Chat Transcript - National Parks

6:00pmKari Quaas Hey All,
6:00pmakscootr hiking rules
6:00pmmike i wish i had time for that
6:00pmmike very exposed
6:00pmJason Kemple hey kari
6:00pmCarol yes
6:00pmakscootr Hi Kari :)
6:00pmKari Quaas Keep on chatting. I just want to let you know that we'll be taking a transcript for the next hour.
6:00pmKari Quaas Hi!
6:01pmmike well yea longs peak is one of my favorite hikes of all time
6:01pmKari Quaas My theme of National Parks is pretty vague so let's just run with it and see where we go.
6:01pmmike nice
6:01pmmike i had no idea this was going on
6:01pmKari Quaas You can see the window bigger by chatting on the Chat tab.
6:01pmScott Simpson /?Does that mean anything typed can be used against me? %-\
6:01pmKari Quaas @Scott - ha ha
6:01pmStovpipe lol
6:01pmKari Quaas Nope, it's just to share with those who can't join us.
6:01pmmike what national park shall we start with?
6:02pmKari Quaas What's your favorite?
6:02pmScott Simpson I am gainfully unemployed so I don't care anyway
6:02pmmike i think canyonlands is way under rated
6:02pmmike should be one of everyone's favorites
6:02pmmike everyone just skips it and goes to arches
6:02pmScott Simpson My fav is Yellowstone with Yosemite a very close second
6:02pmakscootr Tetons in lower 48
6:02pmCarol who is the best to work for...or do we choose because of the scenery?
6:02pmKari Quaas I love Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon and Mt. Rainier. :)
6:02pmmike i do love the tetons
6:03pmmike scenery
6:03pmakscootr scenery
6:03pmStovpipe scenery of course IMO
6:03pmmike i have yet to find a seasonal job where i'm not treated like a tool
6:03pmKari Quaas You'll notice that Cool Works tag line is "jobs in great places" so stick with the scenery. :)
6:03pmScott Simpson Whoever will take me!!!
6:03pmCarol :-D
6:03pmStovpipe that too scott
6:03pmGary Big Bend in Texas is great. You've got the river , the desert, and the mountains all in one.
6:03pmmike big bend is so nice and isolated
6:03pmKari Quaas I'd like to see Big Bend.
6:03pmCarol LOL, thats the spirit, Scott
6:03pmJason Kemple my old professor worked at big bend. he loved it.
6:03pmmike lots of drug runners in big bend
6:03pmStovpipe < so not going Texas is a Florida gator fan
6:03pmKari Quaas @Mike - oh my.
6:04pmmike didn't a ranger get killed there?
6:04pmakscootr wrangell st.elias is overall favorite
6:04pmGary Lots of rangers in Big Bend also...
6:04pmKari Quaas Denali of course too.
6:04pmJason Kemple thats what scares me. i dont wanna be mixed in with mexican drug runners
6:04pmAlaskaFound Kenai Fjords NP is amazing too
6:04pmmike wrangell st elias and kennicott mine is awesome scott
6:04pmKari Quaas Yep. They're all beautiful in Ah-laska.
6:04pmakscootr very remote lots of people living off the land
6:04pmmike i have a video on my page of the harding icefield in kenai fjords
6:04pmakscootr my kind of place
6:04pmKari Quaas Any one worked at Shenandoah? I would love to visit there.
6:04pmCarol I loved Yosemite...
6:04pmmike an ocean of ice at 4000 feet
6:05pmJason Kemple Kari - in Virginia?
6:05pmKari Quaas @Jason - yes.
6:05pmAlaskaFound i spent some time on the harding icefield, we flew onto it and then hiked around...good times
6:05pmakscootr never worked there family lives close by
6:05pmKari Quaas @akscootr - cool
6:05pmKari Quaas Someday I'll go.....
6:05pmJason Kemple I actually just applied to a few park ranger positions in the blue ridge mountains in VA and NC.
6:05pmStovpipe what kind of rig would u prefer to have while working / traveling from job to job a suv , truck or car
6:05pmAlaskaFound suv
6:05pmKari Quaas @Jason - Nice
6:05pmmike car
6:05pmmike smaller the better
6:05pmScott Simpson Is it a really hard drive into Alaska to get there?
6:05pmCarol that's great Jason...good luck
6:05pmmike save gas
6:05pmAlaskaFound lots of room for more people and more stuff
6:05pmakscootr old suby
6:06pmJason Kemple thanks
6:06pmmike the AL Can is mostly paved
6:06pmmike easy drive
6:06pmKari Quaas @Scott - no, but definitely pick up the Milepost if you do it.
