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Living in the Mojave
A completely different experience comes with living somewhere versus visiting, and I was lucky enough to live in Joshua Tree. Although I have visited the high desert three times before moving here, I was able to understand this place in a completely different way after these two months. The changing of seasons came to my…
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The Strange Past and Frightening Future of Joshua Tree
I have been living near Joshua Tree National Park for about two months now, and I’m beginning to wonder how this place came to be and how climate change is affecting it. While wandering through the visitor center on Park Boulevard, I noticed a plaque stating giant sloths planted the Joshua trees we see today. Giant…
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Let’s Get Lost: Four Hikes in Joshua Tree National Park That Will Bring Peace
Joshua Tree National Park can be found where the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert meet. The park not only consists of Joshua trees, but also palm trees, massive rocks, cholla cacti, and much more in this otherworldly landscape. There’s a plethora of hiking inside the park, but these four hikes always brought calmness during moments…
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The Big Drive Out West
All of the sudden it was the end of August, and it was time to drive across the country to spend two and a half months in my favorite place in the world—Joshua Tree. But why would I rush getting there? Everyone always says it’s about the journey, and not the destination, so a road…
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Music Festival Memories: Bonnaroo 2019
Bonnaroo always begins with a ten hour road trip followed by a never-ending wait in line. I caravanned with three other cars filled with friends down to Tennessee. We left Michigan around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8. After driving through the country all night, we pulled into the long line for the campsite entrance…
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A Solo Trip Abroad
I spent the month of June in Tuscany excavating a collapsed castle from 12thcentury AD with the Monteverdi Archaeological Field School. This was my second time in Italy, so I wanted to see other countries while visiting Europe as well. My time in Italy was spent on an estate in a remote part of the…
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The Great American Eclipse: Fifteen Hours of Driving for Two Magic Minutes
It was 3:15 a.m. on August 21st when my phone alarm rang. I woke up in complete darkness with Caitlin next to me. When I got out of bed a surge of energy hit me because today we were going to see a solar eclipse. After getting ready I went upstairs and greeted Carley and…
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The Ultimate California Road Trip In Two Weeks
California is home to dry deserts, magnificent mountains, humbling forests, the powerful ocean, crowded cities, and I wanted to see it all. I spent my childhood growing up in Ventura, but there is still so much of California that I have not seen. Three of my good friends—Carley, Sydney, and Nick—and I planned two weeks…
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RILEY J ROAMS 