Week 23 – Je parle un peu!

March 4-10 Hello March! This week, Mary needed to go and do some photos along the Heart of Rocks trail and asked Libby if she had anyone who could hike with her. The next day, Libby asks me if I would be willing to join her, and of course I would be! It's been a …

Week 22 – Two BIG Things

February 25 - March 3 Once again, I find myself procrastinating entries. I suppose that's a good sign, as it means I'm busy and/or having fun! Two very notable things happened this week. I completed the hands-on ALICE active shooter training, and I gave my first ever evening program! The ALICE training was on Tuesday. …

Week 21 – First Interpretive Tour (and White Sands!)

February 18-24 Hi! The most notable event of this week -- I gave my first two tours of Faraway Ranch! They went really well. I gave my first one on Thursday and my second one on Friday. It is advertised as a 40 minute tour and mine clocked in at around 25 minutes...but the guests …

Weeks 18-20

Howdy -- It has been a while. I apologize! You know how it is when your tasks just pile up and then it seems like a crazy intimidating task to complete them? That's how I feel about my blog posts as of late. It'll be kinda difficult to recap all of the past three (?) …

Week 17 – Shutdown!

January 21-27 The government is shut down! Ultimately, the park remained "open." Open in that the visitor center and the road past the campground were closed. So, open, but not really. On Sunday, I decided I would go and check out one of the state parks. I had recently received a ton of free park …

Week 16 – Hiking, Meeting, Party

January 14-20 MLK Jr. Day was pretty fun. I wasn't supposed to work, but I decided to "bank" some  hours so I could use them for some time off at a later time. Suzanne said Andy and I could go do some roving if we wanted. Andy went in the morning, and I went in …

Week 15 – WOW

January 7-13 It was an eventful week! On Monday, I went to Fort Bowie and got to meet the new volunteers there, Dean and Joanne. It was their third day on the job, and since Theresa was at a training, they would have been there by themselves. Thus, I joined them on Monday and Andy …

Week 14 – Happy New Year & Visit

December 31 - January 6 My flight from Denver to Tucson was on New Year's Eve. I had a layover in Las Vegas that ended up with a delayed flight. New Year's is basically my favorite holiday, so I wasn't having fun doing nothing. In fact, I was kinda miserable. The flight from Las Vegas …

Week 13 – Interp Guide Extraordinaire

Week 13 Hi team! I’m back! I’m thinking of changing my entries to being weekly. Since I’m kinda getting into the hang of things, it would make more sense and my posts would have more substance if I did it that way. I’ve been asked, “what is an average day like in your job?” The …

Day 77 – Firsts

Thursday, December 14 Today was a VERY big day filled with a lot of firsts. First bulletin board project. First time driving Pinery Canyon Road. First time on Hailstone Trail. First search and rescue. I had already expressed interest in designing the VC bulletin board for the month of March -- the theme being Women's …