6:06pmmike very long
6:06pmmike very beautiful
6:06pmmike yes the milepost is indispensable
6:06pmmike and entertaining
6:06pmScott Simpson Wouldn't mind working there
6:06pmmike and stay at liard hot springs
6:06pmKari Quaas for sure
6:06pmStovpipe If i get this job , i'm thinking about selling my crx and getting a decent suv since , my toyota pick isn't road travel worthy any more tis been wheeled
6:06pmKari Quaas Yes! I love Liard Hot Springs! They are at the top of British Columbia.
6:06pmJason Kemple what parks have hot springs that you can actually go in? like a hot tub?
6:07pmmike when you cross the Liard river, you can soak in some hot springs
6:07pmmike yup
6:07pmmike Yellowstone
6:07pmmike olympic
6:07pmmike ummmmm
6:07pmakscootr tetons also
6:07pmKari Quaas Good question, Jason. Yellowstone? Grand Tetons?
6:07pmmike what esle
6:07pmmike yes tetons
6:07pmCatherine niice
6:07pmmike i know of a ton of hot springs outside of parks
6:07pmmike huckleberry hot springs right outside of Yellowstone
6:07pmAlaskaFound chena hot springs is an amazing place too
6:07pmmike yes south east of fairbanks?
6:08pmJason Kemple where did one of the roosevelts used to go all the time? wasn't it a hot spring?
6:08pmKari Quaas @AKFound - I'd like to go there too.
6:08pmmike huckleberry
6:08pmmike jason
6:08pmKate hello all!
6:08pmakscootr never been there..thought of working for them @ Chena
6:08pmScott Simpson Where is the best place for us older and bolder?
6:08pmmike they are kind of gross now
6:08pmGary Hi Kate...
6:08pmmike they also went to chico
6:08pmKate hi Gary
6:08pmAlaskaFound i went up in November for a lil RnR great service, and the ice bar is really cool
6:08pmKari Quaas Hi Kate
6:08pmJason Kemple ok
6:08pmakscootr good northern lights from what I am told
6:08pmKate hi kari :)
6:08pmKari Quaas Oh right, Chico Hot Springs near Yellowstone.
6:08pmmike there was a giant snapping turtle in liard hot springs a few years ago
6:09pmmike giant
6:09pmKate hi scootr
6:09pmmike few hundred pounds
6:09pmJason Kemple that would suck.
6:09pmKari Quaas wow
6:09pmakscootr hi kate:)
6:09pmKari Quaas Anyone worked at Acadia?
6:09pmmike yea they had to get rid of him because he was getting dangerous
6:09pmKari Quaas ...in Maine.
6:09pmmike nope.... but i love it there
6:09pmKate you looking forward to going to Yellowstone, scootr? :)
6:09pmmike bar harbor
6:09pmJason Kemple No but i applied to a position up there as well in Bar Harbor
6:09pmakscootr no...but definitely on "must do: list
6:09pmKate I've never even been to Acadia....but someday
6:09pmKari Quaas My list of places I want to go is SOOOOO long.
6:09pmmike i still prefer western parks though
6:09pmKate mine too, Kari
6:09pmJason Kemple haha mine too Kari
6:10pmakscootr ya decided today to accept
6:10pmKate wonderful, scootr
6:10pmKate Yellowstone is amazing!!!
6:10pmKari Quaas Bill from Cool Works was just in the Everglades in December. It looked really cool too.
6:10pmKari Quaas Oh hey, B!
6:10pmakscootr just watch it when fishing
6:10pmKate I'd love to go to Volcanoes national park someday
6:10pmScott Simpson Don't care for the Everglades.
6:10pmCatherine http://www.backpacker.com/destinations/ here's an amazing site for fiding trails
6:10pmmike me either
6:10pmKari Quaas Volcanoes ROCKS!
6:10pmakscootr might catch a gator
6:10pmGary The Mosquitoes will carry you away in the everglades.
6:10pmKate Lucky you kari :)
6:10pmJason Kemple i need to make a list of places i want to go.
6:11pmmike they will do that anywhere in the mountains or alaska as well
6:11pmKate I've visited quite a few national parks.....
6:11pmBill Berg Ha! Howdy all...
