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Amazing Adventures in Auntieing #3
Traveling with kids is different. Travelling with other people, even, is different. I hadn’t done that in a while either, but with kids… not since my best friend and I came to this area with her daughter, who was then an infant! They have so much energy, want to be entertained by television or otherwise… definitely different!
The space here has been very helpful, since it’s big enough I can…
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#Adventure#BC#British Columbia#Canada#family travel#Tofino Distillery#Travel#Ucluelet#Ucluelet Aquarium#Vancouver Island#Vista Hermosa#Whale Watching#Wild Pacific Trail
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Pacific Seascape by Bernie Emmons
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Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Mount Adams, Pacific Crest Trail, Washington, USA by Lee Rentz
#mount adams#pacific crest trail#washington#usa#mount#nature#flower field#flowers#wild flowers#wildflowers#nature aesthetic#blue flowers#blue#petitworld
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"Have you ever read Wild?"
Okay this is a question I got all the time when I told anyone that I was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. And the answer is yes. I also saw a Tik Tok on how to annoy thru-hikers and this question was on the list lol
Well I personally don't mind the question and I bring up this book now because this next part is where Cheryl Strayed began her journey on the PCT. From Mojave/Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows. This stretch lasts for roughly 150 miles and it took me about 6 days to complete.
After my well earned rest in Tehachapi, I headed back out on the trail to go through one of the most beautiful sections of the trail so far.
This is the foothills of the Sierra so naturally, the terrain changes into a more lush landscape and we began to gain some elevation. The campsites between Tehachapi and Kennedy Meadows were all stunning and at night I could see SO MANY STARS it was unreal.
I also need to note that the water carry out of Tehachapi was the longest by far! I want to say it was close to 40 miles? but don't quote me on this. I was very mindful of my water consumption in this part and hiked FAST trying to catch up to some hikers who left a day before me.
I also want to note I cried the most on this stretch of the trail. Not because of sadness but more so because I was in awe of my surroundings and felt surreal and blessed. This is definitely why I love to be outdoors immersed in nature. The sheer magnitude and beauty of the landscape evokes a certain feeling in you (◕‿◕✿)
^That was where I bawled lol
Anyways, I was able to catch up to my fellow hiker Strider in the next stretch and I made it to Walker Pass. We hitched a ride into Ridgewood and stocked up on some supply to push to Kennedy Meadows!
Fast forwarding a little bit, this next section was very hilly and I witnessed some of the most striking sunsets here. I can't stop recalling how beautiful it was and I keep thinking I need to use the word "beautiful" a bit less lol
Push Push Push
And there I was, in Kennedy Meadows!
Aw man, you wouldn't believe what I felt there. PURE ECSTASY
The fact that I had hiked 700 miles was mindblowing and seeing others who had walked the same journey melded a sense of solidarity and unity in this community.
The common topic of this hiker haven was where to go next. Because of the high snow fall in the Sierras, many decided to bypass and go up north. As for my trail family, we decided to head up to Mammoth Lakes to go skiing for a day and jump up north.
As for me, I had decided to get off the trail to attend Electric Forest and skip up to the Canadian border to hike down lol In retrospect, this was not a good decision.. but I have no regrets! I'll try to talk more about this process in the next post ＼(*T▽T*)／
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“What if I forgave myself? I thought. What if I forgave myself even though I’d done something I shouldn't have? What if I was a liar and a cheat and there was no excuse for what I’d done other than because it was what I wanted and needed to do? What if I was sorry, but if I could go back in time I wouldn't do anything differently than I had done? What if I’d actually wanted to fuck every one of those men? What if heroin taught me something? What if yes was the right answer instead of no? What if what made me do all those things everyone thought I shouldn't have done was what also had got me here? What if I was never redeemed? What if I already was?”
#cheryl strayed#quote of the day#wild#forgiveness#2012#From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail#Tiny Beautiful Things#self acceptance#reese witherspoon
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European Space Agency astronaut Samatha Cristoforetti captured a photo of a portion of Tibet's Tanggula Mountains near Hala Lake as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the Earth on Sept. 5, 2022. Since the station began hosting human astronauts in November 2000, crew members have produced hundreds of thousands of images of the land, oceans, and atmosphere of Earth, and even of the Moon through Crew Earth Observations.
Their photographs of Earth record how the planet changes over time due to human activity and natural events. This allows scientists to monitor disasters, direct response on the ground and study a number of phenomena, from the movement of glaciers to urban wildlife.
Image credit: NASA [h/t Scott Horton]
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“It had nothing to do with gear or footwear or the backpacking fads or philosophies of any particular era or even with getting from point A to point B.
It had to do with how it felt to be in the wild. With what it was like to walk for miles with no reason other than to witness the accumulation of trees and meadows, mountains and deserts, streams and rocks, rivers and grasses, sunrises and sunsets. The experience was powerful and fundamental. It seemed to me that it had always felt like this to be a human in the wild, and as long as the wild existed it would always feel this way.”
― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
#NASA#Samantha Cristoforetti#Tibet's Tanggula Mountains#Scott Horton#european space agency#Cheryl Strayed#wild#wilderness#metaphor#Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
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Type Map for Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly
Trying something different with a landscape! I fell in love with Ben & Alexei and their chemistry, their cuteness, their differences and of course their romance. The Pacific Crest Trail is its own character in this story and provides a magnificent backdrop. I laughed. I cried. It filled me with sparkles. I absolutely loved it.
