Category Archives: Food

Day Eleven – X-rays in San Jacinto

Posted on June 4, 2025 by TheJessicaness

I wake from a dream that Ravi is sleeping on the floor too. Later, Gert will suggest that perhaps it is a premonition. Caleb will cover me with the blanket and turn the air off, so I can sleep longer … Continue reading →

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Day Ten – Meeting the Mayor of Idyllwild

Posted on June 3, 2025 by TheJessicaness

My bladder wakes me in the night and unfamiliar voices make me stir hours later but don’t bother me enough to even open the tent door as they seem to fade into the distance. When I finally get off my … Continue reading →

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Day Nine – Eagle Rock to Paradise Valley Cafe

Posted on June 2, 2025 by TheJessicaness

We are three miles from Eagle Rock, a popular waypoint on the PCT around mile 106 when we wake. We get to pass under shade, by cows, and through a meadow. We climb over our first downed tree, listen to … 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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Day Six – A Day Off

Posted on May 30, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Caleb is struggling with what we thought the trail would be versus the reality we are facing. Trail angels are heading north, as apparently is our water supply, leaving the county to lock access behind them. The first two weeks … Continue reading →

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