6:11pmStovpipe dang my chat froze
6:11pmKari Quaas I do consider myself lucky. I've been there 3 times and absolutely love it. The lava is amazing.
6:11pmakscootr grew up for years near volcanoes
6:11pmScott Simpson I've lived within driving distance to the Everglades. You take you life in your hands crossing aligator alley!
6:11pmKate hello Bill!
6:11pmBill Berg Everglades was pretty buggy in early Nov
6:11pmakscootr kilauea was erupting
6:11pmmike anyone want to go caving in the tetons this summer?
6:11pmKari Quaas @akscotr - yes
6:11pmKate Kilauea has been erupting for 20 years hasnt it?
6:11pmJason Kemple i'm from NJ and have lived in Alabama and Georgia. yall are lucky lol.
6:11pmCatherine i do mike!
6:12pmCatherine for sure
6:12pmakscootr believe it or not Blackberries on steroids
6:12pmmike awesome
6:12pmScott Simpson Everglades full of BIG snakes
6:12pmKari Quaas I've seen the lava ooze and fly into the air. Every time has been different.
6:12pmmike keep up on this site
6:12pmBill Berg Hey Mike - where are caving in the tetons?
6:12pmKate sounds fabulous, kari
6:12pmmike i will let you know when we head out
6:12pmCatherine http://www.itravelstockphoto.com/gallery/national_and_state_parks/ and this is an amazing photographer who photographs specifically national parks...so it will give you inspiration on finding the right one
6:12pmKari Quaas @Kate - go, go, go
6:12pmakscootr started when I was there
6:12pmmike in darby canyon on the west side
6:12pmKate @ Kari I want to, want to, want to ;)
6:12pmKari Quaas @Catherine - thanks for posting the links!
6:12pmmike ice and wind cave bill
6:12pmakscootr covered up black sand beach in Kalapana
6:12pmKari Quaas :)
6:12pmBill Berg ok - I've caved in the Bighorns and climbed in the Tetons - never caved in the Tetons
6:12pmBill Berg cool
6:12pmmike oh its beautiful, the jedediah wilderness is cool
6:13pmJason Kemple stupid question - but what is caving?
6:13pmCatherine no problem kari!
6:13pmmike and then you enter teton national park, and you can see the cave
6:13pmmike just exploring a cave jason
6:13pmKari Quaas @akscootr - ah black sand....
6:13pmBill Berg nice...
6:13pmJason Kemple ah ok that would be fun
6:13pmmike it is a big cave, ropes only needed in one spot
6:13pmBill Berg aka spelunking
6:13pmmike there is a black sand beach in the cave
6:13pmKari Quaas where is this?
6:13pmmike a few belly crawls
6:13pmakscootr black sand in Volcanoes
6:13pmmike in the tetons
6:14pmJason Kemple ok i'm there lol
6:14pmakscootr Hawaii actually
6:14pmmike next jedediah wilderness
6:14pmKari Quaas Okay, black sand in both places.
6:14pmKate I'm not really into tight claustrophobic spaces...lol
6:14pmKari Quaas :)
6:14pmmike yes
6:14pmmike kate its not too bad
6:14pmKari Quaas Where is the Jedediah Wilderness?
6:14pmmike just one spot is reeaaaal tight
6:14pmmike west of the tetons bordering it
6:14pmKari Quaas thanks!
6:14pmBill Berg You've posted some nice Yellowstone photos Kate - thx for sharing the love :)
6:14pmmike no prob
6:14pmKate @mike, well, maaaaayyybe the right kind of a cave I could try someday :)
6:14pmmike look up darby canyon kari
6:14pmKate Thank YOU bill!
6:14pmakscootr caving is ionteresting
6:14pmKari Quaas @Mike - I will
6:15pmakscootr but only did it once
6:15pmmike it is at the head of that canyon
6:15pmKate Yellowstone is amazing and I enjoy being an advocate for it
6:15pmKate and I love photography
6:15pmmike yea i love yellowstone
6:15pmakscootr photography rules
6:15pmKari Quaas Yellowstone does ROCK too!
6:15pmmike kate whats your favorite spot in YS
6:15pmBill Berg the Mother Park..... I came for a seasonal job and finally found a way to stay... I love it here.
6:15pmKate I agree scootr
6:16pmKate @Bill, I agree
6:16pmScott Simpson @Kate, do you work there now
6:16pmjackie morris going for first time this year
6:16pmKari Quaas Hey B - how long have you lived there?
6:16pmKate @Scott no, I don't.
