Category Archives: Family

Day Sixteen – Happy Birthday Ravi

Posted on June 9, 2025 by TheJessicaness

The toilet seems so far away, especially when the distance off-trail required is only 200 feet. Half of us are up early even though we agreed there was no rush today, so I go back to sleep. I’ll be up … Continue reading →

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Day Fifteen – Land of Chipmunks

Posted on June 8, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Gert and I leave camp at 610, and 15 minutes later, I stop to take my jacket off. There’s a trail saying, “Be bold, start cold” for a reason. My jacket is so efficient that I go from feeling warm … Continue reading →

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Day Seven – San Diego to Pocatello

Posted on May 31, 2025 by TheJessicaness

We are up at 420 and I grab a mint from the front desk on the way to our Uber. I’m able to write 29 paragraphs on the first flight and edit them while we wait to park at our … Continue reading →

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Staying with Family

Posted on May 11, 2025 by TheJessicaness

We start Tuesday morning in a cold and gray Hardin and stop in Big Timber to see Caleb’s mom. We met her at Lions Club Park, so I’m not dealing with a trailer in a driveway, and walked the perimeter, … Continue reading →

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The Things That Happen

Posted on April 23, 2025 by TheJessicaness

I had a title for this last night but have forgotten it over the course of the day. We are seven days from leaving Florida and 31 away from starting the PCT. April has been just as interesting as the … Continue reading →

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