Category Archives: History

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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Lake Manly to Amboy Crater

Posted on November 12, 2023 by TheJessicaness

It’s around 2am when I awake in Texas Springs Campground, in the middle of quiet hours, in a dark sky park. I’m grateful I acquainted myself with the location of the toilet earlier so I can stumble there quietly, and … Continue reading →

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Finding Treasures in the Desert

Posted on November 11, 2023 by TheJessicaness

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

Posted on November 10, 2023 by TheJessicaness

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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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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