6:16pmakscootr might go to school for it and REALLY make a go of it
6:16pmBill Berg OOOOOfffff.... my first summer out here was '72
6:16pmKate @jackie it's great!
6:16pmKari Quaas ;)
6:16pmmike wow bill
6:16pmBill Berg worked a bunch of sumers and winters before putting together a yhear round gig
6:16pmKari Quaas That's a very good year!
6:16pmjackie morris wikk be in canyon
6:16pmmike i wasn't even close to being alive back then
6:16pmBill Berg yeah, well, Mike....
6:16pmjackie morris will
6:16pmKate I am excited about hopefully getting to go work in Alaska for summer 09
6:16pmBill Berg it grows on your.... amazing, looking back on it.... with so much yet to come
6:17pmKate Canyon is lovely jackie
6:17pmmike yea, i stayed as well
6:17pmKari Quaas W00t!
6:17pmakscootr where at, kate?
6:17pmBill Berg Alaska - I think of it as Montana on Steroids...
6:17pmBill Berg BIG
6:17pmJason Kemple haha
6:17pmmike true true bill
6:17pmScott Simpson Hey BB, do you have a wife who is a Ranger in Yellowstone
6:17pmakscootr Alaska became home for me
6:17pmKate @scootr hopefully MPL
6:17pmBill Berg I do
6:17pmKate @bill lol
6:17pmakscootr good spot
6:17pmScott Simpson I think I met her last season at Tower
6:17pmFr3sh hey folks, what's the topic for tonight
6:18pmmike i think national parks
6:18pmBill Berg kewl! Her name is Colette
6:18pmFr3sh okay
6:18pmBill Berg I jokingly refer to her as the Mayor of Tower
6:18pmKari Quaas Hey Fr3sh
6:18pmBill Berg I hope she treated you right
6:18pmScott Simpson Yes. I did meet her once.
6:18pmKate @scootr anything unique I need to know about flora/fauna in Denali, to answer guest questions?
6:18pmStovpipe mm dinner time
6:18pmScott Simpson All the rangers were great.
6:18pmKari Quaas @Stovpipe - Bon appetit!
6:18pmBill Berg Cool Works was born at Tower in 1995
6:18pmScott Simpson I worked security there
6:18pmakscootr Can't even begin...Blueberries...
6:18pmKate Rangers ROCK
6:18pmStovpipe thanks Kari , i'll still be here tho
6:18pmKari Quaas Yay!!!!
6:19pmakscootr tundra
6:19pmmike bears in the willows
6:19pmKate @scootr blueberries?? cool!
6:19pmBill Berg When in danger follow the ranger
6:19pmFr3sh any people chatting that's from HR Denali Princess
6:19pmakscootr mosquitoes bring a shotgun for them
6:19pmKate lots of willow up there then?
6:19pmmike even that wont do in some cases
6:19pmmike oh yes kate
6:19pmmike filled with moose and bears
6:19pmKate @scootr lol
6:19pmStovpipe hey fr3sh sup
6:19pmKari Quaas @fresh - don't think so. I used to work for them. ;)
6:19pmmike not many hiking trails in denali
6:19pmKate @mike very nice!
6:19pmmike but lots of back country
6:19pmakscootr small plant..when hiking look closely at your feet
6:19pmFr3sh what's up stov, okay kari
6:20pmmike the tundra is hard to walk on
6:20pmmike like a sponge
6:20pmmike bring stiff boots
6:20pmKate @mike I hope to try a little backcountry hiking....
6:20pmStovpipe nm fr3sh just having some diner
6:20pmFr3sh i just got off work
6:20pmKate @mike good to know
6:20pmmike kate take the class at the ranger station ASAP
6:20pmFr3sh im about to eat soon
6:20pmBill Berg very hard to walk on - you fly over and it's looks really inviting... you try to walk, it can be kind of ugly
6:20pmakscootr hardest part in tundra is the mosquitoes
6:20pmKate @mike any bog?
6:20pmmike and they will make you take a bear can
6:20pmmike yes lots of it
6:20pmmike lots and lots
6:20pmmike it is rough hiking
6:20pmKate @mike when I get up there (thinking positive here) I will see if I can
6:20pmakscootr but worth it
6:21pmKate I did a "bog Hopping" hike in Yellowstone once in 07..... rofl
6:21pmmike well get a scope and find a nice grassy hill to sit on, you will see everything you want
6:21pmakscootr @ mike sheeps head? name of mountain behind Bake
6:21pmBill Berg good tip Mike
6:21pmmike sugraloaf
6:21pmmike sugarloaf
6:21pmBill Berg Kate, where did you Bog hop in YStone?
