Category Archives: People

Day 29 – Meeting Anouska

Posted on June 22, 2025 by TheJessicaness

The good thing, or not, about having to be dressed, or not, and not pee in the middle of camp is that you teach yourself to hold the urge longer than you’ve ever needed in the morning (unless you have … Continue reading →

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Day 28 – Parker Meadow

Posted on June 21, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Caleb is getting water from the creek when I find him. I help carry it back to camp and then we walk and watch the birds and chipmunks around us. There is a phone signal some four miles from camp, … Continue reading →

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Day 27 – In a Loop

Posted on June 20, 2025 by TheJessicaness

We’re up before the other campers and take our time on The Trail of 100 Giants while we have it to ourselves. We will make the over-hour-long drive into the town of Ducor, at 39 mpg, so that we have … Continue reading →

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Day 25 – Riding the Mountain

Posted on June 18, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Up to breakfast in bed so I can publish another post while we wait for the day to begin. Yesterday, nine of us agreed to spend a day at Six Flags, Magic Mountain, just 20 miles off trail, so we … Continue reading →

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Day 22 – Mount Baden-Powell

Posted on June 15, 2025 by TheJessicaness

We are up at 330 because though I want miles, I’m not willing to hike in the dark to get them. Caleb drops the four of us at Big Rock Camp at 515am. It’s 63°F, we are around 5,000 ft. … Continue reading →

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