JustJ

"Take what comes"

Joel E

40 / Male

Santa Cruz, California, USA

About JustJ

Member since 2nd Apr 08

Citizenship: USA
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: traveller
About JustJ:

This last year has been a growing experience. I got divorced, lost the house, got laid off from a job I had worked at for 12 years and lost a grandparent. I decided that since I had nothing holding me in one place that it was time to wonder. I plan to travel the US by car, camp, hike and generally enjoy myself.

Hobbies:

I love to backpack, hike and watch the stars.

Favourite places:

I love to walk the cliffs on the westside.

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Latest Blog Entry

Attack of the Mosquitoes

Posted by JustJ | 28th June 2008

Crater Lake was truly beautiful. I have never seen water that color of blue. It was surreal. The lake is almost 2,000 feet deep at it deepest that and the temperature must contribute to its hue. The lady who runs the campsites at the lake told me this years snow fall was the largest since the 60's. It was amazing the amount of snow still on the ground in (almost) July. All this snow made for a lot of pools of water where our friend the mosquito could breed wildly. I have spent a lot of time in the woods and this has to be one of the worst encounters I have had with the little blood suckers. You couldn't go outside for 10 seconds without being drained dry of blood. Awful!!

On this trip I have had a chance to visit many national and state parks and one thing has become glaringly clear. People must be stupid. There are signs like "Falling may cause injury or death, keep back from the edge." Really?? if you fall off a cliff you could be seriously injured or die??

Continued | Travelling with Joel