Hey yall, I haven't written in here for a while so I figure I should get back on it. Last week my crew went to the Virgin River to do some chainsawing of tamarisk trees. It was my first chainsaw hitch since training and as much as I love trees I REALLY love killing them. Just kidding. But these trees are invasive and taking over the willows that this bird the Southwest Willow Flycatcher (I think I mentioned in another post) needs to survive which helps with my guilt of cutting down so many trees. Also tamarisks are evil so there's that. Aside from learning how to start the chainsaw while standing up (... it's a very powerful feeling), the best part of this hitch was camping on beautiful soft sand along the river and watching the full moon rise over the mountains. Perfect. The downside to the river was having to cross it every morning to get to the work site. It was painfully cold and most days we woke up with frost on our tents and then had to take our shoes off and brace the freezing water. I may or may not have cried one day. And I normally like cold water so it must have been treacherous. But we are going back tomorrow and then I can fill you in on an another exciting week if I make it through!
On another note, I only have less than a month left with Crew No Love before we are split up :(. Crew leader training starts in February and I have never been so excited to grow myself! (haha) Amanda, the lady in charge of training is super cool and filled with knowledge and really seems to get people. I think it'll be a great experience to work with her. Knowing that we will have 3 months of training to become a leader has helped me to embrace my flaws/problems (too many) and actually think about them as a chance for growth and bettering myself (who knew) I can't wait! Well that about sums up the last few months of my life. Moo.
Sounds cool!
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