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Joshua Tree, CA: Where The Streets Have No Name
I was never a big traveler. As a kid there was the odd family vacation or the occasional professional event in college, but almost never more than a state away. All of that changed when I took a temp job in California, and I visited one of my favorite places in the whole world, Joshua Tree. For reference, this is a joshua tree:
Some indigenous names include sovarampi, humwichawa, or umpu. It has tremendous cultural and religious significance.
Now a joshua tree is not a tree, it's scientific name is Yucca brevifolia, and it's much better described as a cactus. But who the fuck is Joshua, and who thought he was so important to have a tree named after him? Well, like many problems, it's the Mormon's fault. When missionaries first saw these trees they were reminded, as Mormons often are, of a biblical story. Specifically, Joshua stretching his hands out towards god. (Of course, it must be mentioned that indigenous people were already living here, and had their own names for this plant.)
What I Saw
Joshua Tree National Park
Maybe it's just our way as humans to see cultural figures in nature. Take for example this rock, which immediately reminded me of a crew mate from the hit video game Among Us (an amogus, if you will).
Suspicious formations at Skull Rock Trail
Skull Rock Trail is famously very easy and accessible, so if you're not big on hikes it can be a good starting place along with adjacent Split-Rock Trail. If you're looking for something a little more challenging, my pick would be the Ryan Mountain Trail, which is a really stunning 3-mile, out-and-back route to the summit of this majestic desert mountain.
View from Ryan Mountain at sunset.*
Another interesting fact about the park is that it actually covers 2 deserts.** The joshua trees grow exclusively in the Mojave Desert, but JTNP is also home to the Sonoran desert, which is beautiful in its own right:
The Cottonwood Visitor Center can be found here, but you probably already went to the VC in the city proper before you came here so no need to stop unless you're for some reason really into seeing all the visitor centers.
The Integratron
We also visited The Integratron. Now I have not been a spiritual person for many years, but this sounded like a cool experience. Basically, this guy in the 50's claims he was inspired by aliens to build it as a place of rejuvenation and, yes, time travel. I mean, look at the building:
Mr. Spock, set phasers to Enlighten!***
I mean, this thing looks like a spaceship, inside and out. You go in, this guy gives you a tour and overview of the history and then we all (there were about 20-30 of us) climbed up these big stairs and you get into this large, domed room. There were mats to lay down on and this woman came in and we all laid down and were instructed to remain completely silent while she performed what they called a "sound bath" in these quartz music bowls:
Did I feel something bigger than myself in that moment? Did I connect with the sun, the moon, the stars and the cosmos? No. But was it a cool and unique experience, an interesting story? Yes, but probably not worth the almost $40/person we ended up paying. Nice people though, it was very relaxing!
Where I Stayed
There's a lot of accommodations in JT, its generally warm climate also makes it a good spot for camping. I've been a few times and I generally stay in these horrible little motels, but when I went back here with a friend we wanted to get somewhere nice and had a really phenomenal time at Joshua Tree AutoCamp, which is a glamping experience that is equal parts nature and luxury. After all, when you wake in the morning, it's hard to beat the view of the mountains:
The best part of waking up in the desert is that it's so hot right away. This might not sound like a benefit (please stay hydrated at all times!) but one of the best parts of AutoCamp is that it has a pool, and as early as 7 in the morning you can see people taking a dip and cooling off.
Come on in, the water's very cold and you're in a desert
After the swim you can shower back in the Airstream, there's even little pegs to hang and dry things, like these horrible Pabst Blue Ribbon swim trunks we found at Walmart.
Then, once you're ready for bed, which we were after hiking all day, there's this big, comfy king-sized mattress, or if you need more than 1 bed, there's a long couch that's fine for sleeping as well.
What I Ate
There's a lot of great food in the desert, but what always interests me in my travels are the novel, the regional, the one-of-a-kind foodstuffs you will regret not trying. Joshua Tree was my first encounter with curry pizza:
Two pizza from Sam's, my memory isn't great so I think the first is the Bollywood pizza, the second from my most recent trip, is the Mini Maharaja pizza.
At Sam's Indian Food & Pizza, you could call it a natural evolution in Indian, Italian and arguably British culinary traditions. After all, while the origins of tikka masala are debated, it remains a staple in Indian-American cuisine, of which I am a humble but devoted fan. And much like traditional pizza, it's a tomato-based sauce, the result of the adaptation in medium is a delicious, savory pizza with green onions, paneer, ginger, cilantro and more!
