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up down, turn around

Jessica Evans

Posted on February 19, 2006

this is another one of those times when i’m analyzing the solo roadtrip. i’m analytical by nature, and this is something else worth figuring out. i appreciate more and more having friends around. observing the community here at hueco has really been interesting – observing human behaviour and interactions. our friends are our buffer from the world, and if they’re good friends, we should feel safe in their company. i’m all over the place with my feelings here. for starters, constantly meeting people gets quite exhausting. i retreat to my tent, but then sometimes i get bored and just wish someone would come over and ask if i want to do something. i don’t really know anyone that well. i met a really cool…

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sunshine and lollipops

Jessica Evans

Posted on February 17, 2006

we were blessed with a sandstorm last night. i slept with earplugs in since there were a few rowdy groups of inebriated climbers that threatened my sleep. i’m still in shock at the state of the campsite. absolutely everything that i left on the picnic table was on the ground buried in sand. it’s just strange since normally winds this violent are part of the weather forecast, so i’ve been prepared for them in the past. i wasn’t able to caffeinate myself fast enough today since i had to scrape the sand out of my coffee press and water boiling pot before i could even start the holy process of coffee brewing. there is a very fine sand everywhere. my tent is a four…

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happy anniversary

Jessica Evans

Posted on February 14, 2006

i was so happy to watch the full moon rise on this, the two month anniversary of my roadtrip. two months has really flown by and i think i can put in another two months no problem. i woke up with the sunrise, excited to celebrate my anniversary, and then also scored a reservation so i could get into the park without lining up. i then talked to a few people and got an invitation to climb in an area i’ve never been before. i drove to the park by myself, but feeling pretty great. i signed in, and then as part of my continuing celebration, loaded my chalk pot with an entire brick of chalk. it was then that i realized i had…

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super famous climber people

Jessica Evans

Posted on February 10, 2006

well, i am all on my own on this trip again, having dropped john off at the airport last night. i thought i had a lead on a reservation to get into the park, but it fell through. i went to line up at the gate and found out that the people just in front of me had already been waiting for 2 hours. at the front of the line they had been there for nearly four hours. a volunteer tour opened up and some spots were available. this is where it’s good to be travelling by myself: the cars in front of me were all groups waiting to get in together. i grabbed the last spot on the tour. it was a really…

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betsy update

Jessica Evans

Posted on February 7, 2006

today is a rest day. as usual, i got up with the sunrise and spent a good amount of time sun worshipping. it’s fun to just sit and stretch your muscles, and even better when it’s done in the desert under the warm sun. we finally got ready to go into town and run errands, but betsy wouldn’t start. oh dear, finally some trouble with the car. i opened the hood and got john to attempt to turn her over while i stared at the engine hoping that it would be something obvious – something i could catch with my limited and out of date mechanics knowledge. thankfully it was – the alternator couldn’t turn = dead battery! i dusted off the battery and…

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