Our spike was a very interesting and trying one. It started off with an amazing experience, we watched three dogs chase a moose across a river, then we saw a black bear about a quarter mile from our camp site, its a good thing Travis and Ashley taught us safe back country camping techniques! This was not our only run in with wild life, Katie stared down a large black bear by herself, she has nerves of steel!
The trying part of this spike came around Tuesday, we thought we had finished our first project but were informed by our sponsor that we still had a day and a half left. Needless to say this temporarily broke our spirits. Luckily we we worked through our frustrations and got to move on to our new site on Thursday. The new site was worth the wait, its a beautiful place, the best part of it is that we actually get to see hikers that are using the trail we our working on.
The week almost ended without incident, except for one situation- I stepped in Vicky's poop! To her defense, she did try to cover it up with a rock, but I thought said rock would be a good weight to hold down our tool cache. None of the crew has let her live that one down yet. Other than that situation it was a great week!
The Montana Conservation Corps experience is about service, teamwork, leadership and the land; but most importantly it is about the individuals who live it everyday. The KREW site is for you, the members and alumni, to share your stories. Make us laugh, make us cry, make us proud. So, you wanna post? That's cool, we were hoping you would. To make a KREW submission, email the blogmaster: jen@mtcorps.org subject line "KREW"
Monday, August 2, 2010
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Take nothing for granted. Not one blessed, cool mountain day or one hellish, desert day or one sweaty, stinky, hiking companion. It is all a gift.
—CINDY ROSS, Journey on the Crest, 1987
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