Category Archives: Animals

It’s Been Awhile

THURSDAYIt has been over a year since we took a roadtrip, the March and September ones of 2022 perhaps adding up to the distance we planned to cover in two weeks. Our friends, since 2016, just bought a home in … Continue reading

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Dreams: July to November 2023

July 7 – I get into a theme park, very early, and am given access through the kids’ hole on a ride that starts with my legs like they’re strapped into a hospital bed, which has bears on some of … Continue reading

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Crater to Chollas and Pie

Getting to sleep was easy, but once dawn was near it grew harder to stay that way. We’re waking up at Amboy Crater, designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973. In 2016, BLM expanded the protected area to 5,700 acres … Continue reading

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Finding Treasures in the Desert

I awaken with a black sky scattered with stars and attempt to stare into their souls while Caleb breaks down the tent. We wait until the first red-orange rays of light kiss the horizon to get moving towards the Fossil … Continue reading

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Owl Canyon Campground

I skipped the gym yesterday so I could finish setting up an outline of plans for our four-day weekend and clean the house in preparation for our absence; because it’s a bummer to come home to a mess when you’ve … Continue reading

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