WELCOME TO SAVING TIME IN A BOTTLE
Hi there! We’re Curtis and Jess, and we use this site as a way to document the memories we’ve made together, and to share our adventures with family & friends. After 10 years in the Navy and moving all over the US, we started our journey as nomads, living in a self-built van, working remotely, and traveling wherever work takes us. We most enjoy spending time in the outdoors along with our basset hound, Charlotte, doing things like hiking, kayaking, camping, and more. Thanks for visiting, feel free to stick around!
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- Yosemite / Upper Yosemite & Bridal Veil Falls
Day 3 in Yosemite National Park | Hiking the Upper Yosemite Trail | Hiking to Bridal Veil Falls | Tunnel View | Camping in Fish Camp | December 2025 We rose early this morning, despite having sore legs and aching feet, eager to make the most of our last day in the park. We were… - Yosemite / Vernal & Nevada Falls
Day 2 in Yosemite National Park | Hiking to Vernal & Nevada Falls via the Mist Trail | Lower Yosemite Falls | December 2025 For our one full day in Yosemite, we set our sights on hiking the 8.5 mile loop trail to Vernal and Nevada waterfalls, via the Mist Trail and John Muir Trail…. - Yosemite / Tuluomne Grove & Mirror Lake
Day 1 in Yosemite National Park | Hiking Tuolumne Grove Trail | Hiking the Mirror Lake Trail | Camping in Upper Pines Campground | December 2025 We had finally arrived at the second big goal for this road trip: Visiting Yosemite National Park for our first time ever! While we knew that visiting in December… - North Table Mountain / Glory Hole Recreation Area
Chico to Moccasin, CA | Hiking in North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve | Camping at Beals Point Recreation Area | Hiking in Glory Hole Recreation Area | December 2026 I have to admit, these days of this vacation were not our favorite. The cloudy days were weighing us down, we were discouraged by the lack… - Red Bluff & Chico
Red Bluff to Chico, CA | Camping & Hiking in Red Bluff Recreation Area | Hiking in Bidwell Park | December 2025 After a refreshing time spent in the California coastal range, we felt ready to emerge from the woods and join society again. As we wound our way through the mountains on CA-36, we… - Hiking Black Lassic and Pickett Mountains
Driving CA Highway 36 from the Pacific to the Valley | Hiking Black Lassic and Pickett Mountains | Camping in Six Rivers & Trinity National Forests | December 2025 After finishing our errands and exploring in Eureka, we left the Pacific Coast Highway and followed CA-36 East into the California Coast range. The road was…