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Tag Archives: California
White Mountain Peak: love atop hell
When I think of the most beautiful place I’ve ever been, I think of White Mountain Peak. White Mountain Peak is an arid and lifeless mountain emerging from the desolate desert floor in Eastern California. There are no trees. There … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Travel
Tagged California, Eastern California, friendship, greatness, Hiking, humility, white mountain peak, White Mountains
3 Comments
The Crusade against Sameness
For the past two years, I have driven between California and Texas six times. I drive because I enjoy the shifting landscape, the lonely desert towns, the peace of solitude, and the reconnaissance with displaced friends along the way. Also, … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Travel
Tagged California, disillusionment, journey, personification, road trip, Roads, Southwest, Texas
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Quack vs. the Beach
I was born to a paradox whose name is California. My father, a son of the Gold Rush, was raised in the City by the Bay, looking inland towards the granite cliffs of Yosemite, past the old foothill mines to … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Editorial
Tagged beach, California, coast, kinship, mountains, ocean
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Californisms
Sometimes when I go to sleep, I’m afraid that when I wake up, I’ll be staring at the ceiling of my childhood bedroom circa 2001, and for the next three hours, I’ll be telling my friends and family about what … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography
Tagged Bay Area, California, Coast Ranges, San Francisco, Sonoma, Yosemite
5 Comments
Land (a Californian and Texan perspective)
Forgive me for the West Coast arrogance, but California is pretty damn awesome. We’ve got it all: mountains, coasts, valleys, deserts, the largest tree in the world, the tallest tree in the world, the oldest tree in the world… yeah, … Continue reading
Quack’s Guide to Hippies and Rednecks of California
As a Californian living in Texas, I often have to fight the perception that my homeland is full of hippies and surfers. I had hoped this stereotype of my people would be cast aside by my presence itself – I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Nonsense, Travel
Tagged California, California politics, geopolitics, hippies, rednecks, State of Jefferson
9 Comments
The Dumbest Route I Ever Drove
For most Californians, there exist Southern California, Northern California, and a stretch of boring-ass freeway that connects them. As a NorCal expat living in SoCal, I drove this stretch of I-5 on a regular basis, so much so that I … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged CA-1, CA-25, CA-33, CA-99, California, driving, I-5, Pacific Coast, pumpjacks, road trip, US-101, US-395
10 Comments
Homeland
There are very few things I’m afraid to say to myself. “I can see myself spending the rest of my life here” is one of them. Can I see myself spending the rest of my life in Texas? I’m not … Continue reading
Revelations through Yearning
For those who don’t know, I recently moved from California to Texas. I lived in California for 24 years – all my life. For the first 18 of those years, I lived in the Bay Area, and that was home. … Continue reading
The Dissolution of California as it should be
I decided if California were to ever break into several different states, it should look like this: Allow me to explain a couple things: 1. Psilocybinia is its own nation, separate from the United States. It doesn’t have a capital … Continue reading