Stories from someone just fumbling through
Training Day: Thrice Today feels like I’ve finally settled in, which is a lot quicker than most field jobs I’ve had. Perhaps it’s because I’ve done this before. Andrew, Deb, and I navigated to some wetlands nearby. I kept up just fine despite being rather out of shape and squishy and having… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 12th, 2013
Training Day: Deux Amphibian id training today in Gibbon Meadows. I remember doing the same exact thing in the same exact location in 2006. This entire experience is going to be like some wonderful kind of déjà vu for me. We saw every species on our very short list, including tiger salamander larvae. And I… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 11th, 2013
Training Day: Uno It’s my first day of work and my first time meeting Andrew, my field partner for the season. He’s a tall, well-mannered, young fella who grew up in a small town outside of St. Louis but just moved with his wife to Casper, Wyoming. His wife just finished a six-year… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 10th, 2013
Thank you Cassie for my buck-toothed travelling companion. I left Cortland for my epic journey across the country at 2:45 pm--kinda late but better late than never I guess. Before I left, my mother, Ling Ling, cried. I think she was particularly sad to see me go because I had been so sweet to her… Continue reading June 5th, 2013: On the Road
Well there's a first for everything. This is my first storage unit. It's my very own 10 ' x 10' tiny home. My parents must be so proud. Where does your daughter live? Ugh...in D37 at Affordable Self Storage in Kingston. Not really impressive for a soon-to-be 37-year old spinster. On the bright side,… Continue reading My Hurtin’ Unit
A few weeks ago I visited the Museum of the Earth to check out their brand-spankin-new glacier and coral reef exhibits. These permanent exhibits have been a long time in the making so it was really nice to see them finally come to fruition. It all looks fantastic! Everyone did such a great job! See,… Continue reading Glaciers have come to the Museum of the Earth
Here are a few pics from my Easter walk with Petunia at the Esopus Creek Conservancy's Falling Waters Preserve in Saugerties, New York. If I return to the area in August (my future remains unclear at this point), I plan to volunteer for the Esopus Creek Conservancy. I met the Vice President, Susan, a few months… Continue reading A Hudson Valley Hike: Falling Waters Preserve
Tuna and I are back in my hometown of Cortland, New York visiting my mother and friends before I head off for Yellowstone. Sometimes I wonder why in the heck my mother leaves the paradise of Siesta Key, Florida and returns to little ole Cortland but having Lime Hollow Nature Center in the backyard is as close… Continue reading A Central New York Hike: Chicago Bog
Just a few short days ago, I was lucky enough to attend the 2013 Human-Animal Interaction Conference sponsored by the ASPCA and the University of Denver. The event was appropriately held at Green Chimneys in Brewster, New York. What is this strange place with the colorful chimneys, you ask? Green Chimneys operates a day school and… Continue reading HAI Conference at Green Chimneys
Well clearly WordPress hates me (or Kaaterskill Falls) today because this is about the twentieth time I've tried to post this. Ugh! Okay, deep breaths. I'm trying to get into shape for Yellowstone in a more body-friendly way than I have in years past. I'm trying to avoid the machines at the gym so hiking… Continue reading A Hudson Valley Hike: Kaaterskill Falls
The Unmaker 