Category: Travel
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Zion NP and Bryce NP
These 2 parks weren’t even on our list of stops. We had grand hopes of entering the lottery to see The Wave, a surreal, gorgeous sandstone rock formation in the Paria Canyon – Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness. When else would we be driving in this remote area? It seemed sacrilegious to not try, which is why…
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Overcoming anger at silly things – Camping across the U.S., Day 1
My anger at not being able to find packing peanuts at the fucking post office stiffened my limbs and overtook the space in my head that previously held excitement about our upcoming road trip. I have no excuses for why I waited to go to the post office until the day we were leaving. But I…
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San Diego: A big trip to prepare for an even bigger trip
It’s not like we haven’t been camping before. Just a month ago, we spent 5 nights camping – definitely our longest adventure (read about our week without a house here). But this trip was different. Every minute, we were asking ourselves: what will it be like when we’re doing this for a whole month?! In 8…
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Green Mountain Trail, Big Decisions, and Jessica Valenti
We’re still struggling to remain optimistic about our upcoming move across the country (with no jobs in sight, thus far), but yesterday we caught a ray of light in the rain. Not only did we go hiking in drizzly, monsoon-taunting weather, but we also made a big – hopefully positive – decision to extend our BIG MOVE…
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A week without a house: Kehl camp
Several weeks ago, I shared about our freaky experience at Jones Water campground, after which, we swore off free campgrounds. Until now, of course. If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I am moving to NYC to attend Columbia University for grad school. And the process is turning out to be super difficult…
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