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Adventures in Packing (how to load a backpack)

Jessica Reeder — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:28:39 +0000

Let’s get one thing out of the way: I’m a pack rat. Always have been. But somehow over the past couple of years, I managed to pare my “necessary” belongings down to what I can carry on my back.

Still, it’s too much! I can’t walk far with all this weight. Even after dumping all my winter clothes (some of the stuff in that video didn’t end up making the cut), my pack is big enough that old guys comment on it. For some reason, it’s always the old guys.

“That’s a heck of a pack,” they say, smirking.

“Tell me about it,” I usually reply, feeling a mix of resentment and shame (note: old guys never help you with your pack, either).

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Fast Forward!

Jessica Reeder — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:03:01 +0000

bye-bye Paonia…

We’re gonna jump ahead a bit here. A lot of time has passed since I left Colorado, but most of it was vacation-time for yours truly. Here’s how it went, in glimpses and photos:

Paonia, CO » Winnemucca, NV

I found myself yet another successful rideshare, with Howard from Abundant Life Farm (word to the wise: if you see Abundant Life at any farmer’s markets this summer, try the melons). He and I drove to Grand Junction, where I caught the California Zephyr headed west.

The train ride was lovely, except that dusk fell just as we entered Gore Canyon. The tracks wound alongside the green water of the Colorado, past rafts pulled up onto shore for the night. Families in outdoor wear waved at the train as we cruised along the red-lined canyon walls. I saw a few rock formations fading into the dark, and then the sun was gone.

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Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival

Jessica Reeder — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:45:03 +0000

I’m headed out this evening to the first night of the Wild & Scenic Festival. Somehow, over the past few years, I missed out on hearing that this is now the largest environmental film festival in the US— and it’s right in my backyard!
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Home for Xmas

Jessica Reeder — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:09:35 +0000

Yep, I came home again. It’s holiday time, the entire world is covered in frozen, and Nevada City is calling my name.

I’m here for a couple of weeks, letting my ideas percolate and tying up all the loose ends so I can stay on the road until May. Also, turning 30.

The blog will resume in January! Until then, here are a few pictures of my merry little Christmas.

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