Category Archives: Travel

Day 30 – Taking Lyric to Tehachapi

Posted on June 23, 2025 by TheJessicaness

I’m up early at Redwood Meadow Campground, but sadly I’m not the only one. The couple is out collecting more wood to add to their bonfire, with part of a log sticking out of it, while Site 11 is stomping … Continue reading →

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Day 23 – Even the Car Gets Injured

Posted on June 16, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Caleb is up at 330, packs up his bed, and eats with the group. I grab the ibuprofen before they leave for Cloudburst Summit to avoid some road-walking and an endangered frog area that suffered burn damage. I get the … Continue reading →

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Day Eight – Traffic is Poo

Posted on June 1, 2025 by TheJessicaness

I spent the majority of the hours between 5am and 8pm driving us from Pocatello, ID to Warner Springs, CA, where we will pick up our resupply box and get back on the trail at our leisure. The traffic near … 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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