Posts tagged “rock climbing”

I’ve been back in Canada for a month now – life is busy as I try to get settled down and gainfully employed in BC. I’ve compiled some statistics from the trip…. Approximate amount of money spent: 3,000 CAD (not bad for 4.5 months) Dates of trip: December 13, 2005 – April 20, 2006Total Days: 128Nights staying with friends: 9Nights in a hotel: 3Nights in a tent: 102Nights sleeping in the car: 13Driving overnight: 1Days with a dog: 22Longest amount of time spent in one destination: 4 weeks (Hueco Tanks, Texas) CarName: BetsyMake/Model: 1988 chevrolet cavalierColor: blueMaximum occupancy reached: four people, three crashpads and a back packKilometers driven: approx 19,000 CAA rescues: two, one when the starter died, and one when some helpful strangers…

Categories: Big Fat Roadtrip

Tagged: camping, climbing, roadtrip, rock climbing

familiar yet foreign

Jessica Evans

Posted on May 15, 2006

the big move out west climaxes tomorrow when the moving company shows up to transport my things to Vancouver. i saw my family tonight for the first time in six months, and a few of them asked me why i was moving so far away – why to BC? the truth is, i can’t really answer that right now, except to say that i’ve always wanted to move out there, so i am. being in toronto has been intensely comfortable. I know what neighbourhoods are where, and the bike-friendly route around toronto. it’s so nice to see old friends, and stay in my old apartment. i was reading back in my journal today, where i made a comment that i always feel fucked up…

Categories: Big Fat Roadtrip

Tagged: camping, climbing, roadtrip, rock climbing

the real world strikes back

Jessica Evans

Posted on May 12, 2006

being back in toronto has been very busy. i’m trying to see everyone – friends and family – as well as pack up all my things for the big move out west. it’s been a toss up of visiting my old self, or being a guest in my old home. i’ll be writing more later but for now, here are some pictures of the climbing i’ve done in the past week. I climbed five out of six of my last days in BC before coming back to Ontario. My rest day was spent on the plane, and it was climbing the next day at my old home crag, the Niagara Glen. meg leads up the “weird” warm up route in Chek Canyon, Whistler BC…

Categories: Big Fat Roadtrip

Tagged: camping, climbing, roadtrip, rock climbing

never was a cornflake girl

Jessica Evans

Posted on May 2, 2006

Moving to Squamish was a very romantic idea that my partner and I agreed upon almost three years ago when we visited the area for less than a week. It seemed like the ultimate sacrifice, and the way to be “real and hardcore” climbers. Well, I just quit my well paying job and drove around the states climbing for almost five months, so I have nothing to prove about being a real climber or not. As humans we have many classifications, and I was raised with a religious identity assigned to me from my family. While I enjoyed the community aspect of it, I didn’t agree with the belief system imposed on me in exchange for security. I wanted to know how I really…

Categories: Big Fat Roadtrip

Tagged: camping, climbing, roadtrip, rock climbing

cilantro saved my life

Jessica Evans

Posted on April 28, 2006

i passed my roommate on the way home from the grocery store this evening. When asked “what are you going to do tonight?” I drew a blank and then responded “bask in the surreality of my life”. Ah yes, 2006 has been very surreal. A solo roadtrip where I drove 19,000km and visited 19 states. Spent a portion of my savings, and then scrambled back to Canada when I just couldn’t appreciate visiting another new place. I’ve been in Squamish for a week now, and things are going okay. I’m a basic everyday poor person, shopping at second hand stores, putting things back at the grocery store when they are deemed unaffordable, and spending many hours at the government employment agency. It’s no fun…

Categories: Big Fat Roadtrip

Tagged: camping, climbing, roadtrip, rock climbing

Posts tagged “rock climbing”

stats!

Jessica Evans

Posted on May 22, 2006

familiar yet foreign

Jessica Evans

Posted on May 15, 2006

the real world strikes back

Jessica Evans

Posted on May 12, 2006

never was a cornflake girl

Jessica Evans

Posted on May 2, 2006

cilantro saved my life

Jessica Evans

Posted on April 28, 2006