Tuesday, August 12, 2008

A Fantastically long month







Everything is going well on the marten crew. We are hiking 8-20km, working 10-16hrs, and carrying 40-75lbs per day and I am enjoying it immensely. The bush is really tough up here. I thought I would be coming back in amazing shape, but I am mostly just really bruised and banged up. Yesterday I had a tree limb fall on my head and have incurred 7 nasty hornet stings and bear sprayed (myself) on 4 seperate occasions.

It is beautiful and there are lots of animals- mostly on the side of the road. I also got 4 days off to go to the Dawson City Music Festival (1800 km away in the Yukon Territory). The crew is awesome and I look forward to a great last month.

I decided to stay in Canada through September and October working on a Grizzly project near Jasper National Park. Although I am excited about seeing grizzly bears and working in one of the most beautiful places I know of I am getting a little home sick and miss my friends and family.
See you soon!
Emily


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