Falls, Montana." }, // === 2012–2014 — Purdue years begin === { id: "2012-08_beth-starts-purdue", year: 2012, date: "Fall 2012", track: "beth", placeId: "west_lafayette", title: "Starts at Purdue", text: "West Lafayette, Indiana." }, { id: "2013-05_zach-graduates-afa", year: 2013, date: "May 2013", track: "zach", placeId: "colorado_springs", title: "Zach graduates the Air Force Academy", text: "Commission day." }, { id: "2013-05_zach-to-west-lafayette", year: 2013, date: "May 2013", track: "zach", placeId: "west_lafayette", title: "Zach moves to West Lafayette", text: "On to Purdue. The same small town as Beth." }, { id: "2014-01_beth-studies-abroad", year: 2014, date: "Spring 2014", track: "beth", placeId: "montpellier", title: "Studies abroad in France", text: "A semester in Montpellier. Mediterranean light, French that improved fast." }, // === 2016 — degrees and first assignment === { id: "2016-04_zach-defends-phd", year: 2016, date: "April 2016", track: "zach", placeId: "west_lafayette", title: "Zach defends his PhD", text: "Purdue. Years of work, signed off in an afternoon." }, { id: "2016-05_beth-graduates-purdue", year: 2016, date: "May 2016", track: "beth", placeId: "west_lafayette", title: "Beth graduates from Purdue", text: "Degree in hand." }, { id: "2016-08_zach-to-wichita-falls", year: 2016, date: "Aug 2016", track: "zach", placeId: "wichita_falls", title: "Off to Wichita Falls, TX", text: "First Air Force assignment, just out of Purdue." }, { id: "2016_beth-to-egham", year: 2016, date: "2016", track: "beth", placeId: "egham", title: "Beth moves to Egham, UK", text: "A year at Royal Holloway, University of London." }, // === 2017 — graduations, engagement, marriage === { id: "2017-06_beth-graduates-masters", year: 2017, date: "June 2017", track: "beth", placeId: "egham", title: "Beth graduates with her Masters", text: "Royal Holloway, University of London." }, { id: "2017_beth-to-rockwall", year: 2017, date: "2017", track: "beth", placeId: "rockwall", title: "Stateside via Rockwall, TX", text: "A short stretch outside Dallas before joining Zach." }, { id: "2017-06_move-in-together", year: 2017, date: "June 2017", track: "together", placeId: "wichita_falls", title: "We move in together", text: "Wichita Falls, Texas. Our first shared address." }, { id: "2017-08_engagement", year: 2017, date: "Aug 2017", track: "together", placeId: "huntley", title: "We get engaged", text: "Near Huntley, Nebraska. A road-trip stop and a question with the right answer." }, { id: "2017-09_zach-pilot-training", year: 2017, date: "Sept 2017", track: "zach", placeId: "wichita_falls", title: "Zach finishes pilot training", text: "Wings pinned in Wichita Falls." }, { id: "2017-12_married", year: 2017, date: "Dec 2017", track: "together", placeId: "teton", title: "We get married", text: "Grand Teton National Park. Snow on the mountains, our closest people around us." }, // === 2018 — F-15E training, then home to Boise === { id: "2018-01_to-goldsboro", year: 2018, date: "Jan 2018", track: "together", placeId: "goldsboro", title: "Move to Goldsboro, NC", text: "Seymour Johnson AFB. F-15E training begins." }, { id: "2018-11_zach-f15e-training", year: 2018, date: "Nov 2018", track: "zach", placeId: "goldsboro", title: "Zach finishes F-15E training", text: "Mission-ready in the Strike Eagle." }, { id: "2018-11_to-boise", year: 2018, date: "Nov 2018", track: "together", placeId: "boise", title: "Move to Boise, ID", text: "The move that finally felt like coming home." }, // === 2020 — Pitch Aeronautics === { id: "2020-03_pitch-aero", year: 2020, date: "March 2020", track: "zach", placeId: "boise", title: "Zach founds Pitch Aeronautics", text: "Boise, Idaho. The first hire was himself." }, // === 2025 — Beth's MBA === { id: "2025-05_beth-mba", year: 2025, date: "May 2025", track: "beth", placeId: "williamsburg", title: "Beth graduates with her MBA", text: "William and Mary." }, // === Today === { id: "2026_today", year: 2026, date: "Today", track: "together", placeId: "boise", title: "Here, waiting", text: "The foothills out back, the spare room upstairs, a life ready to make room." }, ]; window.PLACES = PLACES; window.TIMELINE_EVENTS = TIMELINE_EVENTS; // Residency spans — where each person lived, when. // `person`: 'beth' | 'zach' | 'together'. startYear inclusive, endYear inclusive (or 'present'). const RESIDENCIES = [ // Beth { person: "beth", placeId: "cheyenne", startYear: 1994, endYear: 1995, label: "Cheyenne, WY" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "rockledge", startYear: 1995, endYear: 1997, label: "Rockledge, FL" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "colorado_springs", startYear: 1997, endYear: 2001, label: "Colorado Springs, CO" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "middletown", startYear: 2001, endYear: 2002, label: "Middletown, RI" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "prattville", startYear: 2002, endYear: 2003, label: "Prattville, AL" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "stafford", startYear: 2003, endYear: 2005, label: "Stafford, VA" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "cheyenne", startYear: 2005, endYear: 2008, label: "Cheyenne, WY (return)" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "alexandria", startYear: 2008, endYear: 2011, label: "Alexandria, VA" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "great_falls", startYear: 2011, endYear: 2012, label: "Great Falls, MT" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "west_lafayette", startYear: 2012, endYear: 2016, label: "West Lafayette, IN" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "montpellier", startYear: 2014, endYear: 2014, label: "Montpellier (study abroad)" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "egham", startYear: 2016, endYear: 2017, label: "Egham, UK" }, { person: "beth", placeId: "rockwall", startYear: 2017, endYear: 2017, label: "Rockwall, TX" }, // Zach { person: "zach", placeId: "littleton", startYear: 1991, endYear: 1996, label: "Littleton, CO" }, { person: "zach", placeId: "franktown", startYear: 1996, endYear: 2009, label: "Franktown, CO" }, { person: "zach", placeId: "colorado_springs", startYear: 2009, endYear: 2013, label: "Air Force Academy" }, { person: "zach", placeId: "west_lafayette", startYear: 2013, endYear: 2016, label: "West Lafayette, IN" }, { person: "zach", placeId: "wichita_falls", startYear: 2016, endYear: 2017, label: "Wichita Falls, TX" }, // Together { person: "together", placeId: "wichita_falls", startYear: 2017, endYear: 2018, label: "Wichita Falls, TX" }, { person: "together", placeId: "goldsboro", startYear: 2018, endYear: 2018, label: "Goldsboro, NC" }, { person: "together", placeId: "boise", startYear: 2018, endYear: "present", label: "Boise, ID" }, ]; window.RESIDENCIES = RESIDENCIES;