Another day, another adventure. Please pardon the mess while this blog is in the process of being transferred from the "Trail Journals" site, to here.
So Wednesday I begin another cross-country journey, westbound this time! The final destination will be Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington. I have been blessed with a great opportunity - an internship with the University of Washington's Center for Conservation Biology. I'll be working under doctoral candidate Katherine Ayers, assisting in marine research on the southern resident killer whales - ORCAS! Needless to say, I'm pretty excited. Unfortunately, the position is unpaid and does not provide housing. However, I found that a friend of mine from Alaska, Vanessa, just got a position on the island as a wildlife rehabber - so she graciously volunteered to be the house finder and located a great place for us on the island. I'm heading up before the field season to secure a part-time waitressing job to pay the bills. Another slight setback - we found out that part of the funding did not come through for the project, so it will likely start later in the summer than originally planned. So I'm in the process of emailing other researchers in the area to see if they are in need of some free and willing labor. But I have faith that everything will work out. Plus, I've been told it's incredibly beautiful. And today, it's snowing in Washington state! YAY!
Here's the Itinerary for the trip (subject to travel whims):
April 8: Depart Yorktown, VA and drive to Nashville, TN. Spend the night with the Faust family in Franklin, TN.
April 9: Drive to Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Camp & visit bathhouses.
April 10: Drive to Canyon, TX. Camp at Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
April 11: Drive to Flagstaff, AZ. Stay at Grand Canyon Hostel.
April 12: Explore Sedona/Flagstaff. Drive to the south rim Grand Canyon. Camp.
April 13: Grand Canyon exploring.
April 14: Drive to Las Vegas, NV. Stay with Tasha Purcell (SBC '04).
April 15 - 16: Explore Las Vegas - Hot springs, hiking, petroglyphs, red rock canyon, climbing.
April 17: Drive to Monterey, CA. Meet Lindsey and Erika enroute for lunch. Stay with Nikki and Shannon Dinsmore.
April 18: Play day in Monterey!
April 19: Drive to Humbolt Redwoods State Park (Ave. of the Giants); Weott, CA. Camp.
April 20: Drive to Newport, OR. Camp.
April 21: Drive to Seattle area, WA.
April 22: Drive to Anacortes, WA. Catch ferry to Friday Harbor, San Juan Island!
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