6:21pmmike i have a video of it on my page
6:21pmKate how much does a scope cost?
6:21pmmike a lot
6:21pmakscootr @ Kate Do sugarloaf
6:21pmStovpipe Mike , can i bring a barret cal .50 for my scoupe ha
6:21pmmike about 500 for a decent one
6:21pmmike no
6:21pmKate @Bill, it was in backcountry in Lone Star Geyser area, we were looking for buried geyser
6:21pmmike you will get arrested
6:22pmStovpipe aah
6:22pmakscootr When on top...mountains as far as you can see
6:22pmFr3sh kari, how is housing at denali princess
6:22pmKate @scootr sugarloaf?
6:22pmStovpipe i was kidding lol
6:22pmBill Berg nice spot out there.... I love that ski along the Firehole...
6:22pmFr3sh wilderness lodge
6:22pmmike yes scott, the mountains are amazing from the top of sugarloaf
6:22pmKari Quaas @Fresh - check the photos page on here and use the tag "housing." YOu'll find some photos.
6:22pmmike i remember busting out my denali map, and sitting there triangulating
6:22pmakscootr Yes Dall sheep and more mountains than you have time to hike in
6:22pmKate @bill never got to ski it...I was too chicken/too new at skiing. sigh
6:22pmStovpipe What kind of Digital camera does every use
6:22pmmike it was amazing
6:22pmFr3sh okay,thanks
6:22pmmike you could see for literally 100 miles
6:22pmKari Quaas They call it the Princess Homestead and it pretty much rocks for ee housing.
6:22pmKate I use a Canon
6:23pmmike i have a fuji finepix
6:23pmBill Berg @kate - always time or another season
6:23pmFr3sh okay
6:23pmFr3sh i'll take a look
6:23pmKate wow, I don't have 500 bucks to spare lol
6:23pmmike yea they are expensive
6:23pmmike binocs will do though
6:23pmKate @Bill, yeah I'll get back someday
6:23pmMolly Chapple OMgosh HI SCOTT I am Molly
6:23pmMolly Chapple LOL
6:23pmStovpipe hey molly
6:23pmKari Quaas @Fr3sh - you may want to join the Deathstar group on here.
6:23pmMolly Chapple hi stov
6:23pmKari Quaas Hi Molly!
6:23pmKate @mike and besides, I am too into having a good camera. That's where my limited money goes...
6:24pmakscootr Hi Molly :)
6:24pmmike hey kate
6:24pmMolly Chapple HOla Kari
6:24pmmike go to kantishna
6:24pmMolly Chapple Hi scott!
6:24pmmike and hike from there
6:24pmmike there are a few trails
6:24pmKate @mike, what's the hiking from there like?
6:24pmStovpipe what type of camera would u guys suggest
6:24pmMolly Chapple This is so cool to meet you kind of
6:24pmmike and you are in the shadow of denali
6:24pmakscootr Ready for your trip?
6:24pmBill Berg I've been to Wonder Lake a few times but never Kantishna.... take me with you.
6:24pmKate wonderful mike
6:24pmmike it is very buggy kate, bring a headnet
6:24pmMolly Chapple Yes CROWS NEST here I come
6:24pmMolly Chapple I am so excited
6:24pmmike wonder lake is awesome
6:24pmakscootr Good place, Molly
6:24pmKate how much is a headnet? so I know.
6:24pmmike few bucks
6:24pmKari Quaas @Molly - it's a way cool bar
6:25pmKate @mike cool
6:25pmMolly Chapple Kari I am so happy
6:25pmmike don't use DEET it is carcinogenic
6:25pmakscootr Good beers, small and intimate but busy
6:25pmKari Quaas :)
6:25pmMolly Chapple It is my first job
6:25pmmike i love the salmon bake
6:25pmFr3sh kari, so they don't have housing where i would have to walk through the woods to go to the bathroom do I?
6:25pmmike and the crows nest is cool too
6:25pmMolly Chapple I was hoping for the bake
6:25pmKate @mike, is there any other substance that is even effective? I heard it's the DEET that works...
