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.

Alpine Spiced Cider

It smells like camping, it tastes like camping... but I'm not camping.

Alpine Spiced Cider via Amazon.com

I love Alpine Spiced Cider. Mostly because it is the kind of cider we take with us camping every year.

The first time I bought cider on campus I was happy to discover that their cider is Alpine Spiced Cider.

Every time I purchase cider on campus it is delightful. Every time I take a sip I can pretend I'm in the middle of the Montana wilderness with my family, where the only concern there is when and where we will hike next and who is cooking dinner and what they are making.


Thank you Alpine for giving me an awesome (and cheap) escape!