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Along Middle Fork Road, there is a campsite called the Queen’s River Campground. Ambrose and I could have stopped our…
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This year I’m giving each nominated work for the Hugo and Nebula novel awards their very own entry after I…
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Continued from Part 1 Ambrose caught up to me and I explained to him that the trail had disappeared. He…
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Last year when I went in for my eye exam, I tried very hard to stick with contact lenses. Even…
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Time doesn’t matter on a backpacking trip. You eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. Daylight matters, but…
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It’s that time of year again. The Nebula and Hugo nominees have been announced, and I’m done with school for…
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Last year, I planned on doing my solo hike in the Boise National Forest, on a trail that my husband…
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When I took a literature class last semester, I had some concern about writing papers. I knew how to write…
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A couple weeks ago, I was doing an interval run around the track at the rec center. I would do…
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