[caption id="attachment_7899" align="aligncenter" width="411"] Picture of the Montezuma Peak along with the park facilities including my house.[/caption] In the last week over here at Coronado National Memorial, we have been placing acoustic monitor devices all around the park to monitor the sound of "Barking Frogs". These...
The river is a magical place. I haven't been journaling much recently, but I filled about 15 pages as soon as I got back from this river trip. I wanted to capture everything I was feeling and write down everything I never wanted to forget....
This week has been full of adventure from climbing down mountains to throwing plaster on adobe walls. The week started with a very fun trip to Chiracahua National Monument were camped out and went over to Fort Bowie National Historic Site where we were taught on...
Sometimes, things don't go as planned. My work on the Dragonfly Mercury Project has thus far been a lot of organizing supplies, sending emails, and scouting potential sites. As I write this post, I have yet to take a group of volunteers out and conduct a...
I spent most of this week in park wide training for first season park service staff but at the end of the week I led a hike on the Chilkoot Trail with the goal to reach several sample sites. When I was not in training...
[caption id="attachment_7133" align="alignnone" width="300"] Beautiful field right on the border where amazing agave's grow.[/caption] The last few weeks have been a blast, I have had a lot of fun rating slopes and understanding the vast landscape over here in Southeastern Arizona. As I look back to...
[caption id="attachment_6876" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Overlook from Montezuma Pass. Elevation: 7600 Feet[/caption] Ever since coming to Arizona, I never expected to learn so much. I've learned to record data usefully and also how to go to caves often. Going to Mexico on the weekends has been a...
[caption id="attachment_6742" align="aligncenter" width="409"] Me and a coworker promoting the Dragonfly Mercury Project.[/caption] My main responsibility at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is the Dragonfly Mercury Project. This project is an ongoing study to assess the levels of mercury in our natural parks. Over the past...
The project that I will be working on for the next couple of weeks is the Unstable Slope Management Program (USMP) for Federal Land Management Agencies at Coronado National Memorial. This program is meant to assess slope stability transportation related issues on federal lands. Geoscientist-in-Park...
[caption id="attachment_6488" align="aligncenter" width="289"] Out in Chiracahua National Monument hiking and looking at the hoodoos all around.[/caption] Coming to Coronado National Memorial, I was amazed and astounded by how tall the Huachuca Mountains are and their location on the border with Mexico/USA. This natural beauty provides...