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Jessica Evans

Posted on March 8, 2006

so the weather forecast was right. i bouldered as much as i could yesterday while the clouds rolled in. at first they were beautiful fluffy clouds and the gradually they got darker, denser and a tad bit menacing.i bouldered with the other two guys camping at the draw who are in various stages of roadtripping. they were both great spirits and i was really comfortable with them. I was in good company: nice climbers, ancient trees, and overhanging rock.i drove into town as planned to use the internet and phone. my phone card ran out of minutes, and the internet cafes were closed. the snow was really flying as i drove back out to the campsite. I wasn’t sure what to do. Both guys…

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tree hugger

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 7, 2006

I’m so happy for the change of scenery and a return to the woods. I’m at the highest elevation so far on the trip – 7,000 feet in Flagstaff, Arizona. When I was driving up here last night it took me a while to realize why it felt so cozy – i’m around trees again. I met up with a friend I haven’t seen in a few years. I met her just after she started climbing at the age of 12. she’s a woman now, enrolled in university and living on her own. It’s great to be able to talk with her as an adult, about adult things. It’s a new stage of my life that I can be friends with someone a decade…

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life is long

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 5, 2006

I’m not as impressed by Arizona as I thought I would be. I’m always suspicious when a state lacks welcome centers at the border. In the cafe in Tucson I heard from my contact in phoenix about plans to climb the next day. I look up directions to the climbing area he mentioned and see that there is some unserviced camping in the campground there. I also make notes about two state parks on the way there, and hit the road. I stop at first state park around my usual bedtime, but it’s so close to the interstate that I can count the taillights and hear the cars go by. It’s time to push on. I reach Phoenix and fatigue hits – my coffee…

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advancement day

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 4, 2006

i awoke just before sunrise and i did two more hot springs dunks before leaving to hit the road again. this time i’m well rested and the feeling of freedom is pure exhilaration. i love watching the scenery go by, and in the desert it’s a full 360 degree view, with the horizon trimmed by distant mountains. nudity is really quite liberating, and i feel so light after soaking in the hot springs. i reach the fork in the road that says el paso. i can feel the gravitational pull of hueco tanks. it’s really only a couple hours away. but no. i’m on this trip to be on my own, and on my own today i certainly shall be. next stop, an internet…

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all she wants to do is drive

Jessica Evans

Posted on March 4, 2006

on the road again, i have released myself from the grasp of hueco tanks. it was so difficult to leave and i think it hit me when i counted back in my calendar and realized i had been there for a month. time to go. though most of the time i was lost in the crowds, i did make some good friends during my stay. the people i met all seemed to arrive at the point where it was time to leave, but this time it was i who had to leave. i didn’t even really feel like climbing another day and was starting to feel lazy. lazy and happy to hang out, which doesn’t make me feel very good about myself. it was…

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