6:25pmMolly Chapple But I got crow
6:25pmMolly Chapple I am HAPPY tho
6:25pmakscootr Very happy for you Molly. :0 :)
6:25pmmike kate, a little DEET and a lot more alcohol works ok
6:26pmmike but you still need the DEET
6:26pmmike just use a headnet it will help
6:26pmKate That's what I thought, mike
6:26pmKari Quaas @Fr3sh - No, it's a Ginormous building in Healy, Alaska. The biggest drag and benefit is that it's 11 miles from DPL.
6:26pmmike once you get high on a mountain the wind blows the bugs away
6:26pmBill Berg Alaskaaaaaaaa - it'll change your Life
6:26pmakscootr Bake good for fun, but Crow good for work also
6:26pmKate I'm trying to picture myself in a headnet.... he he
6:26pmFr3sh and they offer shuttle correct? how much is housing
6:26pmmike it is very cumbersome
6:26pmakscootr Yes Bill, it will
6:26pmmike but it is worth its weight in gold
6:26pmKari Quaas I say drag because you have to take a shuttle get there. I say benefit b/c it's nice to be away from the guests.
6:26pmakscootr Never be able to leave permanently
6:26pmKate @mike I have altitude issues so sadly I won't be able to go high
6:27pmmike well you will be below 4000 feet in almost all situations kate
6:27pmMolly Chapple The boss brad is cool
6:27pmmike the mountains in alaska near healy are pretty low
6:27pmmike but they look huge because tree line is 2800 feet
6:27pmMolly Chapple I am right by sugar loaf right?
6:27pmmike so you have over 1000 feet of rock
6:27pmakscootr Nenana a good river hike...bugs manageable
6:27pmKate @mike..... well, mebbe.... I can hope! My souls longs to be in the mountains
6:27pmBill Berg Exactly - that far north you don't have to up so far to get to Alpine Country
6:27pmakscootr On it practically
6:28pmmike kate definitely make sugarloaf your goal for this season!
6:28pmmike it is fun
6:28pmBrendan Perrin whats housing like at Old Faithful?
6:28pmKate It varies Brendan
6:28pmmike do it on the solstice, the sun will go around your head in a circle
6:28pmKate wow, mike
6:28pmmike old faithful isnt bad brendan
6:28pmakscootr @ Molly..same to u.` Sugarloaf
6:28pmakscootr Bighorn sheep all over
6:28pmmike better than most places ive worked at
6:28pmmike but they have wireless internet now i believe
6:29pmKate I liked thr housing at Old Faithful but then I wasn't in a dorm with communal bathrooms and 3 people per room, either
6:29pmmike and bathrooms either in the rooms or right down the hall
6:29pmStovpipe OFI is just hella busy and way toooo many tourist
6:29pmKate Yes but if you love meeting people and having always something going on on the location, OF is for you
6:29pmMolly Chapple Who is the other person going to Denali?
6:29pmKari Quaas Hey B et al - I found a long time friend on Facebook last week who I traveled with to Yellowstone for my first trip back when I was in the 5th grade.
6:29pmKari Quaas We were reminiscing about times at OFI (Old Faithful Inn).
6:29pmKate @ Kari that is awesome!
6:29pmBill Berg I loved Old Faithful in the spring and fall, and found it busy, but the days go fast, in the summer
6:30pmmike anyone been to fairyland in yellowstone?
6:30pmStovpipe very true Kate , i enjoyed it for the first few months but after that it ws just blah and just like a big city sort a
6:30pmKate @ Kari did you work at OFI?
6:30pmKari Quaas nope
6:30pmMolly Chapple who was going to denali?
6:30pmKate @stov I don't blame ya
6:30pmMolly Chapple in chat?
6:30pmFr3sh @molly, i just got an offer
6:30pmKate its not for everyone... I loved OF
6:30pmmike i wish i was molly
6:30pmMolly Chapple Where?
6:30pmBrendan Perrin it will be my first time out of louisiana for the summer hows is its without ac at night
6:30pmMolly Chapple Me too Mike
6:30pmmike i prefer lake hotel in YS, but that is just me
6:30pmFr3sh @molly, wilderness lodge
6:30pmStovpipe ac at night ?
6:30pmFr3sh i don't know much about it
6:30pmKate no a/c in the dorms or hotels at OF Brendan
6:30pmJason Kemple i stayed at the lake when i went
6:31pmMolly Chapple wilderness lodge?
6:31pmFr3sh did someone called you@molly
6:31pmKari Quaas @Brendan - If you're going to Alaska - depending on where you go - you don't need A/C.
6:31pmMolly Chapple Is that close to the Crow nest?
