...well, let's just say I'm on a Syd-style study abroad. The kind where a ball cap is a permanent part of the wardrobe, and a necessity really. The kind where instead of drooling over artistic foods I'm eating PB&J's and admiring things like:
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| I'm going on a bear hunt...or actually just hoping to avoid this little guy. |
Yep. That's right I'm living in the exotic land of Vernal, Utah and working for the Forest Service on the Ashley National Forest studying Northern Goshawks. What does that mean? Well I just hike around all day and look for nests like these:
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| Goshawks most commonly build nests in aspen or lodgepole pine |
...with my lovely coworker and encycolpedia, Amadeus (picture to come). Over a two week period we have seen 5 goshawk and many empty nests. During our adventuring we have discovered the following treasures:
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| my first shed of the summer |
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| a deadhead a few bugs had been munching on |
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| Coyote track |
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| A BRAND NEW BABY ELK! |
But I'm not here to criticize these study abroad bloggers at all, I'd just like to join them in an effort to keep y'all in the loop. Because let's be real, cell-phone service is spotty in the woods so I hardly get a call into my mom every once in a while and luckily she keeps my dad informed. And also because this blog deserves a little resurrection. I mean look:
...the red hat is still going strong...even if it has had a few replacements. I'm also doing it so that I feel less guilty about not journaling...I'm certain I'm not the only person who blogs for that reason.
So the plan is to write once or twice a week and record the awesome adventures I've been on. Hopefully y'all can enjoy the ride at least a fraction as much as I do.
And for my mom I'll add a picture of me...since I'm apparently really bad at taking selfies (ask any of my 5 snapchat friends).
I got a little dirty helping my uncle plant alfalfa, wearing a member of the red hat family, of course.
Thanks for reading!
