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  • California,  Family,  Love,  Memories

    California Dreamin’

    November 25, 2020 /

    Erin, Mike, and I converge on Sean’s house in Los Angeles in late October. After we three travelers settle in, we start to plan our California coastal drive from LA…

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  • Sean Maria ages 7 and 4
    Birthday,  California,  Family

    Happy Birthday, Sean!

    December 13, 2018 /

    Sean doesn’t like when my family tells stories over and over again, nor does he like to talk about himself. Hold on, Sean. Here we go. When I was three…

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  • California,  Lessons,  National Park

    My Name is Safety

    January 28, 2018 /

    After experiencing Yosemite National Park, I am fascinated by the many ways that people die there. The book, Death in Yosemite by Michael Ghiglieri and Charles Farabee published in 2008, is a fascinating…

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  • California,  Lessons,  National Park

    The Forty Percent Rule

    January 27, 2018 /

    It has been said that the worst part of Navy SEAL training is Hell Week, which is five and a half days of physical training for twenty hours a day, running over…

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