Week 1
It’s been a long week!
I’ve learned so much it’s crazy!
After spending the two days driving down here and getting settled in I
spent the rest of the week trying not to get lost. The first day I got to know Jason who is the summer ranger
at Nolin. We went around to all of the day use areas as well as the
campgrounds. The rest of the week
pretty much consisted of getting ready for summer splash at the state
park. It was a great event a ton
of people came out to the event to listen to music and watch the fireworks.
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| Fireworks from the Summer Splash |
I’m still getting used
to the heat, I think I am getting there since at like 7 at night I will go out
and read when the temp is about down to 85 or 86 degrees.
I’ve been learning a
bunch about the corps and how a dam is constructed. I am really enjoying the work and trying to figure out if
the corps has ranger positions in Vermont or New England for that matter. I got to go into the tower for the dam
today and see what that was like. In the next couple of weeks I will be going
inside the dam when they are doing an inspection.
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| The Boats on the water before the fireworks at summer splash |
Where I am living is
really close to a National Park named Mammoth Cave. It is the largest network of caves in the country. One day while I am here I am going to
be going on a tour and maybe even a ride along with one of the national park
rangers. I’m really excited for that.
I feel like this internship is helping me more than a lot of my classes
did because I am able to get the feel for what I can do with my degree more.
I’m learning how many
different jobs can be held with a degree like mine and I’m loving it. Now if only any of these jobs where
near Vermont then my life would be easy. :) That’s something to worry about
when I get home in September though.
Until the next time I
can get internet.
~ Anna
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