6:31pmBill Berg Lake is something special... I spent 4 winters there and Rangered for 1 summer out of there
6:31pmStovpipe I don't think u will need ac period at YS
6:31pmBrendan Perrin old faithful
6:31pmFr3sh not sure, its new to me@molly
6:31pmJason Kemple i just remember seeing the buffalo.. just sitting there down by the lake. so peaceful.
6:31pmMolly Chapple yes I am hired fresh
6:31pmKate I wish I had had a/c when I was in ys
6:31pmMolly Chapple I got my contract sent in
6:31pmKate but then I heat up fast and get overheated easily
6:31pmMolly Chapple Airline ticket I am ready@ fresh
6:32pmFr3sh i hear you, what was the convo like
6:32pmFr3sh over the phone
6:32pmStovpipe YS never got that warm during the summer
6:32pmFr3sh was it an internew, im assuming
6:32pmMolly Chapple He was so nice!
6:32pmmike YS has a perfect temperature
6:32pmFr3sh what was his name
6:32pmMolly Chapple Brad
6:32pmFr3sh okay
6:32pmKate @ stov, yeah most people wont have an issue... i get hot if its over about 70
6:32pmMolly Chapple I am hired at Crpows Nest
6:32pmMolly Chapple Crows nest
6:32pmBrendan Perrin sweet no ac scared me being from the deep south
6:32pmFr3sh okay,what dept?
6:33pmMolly Chapple Server
6:33pmKate @brendan I'm sure you'll be fine
6:33pmStovpipe kate , wow i am just about the same way tho any thing over around that area is just too warm , i'm cold blooded
6:33pmMolly Chapple What are you doing?
6:33pmFr3sh i applied as a busser
6:33pmFr3sh i just received an email saying he was going to call
6:33pmMolly Chapple Call him back!
6:33pmKari Quaas Anyone planning on working in a National Park out east somewhere?
6:33pmMolly Chapple Call him freah
6:33pmFr3sh no, he said he was going to call 1st week of feb
6:33pmKate I have my interview on Wednesday and am VERY excited
6:33pmMolly Chapple Whatever be proactive!
6:33pmMolly Chapple LOL
6:33pmFr3sh true
6:34pmakscootr call him fr3sh...she is right
6:34pmStovpipe for what place kate
6:34pmFr3sh busser was my 3rd choice
6:34pmMolly Chapple That is how I got it!
6:34pmKari Quaas True. Take ownership of your future job and call them.
6:34pmMolly Chapple Maybe servers are girls
6:34pmFr3sh im interested in another position
6:34pmKate McKinley Princess Lodge
6:34pmJason Kemple Kari - i have sent applications to Acadia and Blue Ridge
6:34pmBrendan Perrin Anyone ever work guest services
6:34pmMolly Chapple Where @ fresh
6:34pmKari Quaas @Jason - cool
6:34pmStovpipe cool cool kate n good luck
6:34pmKate @ stov thanks!
6:34pmKari Quaas Both sound like really cool places to be.
6:35pmStovpipe your welcome , i had my phone interview last week for a horse and mountain lodge last
6:35pmKate very cool stov
6:35pmJason Kemple they really do
6:35pmFr3sh not sure, this whole alaska job is confusing. upon doing research, housing in alaska for seasonal workers suck
6:35pmKari Quaas @Jason - where are you now? And won't this be your first time out?
6:35pmJason Kemple the good thing about Acadia, is cheap lobster as much as you want!
6:35pmKate @scootr when do you start in YS?
6:35pmStovpipe week
6:35pmCarol Mt Rainier doesn't seem to post a phone number to call....
6:35pmKari Quaas Nice!
6:35pmakscootr housing not real important...just a place to lay down
6:36pmCarol they sent back an email saying they got the appl.
6:36pmJason Kemple Kari - i'm in NJ. This will be my first seasonal job.. also applied to Montana Conservation Corps and Green Mountain Club (vermont)
6:36pmakscootr @ Kate...may2
6:36pmCarol does that count for anything?
6:36pmKate the housing pics I saw of mpl looked fine to me
6:36pmKari Quaas @Jason - Also, good choices. I can't wait to hear your stories once you're working somewhere. ;)
6:36pmakscootr I slept out of my tent
6:36pmKari Quaas @Carol - for sure
6:36pmakscootr just a long camping trip
6:36pmKate @scootr cool! You'll be there early! I suggest getting out arouns the Upper Geyser basin before it gets crowded
6:36pmJason Kemple I cant wait to tell stories :-) I actually have to call MCC back tomorrow to set up a phone interview.
