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The Life and Times of Jamie Lyssa

Books, Cats, Photos, and Ramblings

Month: July 2015

It’s a bittersweet symphony

Posted on July 18, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

Saturday, July 18, 2015 And it’s back in Houston.We spent the last night of our road trip adventure with Justin’s brother and sister-in-law, and their…

And back to Texas

Posted on July 16, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

Back to Amarillo, the place, where this trip basically started. We’re coming full-circle. However, the morning before we got to Amarillo, we met another one…

Rocky Mountain National Park

Posted on July 15, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

It was so nice to get out of Wyoming, and into another state… because Wyoming is full of nothingness. And after so long, so much…

Grand Teton National Park

Posted on July 14, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

The Grand Teton National Park is named for the Grand Teton, which is the largest mountain in the range and sits about ten miles from…

Volcanoes and Sulfur

Posted on July 13, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

Yellowstone was the first ever National Park. It was created in 1972 by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is well known for it’s wildlife and…

Radioactive… Radioactive…

Posted on July 12, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

Arco, ID was the first community in the world ever lit by nuclear power on July 17th, 1955. On January 3rd, 1961, the reactor melted…

Washington is a very long state

Posted on July 11, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

Washington is a very long state. It took us about eight hours to get from Olympic National Park to Kennewick, Washington en route to Yellowstone.…

Justin: Days 17 18: Olympic Serenity and Mediation

Posted on July 11, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

The journey to Quinault involved a lot of small Washington highway driving.  Almost 3 weeks into the journey and I miss the big multilane mega-highways…

Twilight and Waterfalls

Posted on July 10, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

I always like to start these entries with a history lesson: In 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt, created Mount Olympus National Monument to protect the Roosevelt…

Starbucks and Volcanoes

Posted on July 8, 2015October 31, 2018 By jamielyssa

First of all, 24 hours in Seattle IS NOT ENOUGH, Justin and I are already planning a trip in 4 or so years, that will…

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My name is Jamie Lyssa. I have 5 cats, and I’m a special ed teacher. I’m a Slytherclaw [with a touch of Gryffindor] and an INFJ. I like reading, concerts, photography, road trips,  video-games, and I am highly addicted to caffeine.  This blog is my little corner of the internet. Expect highly sarcastic book reviews, movie reviews, concert reviews, trip reports, and random ramblings about my life.

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