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Posted on April 4, 2013 at 8:19pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
Day 1- Wednesday 27 March 2013
This winter/spring season, I am working at Rancho de los Caballeros in Wickenburg, Arizona. Those of you that have read my blog in previous years know that this is not my first time in the town. I had worked at a small dude ranch on the other side of town, the Kay El Bar, for a few seasons. Our work week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday…
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Brooke put together a slideshow from collected photos from staff.
I'm planning on returning this summer.
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Posted on September 3, 2012 at 4:00pm 4 Comments 1 Like
Just a quick little note. I finish my summer season at Alaska Wildland Adventures in a four days. On Saturday, I'll be going to Anchorage and I have a late flight...9:30 pm. For the price I was willing to pay I had two choices, 9:30 pm or 5 am. Everything in the middle the price almost doubled. I'll be landing in Seattle a little before 2 am.
I have about 4.5 hours layover before catching the connecting flight to Las Vegas. I'll arrive there a little before 9am. Yeah, I know,…
ContinuePosted on July 14, 2012 at 6:39am 2 Comments 4 Likes
This summer I'm in Cooper Landing, Alaska. I work as the Lead Breakfast Cook for Alaska Wildland Adventures (AWA). My day starts at 1:40 am, it's now starting to get darker in the middle of the night so I need a flashlight in my tent cabin. They are similar to the tent cabins that I have seen pictures of in Yosemite employee housing. Outside, it's not astronomical twilight yet, so I can see clearly enough to get to the bathhouse first to clean up a bit before heading to the main lodge…
ContinuePosted on March 26, 2012 at 12:04pm 3 Comments 1 Like
OK...I sometimes think a bit too much.
I have been working on this in my head for a couple of seasons. Just have to get some of it down, it's getting to cluttered in there. I would like some input and not all from personal experiences. References to actual scientific and social scientific works would be nice too. For or against...it's just an intellectual exercise.
I have been at seasonal workplaces where the employee turnover rate during and between seasons is very…
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Hey, maybe we will meet up sometime in Cooper Landing :)
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