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Kari Quaas (Q)'s Blog – June 2009 Archive (8)

Cool Works ® Meet Up Wrap Up - 2009 - Part II

Wednesday, June 24

We left for a mini-Teton shakeout in the Van of Dreams aka VOD and made our way past Jenny Lake Lodge and over to Dornan's.

I got a nice cup of joe with a view. The tetons are amazing!…

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Added by Kari Quaas (Q) on June 29, 2009 at 6:36am — 3 Comments

Cool Works ® Meet Up Wrap Up - 2009 - Part I

So the CoolWorks.com team is small and mighty and we meet about once a year. This year we decided with the growth of My CoolWorks to involve the tribe in our annual meeting in Yellowstone National Park. We were thrilled that people wanted to meet us and even more so that people continue to live their lives doing what they love in some of the most… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas (Q) on June 27, 2009 at 12:35am — 4 Comments

What's Your Dream?

Originally this blog was posted on the alumni network for Washington Business Week. I attended the program, which simply put is a business camp for teens, while I was in high school and now support the program as a volunteer, donor, and board member. You can learn more about Washington Business Week on their Cool Works profile.

Recently I finished a… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas (Q) on June 16, 2009 at 11:25pm — No Comments

Yellowstone and Tetons Meetup - June 22-26, 2009

Here are the details of where and when. Please RSVP on the Event so we know to expect you and also, if you know, please comment about where we may see you. Also, if your location around Yellowstone and the Tetons is not on our schedule, please let us know where you are and we'll do our best to swing by. : )

Monday, June 22

Day Hike - 2pm

Meet on the porch at Lake Lodge. We'll… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas (Q) on June 15, 2009 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments

Colbert in Iraq

The Colbert Report

Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c…

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Added by Kari Quaas (Q) on June 10, 2009 at 10:14am — No Comments

Yosemite Chapel Celebrates 130 years!

The oldest structure in Yosemite National Park is celebrating 130 years. This is fun news for me to share since my aunt and uncle renewed their wedding vows at this chapel last fall in honor of their 40th anniversary.

More details here on the National Park Service website.…

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Added by Kari Quaas (Q) on June 8, 2009 at 2:42pm — No Comments

Yellowstone sees higher guest traffic in May 2009

This article seems to support what many of you were saying when I asked if it seems like more or less people are vacationing this year. Yay! I hope that this continues to be the case over the course of the whole summer.

Link to the… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas (Q) on June 8, 2009 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments

How did I get here?

Just a quick post. Last night at the baseball game someone asked how I learned how to do the job I do now. I didn't have a quick answer because lots of what I do didn't exist when I graduated from college..... in ...... 1994. I guess I just learned by doing and adapting. Isn't that how life is?

I suppose people skills were fairly important too. : )

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