By chance, Angela found herself doing seasonal volunteer work alongside The Nature Conservancy on Santa Cruz Island, restoring the relics of a left-behind cattle ranch and winery. Strangers became friends, and days of hard work turned into watercolor sunsets, campfires, and never-forgotten camaraderie.
Like mother, like daughter, as they say—and like Jessie comes to realize in her reflections, years after beginning this journey to piece together the muse and mystery who was her mother.
One of the most prominent reasons being Cheryl's relationship with the open road. Going through her journal entries in the '70s reveals a young woman as obsessed with roadtrips and Mother Nature as we are.
Cheryl's experience was no different than our own despite the generations between us. She had her fair share of whirlwind romances that left severe battle scars from heartbreak. The ease at which she fell in love is a reflection of the delicacy of her heart. Cheryl is
. Jessie admits she discovered a lot of pain in her mother's writing. And while we would love to focus on the major achievements of her journalism career, these harder entries remind us of her humanness. Just because she had the charisma and the confidence to
here is no denying Cheryl McCall was one of the greatest journalists of her time. She was a regular contributor to several major publications including LIFE, Time, and People Magazine. She interviewed icons of the era including Willie Nelson, Maya Angelou, and Miles Davis, many
After Jessie McCall lost her mother, Cheryl, to a rare form of cancer, Jessie was left with journals and photographs detailing Cheryl's career as a successful journalist.
On day three of his Annapurna journal series in the village of Tal, photographer Martin Zinggl contemplates the reasons travelers seek refuge on the Annapurna circuit and struggles to fight the discomfort to acknowledge his own purpose.
On day six of his Annapurna journal series in Upper Pisang, Martin Zinggl is able to find a more comfortable stride in the challenges of the trek.
On day eight of his Annapurna journal series in the village of Manang, Martin and his fellow trekkers experience three days of snow, leaving them behind schedule and vulnerable to the piercing cold.
