It’s the end of my first Ranger season and now I’m leaving Grand Canyon National Park. What a grand summer! Actually 5 ½ months of grand, spring thru fall. After being a seasonal for 14 years it hasn’t gotten any easier to say goodbye, to the people or the place. And yet, I’m always ready for the break. I not only did my last program yesterday, but also the last program of the season. I look forward to returning in the spring.
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Rainbow of wildflowers
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Fall Aspens along the Bridle trail
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Sunset from Toroweap
This morning my boss took the Rangers to breakfast at the Grand Canyon Lodge. There are only two of us left, but we were joined by others to celebrate a birthday. Afterwards I turned in my keys and badge which makes the end of season feel very official.
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Grand Canyon Lodge
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Bright Angel bronze in Lodge
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However, I’m not quite out of here yet. I plan to leave Sunday morning and will probably only go as far as Cameron Trading Post & RV Park. Then Monday home to Yarnell, via Prescott to have the RV inspected for AZ plates.
Then back to semi-retirement for six months. Ahhh. . . . . Also back to friends, making jewelry, and dial-up. Yea, what’s up with that? Here on the remote North Rim Qwest can provide DSL, but not in Yarnell only about 50 miles NE of Phoenix. How archaic. Does anyone else still have dial-up?
Thanks for sharing the working half of this year with us. Hope you can make the trip to Florida so that I get to be a small part of your down time.
Truly,
Did you take the picture at Toroweap? I did not get out there this year, so if we get to come back here next year, that is on my list.