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Hometown:: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

About Me:: A little more than a year ago, (hey, it's been a couple of years now) I decided to take my cooking skills and hit the road. Seasonal work is a way to fund my travelling.

Website:: http://www.myspace.com/kikiray54901

Last Seasonal Job:: Kay El Bar

Favorite Seasonal Job:: The Kay El Bar Guest Ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona

Where have you lived and worked?: Signal Mountain Lodge 2006
Tamarack Resort--Seven Devils 06-07
Tamarack Resort--Morels 2007
Kay El Bar Guest Ranch 07-08; 08-09; contracted 09-10
Basin Harbor Club 2008
Sheep Mountain Lodge--contracted for 2009

Dream Job:: Taster--food, beer, whatever really

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Knob Lakes and Alaskam Road (Mile 118.5 Intersection)

This weekend's hike from Sheep Mountain Lodge took me down the Alaskam Road to Knob Lakes.

It was a very pleasant morning. The last few days there has been very few clouds and very little wind. The temperatures soon rise in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Then in the afternoon rain and… Continue

Posted on July 5, 2009 at 12:07pm —

Meekins Air Service

So today I experienced one of the better perks of working at Sheep Mountain Lodge. The lodge does a lot of business with Meekins Air Service. They use the airstrip often for their sight seeing tours.

Anjanette Steer really liked the way this season's employees gelled and our basic attitudes and work ethics. The other night when the owner came in for dinner, Anj talked to them and arranged for us to take some short tours whenever they had the time.

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Posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:44pm — 1 Comment

September 2009 Trip Plans

I complete my season at Sheep Mountain Lodge on September 16. Usually I have a somewhat longer time span between gigs, this one is quick. In the evening, I will take the Alaskan Direct Bus Line route back to Anchorage. I should arrive sometime between 9-10 pm. I’ll have to double check the time later.

This is the second trip that I’ve booked all my hotels through hotwire.com. I’ll be staying overnight in Anchorage at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. The next morning my plane leaves at 10 am. Ala… Continue

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 10:50am — 3 Comments

Lion's Head and Grand View (Mile 113.5 to 107.5)

Since my last blog I have experienced a couple of firsts at Sheep Mountain Lodge. First, I took my exam and passed. I am now a Certified Surface Weather Observer for the National Weather Service. Second, I felt my first earthquake. There was a 5.4 tremor centered near Willow. I went to my room during my work break and was sitting on my bed when I felt it vibrate for a couple of seconds. No damage.

Yesterday morning I thought the light rain was passing, so I decided to take a hike down to Lion’s… Continue

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 10:39am — 2 Comments

Old Glenn Highway (115 - 118.5)

The weather cleared today after eight rather chilly and wet days. It's my day off and I decided to take a walk. I'm at Sheep Mountain Lodge for the summer. It's at Mile 113.5 on the West Glenn Highway.

At Mile 115...that's east...begins a section of the Old Glenn Highway that trave… Continue

Posted on June 21, 2009 at 5:51pm —

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At 6:12pm on July 6, 2009, Caitlin said…: Hey Keith! Right now I'm just waiting on Joe to check my references. He sent me a copy of the rules and a sample contract to look over. Now I'm just waiting on his end to find out for sure!

At 1:02pm on July 6, 2009, KC Perschbacher said…: Thanks I will get on that tonight.

At 6:23pm on July 5, 2009, KC Perschbacher said…: Hey Keith, I see that you have worked for the Kay El Bar Ranch and I was just wondering what is the best way to apply and by what time should I apply?

At 10:07am on July 2, 2009, Kari Quaas said…: Good idea, Keith. I'll get one set up sometime soon. Crazy that it's July. How on earth did that happen?

Kari : )

At 2:42am on July 2, 2009, reggie said…: the golden nugget isnt an bad hotel is right in the mix of things at the freemont experiance things u might want to check out is the m;m shop u can catch the bus to there an good cheap buffet is main street plaza its just around the courner from the hotel if u want to know more just ask i used to live in vegas i know the in and outs of it

At 5:52am on June 29, 2009, Kari Quaas said…: Yeah, it will. I'll take members just for sport. : ) How's it going up in Alaska for you?

At 6:53pm on June 16, 2009, Caitlin said…: It's been great so far!! The only downside has been the weather. We've had rain the past 3 weeks and had snow for a couple days. But it's finally clearing up and acting like summer. How is your summer going?

At 10:05pm on June 9, 2009, reggie said…: its up and down here internet connection is really bad thinking about going somewhere else for next summer

At 7:23pm on June 9, 2009, RICK & VIRG TOWNER said…: Thanks Keith,

Just got a response to some questions from Kelcy the HR Director at SML. From my research it sounds like a great place to work.

At 6:41pm on June 7, 2009, RICK & VIRG TOWNER said…: Hi Keith,

I am currently looking for seasonal jobs for next summer. What was your experience with Signal Mountain Lodge like. We love the Grand Teton, Yellowstone are and would love to find something there next summer. We plan to retire in March of 2010. Rick