We also ate at JT Country Kitchen which is an honest diner with good food. And I had a pancake that morning, which is just a little dessert in the desert, am I right??****
Summary
Joshua Tree is like nowhere else on Earth, it's inspired so much culturally, U2's album comes to mind, and it's also neighbor to the nearby Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals in Indio. The dry desert air, the sun beating down on your face, it connected me to my body in a new context, and I wanted to start this blog by commemorating somewhere truly special for me.
Joshua Tree was the place where I fell in love with national parks and the desert. It's where I take my friends whenever we're in southern California. And it's where, one fateful night, I decided I was going to transition medically and be my whole, authentic self. It was the start of an adventure, and I hope you'll join me on this blog as I take you along on many more to come!
Footnotes * Ryan Mountain is, of course, named after Hollywood actor Ryan Gosling, who was the first person to summit the mountain in 1994 when the park was opened. **** ** That's two more deserts than I grew up with in Ohio, I didn't know what I was missing! Thanks to climate change though, maybe we'll have our own Midwest desert someday soon! *** With all apologies to Trekkies, I've never watched so I don't know if the phasers were Spock's job, please don't do that Vulcan neck-thing that kills me, I'm ticklish. **** I apologize ***** This is not true, please don't spread misinformation online, it was just a joke!
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🌙 some silly ideas for beings to coin / make flags for :
transfragranceallergy - ID as having a fragrance allergy
nullallergy - ID as no allergies despite bodily having them
transhousewife / transhousehusband / transhousespouse - ID as a stay-at-home ___
transtradwife / transtradhusband / transtradspouse - ID as a traditional ___ (in gender roles)
transonepiecefinished - ID as having finished one piece
transbugbites - ID as having bugbites
transspiderbites - ID as having spiderbites
transmicro - ID as being microscopic
transmacro - ID as being a giant basically
trans___fan - ID as being a fan of someone/something, like transP!ATDfan would transition to be a p!atd fan
transtravel - ID as having travelled to a place before ( includes real or fictional places )
trans___player - ID as playing a game basically, ex: transoverwatchplayer would transition by playing overwatch frequently
transhydrated - ID as being hydrated, would transition by drinking water / hydrating themselves
transselfcare - ID as doing selfcare even if they don't, would transition by practicing selfcare regularly
transipadkid - ID as being a grubby lil ipad kid /aff
transtonetags - ID as using / not using tonetags
trans___user - probably already coined before but ID as using a social media site (ie transXuser transredditor etc)
transplanet - ID as being a planet ( or being of a different planet )
transimplants / transplasticsurgery - ID as having implants and/or plastic surgery of some kind
transgamer - ID as being a "gamer" (derogatory or not)
transakademistudent - ID as being a student at akedemi
transwooden - ID as being made of wood
transbuff / transstrong - ID as being buff / strong
trans___major - ID as majoring in something (in american college, idk if other countries have majors) like transengineeringmajor or transartmajor
transpublicschool / transprivateschool - ID as going/have gone to public/private school
transcoiner - ID as a coiner (transid mogai mud etc)
transbioluminescent / transluminescent - ID as emitting light
transbrainrot - ID as having brainrot (skibidi toilet rizz)
transbrainless - ID as literally having no brain (like jellyfish)
transultimate - ID as the thing from danganronpa where they're the ultimate thing . yeah i never played danganronpa but if you have ykwim
transquirk - ID as having a quirk (superpower) from my hero academia
transrich / transpoor - ID as being rich or poor
transhomeless - ID as being homeless
transrunaway - ID as being a runaway
transkpopidol / jpopidol / vocaloididol / etc - ID as being a specific type of idol
transband - ID as having / being in a band
transleadsinger - ID as being the lead singer in a group
transbandkid / theaterkid / choirkid / orchestrakid - ID as being a stereotypical "band kid" or "theater kid" etc
transhologram - ID as being a hologram
transcolorguard - ID as being in colorguard (the thing with the flags at american football games)
transpokemon - ID as being a pokémon
transpokemonpartner - ID as having a pokémon parter ( intended to be like pikachu to ash but could also be like a romantic pokémon partner i don't judge )
trans___type - ID as being a "type" from pokémon
transgymleader - ID as being a gym leader from pokémon
transmafia - ID as being in the mafia
transgang - ID as being in a gang ( either gang in general or a specific gang )
transyakuza - ID as being in the yakuza
nullpuberty - ID as never having gone through puberty
transintrovert / transextrovert / transambivert - ID as being an introvert / extrovert / ambivert
transbutch / transfemme / transfutch - ID as being a butch (lesbian), a femme (lesbian), or futch (lesbian) + not exclusive to lesbian individuals