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#something wild and wonderful#anita kelly#queer romance#type maps#fan art#bookish fan art#book fan art#ben X alexei#pacific crest trail#romance books#five star books#booklr
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Emma Watson, (Twitter, January 03, 2015)
—Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed (2012)
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I felt myself splitting in two. There was the woman I was before my mom died and the one I was now, my old life sitting on the surface of me like a bruise. The real me was beneath that, pulsing under all the things I used to think I knew.
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Book Review: Wild
Title: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailAuthor: Cheryl StrayedPublication Date: 2012Publishing House: Knopf
I’m a day hiker, I like to get off the tail at the end of the day and sleep in a real bed, most of the time at least. There is something magical about sleeping under the stars. That being said I think the idea of thru-hike is really cool and it might be worth at least…
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Expand Your Horizons: The Ultimate Guide to Travel Books and E-Books
Embarking on a journey to distant lands doesn’t always require a passport. With the turn of a page or the tap of a screen, you can explore the world through the vivid imagery and captivating narratives found in travel books, e-books, and audiobooks. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for your next adventure or looking to immerse yourself in the cultures and landscapes of far-off destinations,…
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#"Eat#"In Patagonia" by Bruce Chatwin:#"Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer:#"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho:#"Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed:#adventure#africa#destinations#e-books#europe#kenya#Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert:#norway#Pray#safari#technology#the best travel book#top 10 travel books#top 5 travel books#travel#travel blog#travel books to read 2024#travel e-books#vacation
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Sunday morning. First book of the year, done. I re-read this one and it made a lot more sense to me now, two years later or so. Also, I read it right after "Into the Wild", I think I had enough of "wild" books for now.
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book recs: feb 2024
(disclaimer: I have spent nearly three months languishing and sullen with post-COVID symptoms and have read, over dec-feb, eighty-one books. this is a ruthlessly streamlined list of recs that does not include, uh, all the rereading of sarah maclean and charlie adhara and georgette heyer books.)
AT FIRST SPITE by olivia dade - what if I moved in next to the man who ruined my engagement to his younger brother, and tried to ruin his life by playing monsterfucking audiobooks really loudly?? a heartfelt and lovely romance that also expertly sets up a great small-town setting for an ongoing series.
THE REFORMATORY by tananarive due - historical horror based on the existence of a real school for boys, clear-eyed and brutal in showing the the effect of racist systems in the 1950s american south. compelling as hell. even if you're not usually into horror, I'd recommend this: the ghost aspect is light-handed and really not as important as the horror of what humans do to other humans.
SOMETHING WILD & WONDERFUL by anita kelly - this is a m/m romance about walking the pacific crest trail which made me see the appeal of very long walks. a miracle! it's gentle and emotional and well put together; the characters really grabbed me.
THE BELL IN THE FOG by lev a.c. rosen - the followup to 'lavender house', and somehow even better?? a historical mystery series featuring a queer private eye in 1950s san francisco who looks into crimes against other queer people. amazing queer history! ACAB! I hope there are fifty more books in this series.
FEAST WHILE YOU CAN* by mikaella clements & onjuli datta - beautiful, greedy, terrifying small-town horror that is also a fucking fantastic, gorgeously written sapphic love story. this one IS for the horror fans. it gave me the absolute creeps but I couldn't put it down.
LADY EVE'S LAST CON* by rebecca fraimow - I described this on bsky as 'if you like Leverage, space opera, old screwball comedies, and dashing sapphics who are at all times spiritually wearing a leather jacket: this one is for you' and I stand by that. huge amounts of fun.
LONG LIVE EVIL* by sarah rees brennan - I will be screaming from here until forever about SRB's first adult fantasy book. if you like the isekai'd-into-a-villain-character setup and want it to be hilarious, genre-savvy and wildly angry and clever, you will roll around in this like a blood-stained mud puddle and then beg for more.
THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN WORLDS* by melissa caruso - really clever and original fantasy about a woman on maternity leave who gets dragged into saving a cocktail party which is falling through increasingly murderous and bizarre dimensions. LISTEN, JUST GO WITH IT. it's a seriously cool adventure.
YOU SHOULD BE SO LUCKY* by cat sebastian - yes, it's another m/m romance about queer history in the mid 20th century, this one between a baseball player and the journalist assigned to write a story about his slump. made me care about baseball. cat is a genius.
*I read these as ARCs, they're not available yet but consider preordering or keep your eye out for them!
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Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Photo: Becca Miller (RMM)(Sep 2022)
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“The staying and doing it, in spite of everything. In spite of the bears and the rattlesnakes and the scat of the mountain lions I never saw; the blisters and scabs and scrapes and lacerations. The exhaustion and the deprivation; the cold and the heat; the monotony and the pain; the thirst and the hunger; the glory and the ghosts that haunted me as I hiked eleven hundred miles from the Mojave Desert to the state of Washington by myself. And finally, once I’d actually gone and done it, walked all those miles for all those days, there was the realization that what I’d thought was the beginning had not really been the beginning at all. That in truth my hike on the Pacific Crest Trail hadn’t begun when I made the snap decision to do it. It had begun before I even imagined it, precisely four years, seven months, and three days before, when I’d stood in a little room at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and learned that my mother was going to die.”
― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
#quotes#Cheryl Strayed#Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail#Petrified Forest National Park#Becca Miller#Scott Horton#stories
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