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Harrowing drive including manic sing along!
Did a quick update on today’s adventure, and hoping this post will allow comments again. Still figuring this stuff out.
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Yellowstone Posts
May 7, 2025 – Yellowstone is Cool! The drive up from Rawlings Wyoming took about 7 1/2 hours, but everything went smoothly. No problems getting into the park may even made a little bit of a connection with the Park Rangers as fellow federal employees. Campsite is pretty well packed together with a small pull…
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Rainy hike, heat, a blizzard and high wind warning
Today was another cold morning with rain and then snow falling at the campsite, so I headed down the mountain before the snow made the roads too sketchy. It was already super foggy, so made for an interesting drive to start the day. I headed to Table Mountain North for a quick hike in the…
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Well this doesn’t look good
Mechanic came back out today to work on the heater- Trevor is definitely earning his money here, but all I really want is heat!!!
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I survived the night
Still no heat last night, but I figured out the blanket/clothes/ibuprofen ratio and actually had a pretty darn good night. I don’t have a good thermometer in here, but I couldn’t see my breath when I woke up, so it can be that cold, right? Cold and rainy this morning, though the radar looks clearer…
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Still no heat, Coors, and moose – meese?
The RV owner had a mechanic come out at noon, but he was told the wrong issue so he didn’t have the right part(s), so I still don’t have any heat unless I start up the truck and blast heat from the dashboard. Better than nothing, but going to be another long night. Anyway, the…
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This is an adventure!
I was definitely suffering last night, tired from the poor sleep the night before and then from overdoing it on the hike. Then to top it off I couldn’t get the heat to run as the temps outside dropped to the mid 30s. Fortunately there were plenty of blankets, though I still ended up wearing…
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Page vs. blog
Be patient, trying to figure the best way to get stuff up here. I want to see if I can get something up here and findable that people can comment on…
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Up, up, and away
First post, and from 38,000 ft no less. This past week has been interesting as my teammates finished ensuring my obsolescence by completing transition of our work. I was honored by a lovely retirement party and some very thoughtful gifts and a wonderful cake. I was blown away by the amazing shadow box, and I…