Hello, little black bear cub!

Looked up from my paperwork and there he was! Isn't he cute? He kept looking at us and then up in the willows - probably at mama bear. So we grabbed our gear and got out of there! After snapping a few pictures....

Just workin' my life away...

Steel Creek Campground - the view from our site

While driving around lost we found this bus out in the middle of nowhere.

I love this picture! It's near Spencer, ID.

Horse Creek Hot Springs. We camped here and soaked in this for a few minutes before work.

This is how the earth greets us as we start work in the morning. My job rocks.

At the end of the day we love having a cozy fire!

I have some jealous aimed at all of the people who live up in the mountains. These people have a great mailbox.

My Summer is flying by!

I am a Field Technician.

Three weeks ago I started my new job as a Field Technician for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. I love it. I basically drive around South East Idaho with two other amazing women, collect data and samples from streams and sleep in a tent three nights a week. It's awesome.

Here are a few pictures from the first three weeks of work.

Wolverine Canyon

Wolverine Canyon

Edna Creek Campground

 (After a 10 hour day we didn't feel must like committing to a fire, so we just got out the lantern and gathered 'round.)
 

Our homes this summer

Why yes, I do have the best job ever.