So life continues to be exciting and
an adventure here at Wind Cave! I won't give you a daily description this time,
but the adventure is certainly continuing! I have continued to get to see a lot
of the surrounding area and hope to go on a short backpacking trip this next
weekend. The only bummer is that I will have to go alone because there is not
anyone here to go with me. :( But it will still be a fun adventure!
I have done some hiking around the
prairie in the last few days and have seen a wonderful world around me. In
addition to beautiful sunsets and a serene atmosphere I have seen deer,
pronghorn (including absolutely adorable babies!), and lots of elk! I saw one
heard of 159 elk by official count (it may have been more than that) while I
was hiking. So there are elk in the park!
I am giving the candlelight tour for
the fourth time tomorrow. I have a lot of fun with that as I portray a member
of the 1902 survey team! I am actually trying to get authorized to do the tour
in full costume and character, which would be very fun for me!
I am also in the process of putting
together my campfire program, which is centered on the idea of preserving the
wilderness. I get to talk about Lewis and Clark, mountain men like John Colter
and Jedediah Smith, the mission of the parks service, the story of the bison,
and maybe even a little of Wild Bill Hickok and the old west. We will see how
it all turns out! I will be presenting that for the first time at some
point next week. I will receive my schedule for the next two weeks on Thursday.
I also just found out that I am for
sure going to be here at Wind Cave through August 29 and possibly longer than
that. I don't know for sure how long, but it looks like I have a pretty good
chance of being able to stay at least a week or two into September. I really
hope that I am able to do exactly that! I want to stay as long as I can before
I have to leave this place and this job.
I made a few other significant
decisions as well. I officially sent word to Sharp's that I am not going to be
coming back to work again. So I am finished there. No bookkeeping again for me!
I am on to something new and better. I don't know for sure what that means, but
I am going for it!
I have applied for jobs at Death
Valley, Mojave, the Everglades, and Big Bend National Parks for the winter
season and am going to continue to apply for anything else I can find in
hopes of working at one of those sites for the winter months. If I do not get
hired at any of those places my plan is to stay here as long as possible, go
back to Oroville for a little while, and then ?????
Life is certainly an adventure!
Please keep me in your prayers and
if you have any thoughts or ideas do be sure to let me know!
~Ranger Garrett
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