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writer’s block

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 29, 2006

i’ve had a few friends visiting me for this portion of the roadtrip, and i’m not really writing that much. instead, i’m thinking a lot about the impending return to the real world, and most of my sentences trail off in to “…yeah…” if i can complete them at all. Because of my inability to string words into sentences, here are a few pictures from the last week. oblivious to the beautiful scenery, I open two months worth of mail and think about income taxes sitting by the fire, thinking about getting a job one of those classic joshua tree storms rolls across the desert: Damian on a warm-up in J-tree: on something fun in the happy boulders, bishop warming up on a traverse…

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take what the road gives

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 24, 2006

The morning after I picked damian up at the airport, he made me an offer no dirtbag could refuse – a coffee from starbucks. How could I resist? After I was coerced into a grande upsize, we walked back to the car to start the drive to Joshua tree. Over the last week, betsy was getting sluggish to start and this time she just wouldn’t turn over. I couldn’t help but laugh at my luck. If the car is going to die, what better place to have it happen but with good company, a fresh coffee and in the middle of a city? “Welcome to my roadtrip.” I told damian. You just have to take what the road gives you and for his arrival,…

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take it easy

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 22, 2006

the spring equinox has passed, the roadtrip honeymoon is over. reality has come to take me away. i have realized that i have less than two months left to be on the road. personal obligations and finances dictate the end of my journey.if there’s one thing i detest, it’s being rushed. yes i can hurry and no i’m not a slowpoke but i just don’t like having to rush. all of a sudden there is a ticking clock over my head and the countdown is running. two months may seem like a long time to be on the road, but after three months i was really just getting into it. i tell myself that in all likelihood, my roadtrip will continue in BC, just…

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moon over joshua tree

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 16, 2006

Monday was the three month anniversary of my roadtrip. the weather was beautiful – warm with no wind. I really like it here, because of both the style of climbing and the people that i’ve met. to climb in joshua tree, you have to relax about grades – it’s friction climbing and some people find it very challenging, call it a sandbag, and leave. The people who stay are just great the weekend was filled with snow, so there was no climbing action. on saturday i found myself in the back of an SUV full of californians, passing a bottle of johnnie walker red and talking. Almost all of the people that i have met in joshua tree i would like to stay in…

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i can see for miles

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 10, 2006

My last day in flagstaff I wrote two words on a page of my journal: get lost. This is one of my pet peeves, and i decided to put myself through it on purpose. The sociological science experiment that i am conducting on myself continues. I spent the day driving around the city and learned to be okay with not knowing precisely where i am. I stumbled upon a few interesting stores to poke in, and I felt like I really got to know the city. I thought of little errands to run: find a cafe, and buy stickers for the car. The morning I left flagstaff was very grey and cold. I ordered too large of a coffee at the local café and…

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