Greetings

Welcome to my little corner of the inter-webs! I just wanted to take this space to warn you that my posts will rarely be up to date. Due to the spontaneity of natural disasters and the unpredictability of when AmeriCorps' services will be requested I will be digitizing my journal entries whenever we return to St. Louis. Oh, and most of the pictures you see here were taken by myself. If ever I do use someone else's material I make a point to give them due credit though! That said, come, leave comments and be merry! I hope you enjoy your stay!

Monday, August 4, 2014

Lady Smith and Mormon Gulch - 7/25

The whole crew is here!  Fleecer cabin looks like it is under siege with all of the tents surrounding it.  One tent in particular clued me in as to why mine has been giving me problems: I’m missing some poles—4 to be exact.  The missing poles would lengthen and widen my shelter so that the rainfly wouldn’t be all awkward and I could stretch out.  My tent and I have made it this far though so who needs the extra space!?  Our first week here we crammed 4 of us in 1 tent while spiking out in the wilderness so what I have currently feels roomy in comparison.

Anyways, today we were sent out to clean and maintain 2 campgrounds: Lady Smith and Mormon Gulch.  We cleared the roads and campgrounds of obstructions and even took down a couple of hazardous trees.  Compared to the trail work we’ve been doing in recent weeks today was a breeze.  The hardest part was probably demolishing some picnic tables but that was also the most fun.  Crowbars, sledge hammers and teamwork resulted in the end of a handful of tables that have seen their share of use.


Well I’m exhausted.  Only other thing to add is that just about everyone is calling me Hellraiser now.  I like it.  Good night friends.


No comments:

Post a Comment