Category Archives: Food

Dreams: July to November 2023

Posted on November 27, 2023 by TheJessicaness

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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The Weekend After Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2023 by TheJessicaness

FRIDAYI start to pack the car upon waking and eat a biscuit from yesterday’s feast on the way to Cibbets Flat. It starts to rain. I eat a grapefruit in the driver’s seat while Caleb sets up the tent. My … Continue reading →

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Crater to Chollas and Pie

Posted on November 13, 2023 by TheJessicaness

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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Explorer Pass: Weekend Three

Posted on October 14, 2023 by TheJessicaness

We start our Saturday morning with a short stroll, just to get our muscles warmed up, since we’ll be walking around Balboa Park later. Caleb likes that I appreciate the same breakfast he makes every weekend with similar enthusiasm – … Continue reading →

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Explorer Pass: Weekend Two

Posted on October 8, 2023 by TheJessicaness

Caleb makes us breakfast and eats half of mine. I change out of my it’s-cold-morning clothes and put on something more athletically appropriate so that I can put some miles on my green and dirty tires and Caleb can ride … Continue reading →

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