transbear / transotter / transtwink / etc - ID as being a bear an otter a twink etc etc all the gay subtypes + not exclusive to gay individuals
trans___streamer - ID as being a specific type of streamer ( transgamerstreamer transirlstreamer transhottubstreamer etc )
transtimeperiod - ID as existing in a different time period than present day . could be 3 years ago or 300 years ago
transcovert / transovert - ID as having covert __ or overt __ ( ex: covert npd instead of overt npd )
transpartier - ID as someone who goes to lots of parties
permasnotdrip - ID as always having that little snot droplet that cartoon characters have when they're sick
permafever - ID as always having a fever
translimp - ID as having a limp
transragdoll - ID as a rag doll
trans___princess - ID as a specific princess from adventure time
transhandler - ID as being a handler (ramcoa term) + not exclusive to ramcoa/cultist/fultist beings
transavian / mammalian / reptilian / etc - ID as being part of a different class of animals than you already are
transhydrophobic - ID as repelling water
hope this helps someone out there & sorry for any typos or listing something that's already been coined !! :Dc will be periodically reblogging with more ideas if i think of any !!! ☆ please tag me in any coining / flag posts i would love to see them all !!! :3c
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an introject of (chimera) falin from dunmeshi with paras of sadism and fear philias but also likes cuddles / nuzzles? does this make sense… looks around
makes sense to us -🔪 and 🎤
Name(s): Falin, Fae, Kiki
Age(s): 23, ageweird ageless
Pronouns: she/her, it/its
Gender(s): trans female
Orientation(s): lesbian
TransID(s): transgender, transchimera, transmonster, transharmed, transeaten, transdragon, transsister, transfarmer, transadventurer, transtraveler, transcleric, transhealer
Source(s): Dungeon Meshi
Paras: sadism, phobophilia, traumaphilia, maniaphilia, angaliaphilia, opophilia, questioning consang
Emoji signoff: 🔀 or 🔀🐉
Positive trigger(s): chickens, dragons, cooking, long drives
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i came all the way to the south of france to reconnect with my dad's 3 siblings, whom i barely know, because they (illegally) migrated to marseille in the late-80s and early-90s, in search of a better life (which they never really found). in digging into one of aunt's old photo albums, i found this picture. this is my great-grandmother. i don't know much about her other than she was a slave woman who worked in sugarcane plantations in the south of the island. she probably came to the island on a ship from madagascar or the eastern coast of africa. she set up home with an indian man who had come to the island as an indentured worker. they had two daughters, one of whom was my grand-mother (my father's mother). rumour has it that my great-grandfather crumbled under the pressure of plantation work and became increasingly violent towards his family. one day, he tried to kill my great-grandmother with a machete, after which she ran away from him with her two daughters. many years later, she married again and had more children with another man who was also a "kréol" (i.e. a freed slave). i don't even know this woman's name, but i know she had a very long life and lived way into the 1980s (while my own grandmother, whom i have also never known, died an untimely death in the 1960s). #ancestraljourneys #transtravels #colonialhistory #slavehistory #indenturehistory #mauritianhistory #plantationisland #ancestors #ancestries #mauritius #slave #slavery #indenture #haunting #loss #grief #colonialtrauma #healing #transmauritius
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75 years on this earth. What a blessings. Going to see my mom to celebrate her 75th bday. Grateful for her life, her being my biggest supporter and our lineage. #asimi #oloremo #ijebuode #nigeria #yoruba #mom #joy #celebration #oya #osun #queerafrica #transtravels #bday #spirit https://www.instagram.com/p/B0rDYQhgMCaqZkS5uz-Opw9dPQ_aH_ibDhKmVs0/?igshid=1wo3temtjejf
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Leggo! Who wants to join me?! 😃😀😘😘🗻🌄 #colorfulcolorado #travel #transtraveler #lgbttraveler #ftmtraveler #crosscountry #crosscountryboi #queertraveler #justkeepswimming #notallthosewhowanderarelost Found this amazing planner at @arcthrift 😍😍 *obvioussssly (at Denver, Colorado)
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Mississippi River, Memphis, TN, ✌🏻goodbye Tennessee Hello Arkansas. In route to Tucson!
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Dealer’s choice genshin?
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Name(s): Scaramouche, Scara, Wander
Age(s): chrono 200, trans 14-145 ageslider
Pronouns: it/its, he/him, doll/dolls, mech/mecha
Gender(s): intersex male
Orientation(s): open to experimenting
TransID(s): transage, permachangingname, transconquerer, transking, lightningbloodic, transfemboy, transtraveler, permatraveler , transpsycho
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Paras: objectophilia
Emoji signoff: 💜⚡️ or 🗺⚡️
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