Montana 10/1

Night two in the Wisdom area.  I am exhausted beyond belief!  We cut down trees and moved logs for as long as the sun was in the sky.  I’m chaffed, my feet are blistered despite wearing two layers of socks, and I am feeling a bit under the weather.  I think once I adjust to this height I will stop inflicting maladies upon myself, but for now I will just have to deal.  My injuries aside, I had a great day!  I am with an awesome group of people (Whitney, Dylan, Ernest, Chelsea Catalano, and Andy) and we get to traverse through breath-taking Montana scenery every day.

We were so work oriented today that I did not get the chance to take in all the sights… which brings me to my bit of sad news.  My newly bought camera is garbage.  I don’t know what I was expecting buying a $30.00 digital camera—but you would think that it would take better pictures than a disposable.  Ah well.  If you all want me taking pictures you may need to buy me a camera as I will soon be broke.  This coming Friday I need to buy some fireman boots that cost up to $500.00.  AmeriCorps will pay half up to $125.00—but that and rent and all the grown up expenses back in St. Louis are going to sting a bit.  The other option would be to take my word on everything, which isn’t a bad deal… … … that was me trying to wink at you via writing.  How did I do?

Tomorrow we will be returning to the same site to fell trees.  See what I did there?  That there is lumberjack terminology.  I am a little worried as we need to hike two miles to get there over rough terrain as most of the trail is flooded.  Due to the on-going war between my temporary fire boots and my feet, Andy offered to carry my pack for the last leg of the journey and it was an offer I couldn’t refuse.  I do not want to be any further of a hindrance on my team though, so I am going to turn in and hope a good night’s sleep will heal some of my ailments.  Night all!

No pics for this post but I do have some random geek bits for ya.

-        1.  Found a coffee brand called Master Chef at the place we ate during the second half of Quest.  I insisted it was named Master Chief.

-        2. The truck that dropped me off at Quest had a crack in its windshield that looked almost identical to the Silence in Doctor Who.

-        3.   When getting the lowdown on Butte and how to behave around chainsaws at the ranger station, the person told us to keep CONSTANT VIGILANCE.  She was no Moody though… or Moody imposter.