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May 23, 2026

Before I begin, I want to be clear about what you are about to read. This isn’t anything that was thought out, or planned. This page is merely a snapshot into the weekend I had. The below is a collection of snippets from my journal taken while I was camping in Mount Talampais State park over this memorial day weekend. Being the only form of entertainment we had, we had quite a bit of fun journaling and writing this weekend.

05/23 1:28 PM

we have finished assembly of our mega tent. it look love and lots of work, and iterative engineering, but the result speaks for itself. we’re now eating our tuna=rice concoction, sponsored by safeway.

recipe:

  • 1 pk cilantro lime rice
  • 1 can solid tuna

we’re about to cook our second batch. will update soon.

3:26 PM

ideas for future foods @ camp:

  1. chili in a can
  2. tuna rice
  3. sandwhich / wrap (hummus)
  4. dutch oven cobbler
  5. oatmeal

update, we finished the hike to big ladder. i cannot argue, it is a big ladder. liz and i were amazed by the world’s largest friend group. with no affiliation, like 20 peiple were hiking on the trail together. actually insane…

i’m now realizing i can’t stop thinking about breakfast. the green goo explosion was so fire.

combining tents is the new meta. never going back to the old way.

4:11 PM

now that we’ve been here for a few hours, im realizing we brought nothing to keep us occupied. we have one frisbee, and that is it. next time, remind me to bring a deck of cards or something

the rain is not something we planned for in any capacity, so everything is a little damp. nex time, a tent footprint is 100% necessary. as we do more of these trips, we’ll actually start remembering these things.

things to do soon… & later

  1. dinner parties

  2. paint night

  3. more sf trips

  4. post blog content!

  5. group training!

  6. learn to ID plants

  7. cycling

4:39 PM

mason is sleeping…

6:44 PM

i fell asleep. i had many thoughts and forgot them all… im so mad. i managed to build a tent on top of a rock. not great for sleeping.

6:59 PM

we played the drums. “music is not our talent…” is something i would say if i was a lying b**!**

7:12 PM

there is yellow water coming from the sky

8:30 PM

we just finished eating dinner, and it was lowkey fire. so easy, so comforting. 8/10. after using all my water for cooking, i tried to pour some more for myself, but managed to spill it everywhere but my bottle.. it’s going along with the theme for today. wet.

05/24 9:01 AM:

after getting no sleep, it’s now the next day. i feel the indent in my back from the rock under me. we just downed 3 bags of oatmeal, and are now ready to finish our day. everything in this tent is slightly damp, and i have no idea how to prepare for this in the future.