Tag Archives: outdoors

Breathe In the Park

Posted on July 21, 2026 by TheJessicaness

I wake up at 530am with cramps, and Caleb is feeling competitive this morning, so he rises with a sickness. We won’t know that just yet, though. It presents with a sense of exhaustion, so it could just be jet … Continue reading →

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A Stroll Along the Grebbe Line

Posted on April 24, 2026 by TheJessicaness

key developer in Dutch aviation, founder of Martinair, founder of KLM, president of Transavia ’79-’02sculptures by Kees Verkade and bust by Servaas Maas in Schiphol Airport I want to sleep on the flight into the Netherlands, but we’re too close … Continue reading →

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Day Fourteen – Onyx Summit Trail to Doble Camp

Posted on June 7, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Caleb and I sleep in. It’s already 9am when we’re making breakfast in the room because the hotel does not offer it as pictured and advertised. We grab Gert and drive back to Hiker Haven to pick up Trailer Park … Continue reading →

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Inis Fáil Is Our Fate

Posted on May 21, 2024 by TheJessicaness

This nickname, Inis Fáil, means the Island of Destiny. The Tuatha Dé Danann race brought this stone, Lia Fáil, to Ireland, and it’s been used as a coronation stone in the belief of its mythical powers and ability to make … Continue reading →

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It’s a Rayne’n Frogs

Posted on December 11, 2023 by TheJessicaness

Caleb found us a perfect spot under the stars last night at Stephen F. Austin State Park. The trees surround our view and the bathroom is lit up in the distance. It is in the low 40s when we climb … Continue reading →

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