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The John Muir Trail: Where Talking About the Weather is Not Small Talk by Kendall Lam, DBSA CA Board President
The start of my journey at Yosemite Valley’s Happy Isles “Looks like you’ve got a storm to outrun,” said the weathered old man with his wife to me as I made my way out of Devil’s Postpile National Monument around 3:30pm. As I looked up, I saw I was just at the edge of the storm as the sun peaked through the clouds towards the clear blue skies ahead. I could hear the thunder behind me every so often breaking the rhythm of my hurried footsteps and labored breathing. I felt aliv
Oct 153 min read


The Road Up and The Road Down by Tim C. Haeg (1970-1999)
This road leads from Ocean through City and on across Deserts bequeathed by Tarantulas to Mormons Flat oven expanses Lacking even cacti...
Jul 152 min read


"A Moment" By Paula Finn
I long to catch a moment— an earthy, fleshy slice of life and hug it hard until its essence bursts and bathes me. But my mind is always...
Apr 221 min read


"The Rules of Being Mentally Ill", By Alex Coleman
Photo by Glitch Lab App on Unsplash One : You are first and foremost a cacophony, a swirling dissonance of emotions and sounds, a type...
Apr 223 min read
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