6:36pmFr3sh sleep varies from person to person so that's your perspective @ak
6:37pmKate @Kari I want to do a blog from Alaska.....
6:37pmKari Quaas @Carol - I would email back and ask if they need any other information. Be proactive about it.
6:37pmmike scott antler hunting season will be in full swing outside the park when you show up
6:37pmakscootr hard to leave alaska though the thought is killing me
6:37pmCarol ok , thanks
6:37pmKate @scootr I bet!
6:37pmKari Quaas @Kate - I look forward to reading it!
6:37pmmike well if it makes you feel better scott this year is forecasted to be pretty mild and wet
6:37pmKate :)
6:37pmBill Berg @akscootr - it will be nice to have you in our neighborhood for a season
6:37pmKari Quaas We love all of your stories!
6:37pmakscootr just got some info last night that made it necessary
6:37pmmike which makes everything much more beautiful
6:38pmKate @scootr get INVOLVED I soooooo urge that
6:38pmakscootr Thanks... :)
6:38pmakscootr @ kate lots of courses in Denali.. you will LOVE it
6:38pmStovpipe know GET involved or just get invovled lol
6:38pmBill Berg Hey Y'all - I have 2 folks stopping by who have worked at the South Pole tomorrow.
6:39pmKate @scootr I am excited to!
6:39pmmike doug hilborn by chance?
6:39pmBill Berg I'm thinking of interviewing them - got any questions I should ask?
6:39pmBrenda south pole?
6:39pmJason Kemple that would be awesome Bill
6:39pmKari Quaas :)
6:39pmmike did they work for raytheon bill?
6:39pmBrenda they got jobs way out there
6:39pmakscootr pay...they advertised on criagslist
6:39pmJason Kemple Ask them if there is any way to get down there OTHER than airplane
6:39pmKate @Bill, I met someone in YS who left to go work MCMurdo, has worked McMurdo several seasons
6:39pmakscootr 377 a week
6:39pmBill Berg One is Terry Eddington - look for her Profile on here.
6:39pmKari Quaas How did they get their jobs?
6:39pmakscootr how many hours for that pay?
6:39pmmike raytheon is at the job fairs in YS kari
6:39pmKari Quaas How long was the process?
6:40pmBill Berg Cool Kate - we have someone who posted some photos from McMurdo on My CoolWorks recently.
6:40pmKari Quaas Raytheon is my client :;)
6:40pmStovpipe WIll they be willing to work any shifts ? that is always a good one
6:40pmKate Doesn't get further south than Antarctica... lol@self...
6:40pmmike i am not sure, but my buddy has worked in antarctica for years
6:40pmKate @Bill: I've seen them...very nice
6:40pmBill Berg You're in Bozeman aren't you Mike?
6:40pmmike sure am
6:40pmBill Berg Lots of folks in this area have done time on the ice
6:40pmKate Bozeman... land of Johnny Carino's! :)
6:40pmmike yea, do you know doug?
6:40pmBill Berg I'm down in Gardiner - nice to meet you
6:41pmmike ugggh jonny carinos....
6:41pmKari Quaas It would be so amazing to go down there.
6:41pmKate @mike, lol, I am shocked! :O
6:41pmJason Kemple i want to go to bozeman
6:41pmBrenda cooooolllldddd
6:41pmmike nice to meet you too bill i love gardiner
6:41pmmike jason it is getting stupidly expensive here
6:41pmBill Berg Doug's name sounds a little bit familiar... I'm not sure
6:41pmJason Kemple what is johnny carino's?
6:41pmKate in 2007 I went to Johnny Carino's a LOT
6:41pmBill Berg BozeAngeles...
6:41pmmike he runs the tour buses out of lake hotel, he works in antarctica every year
6:41pmKate it's an italian restaurant
6:41pmJason Kemple LOL
6:42pmmike kate it is a chain restaurant!
6:42pmJason Kemple ahhhh ok. makes sense with the name and all
6:42pmKate GOOD food, priced reasonable
6:42pmBill Berg that's a good double season gig
6:42pmKate @mike, so? ha ha ha. Better than Olive Garden imo
6:42pmmike i can show you some way better restaurants than jonnys
6:42pmmike zydecos
6:42pmKate @mike...like what?
6:42pmmike zydecos
6:42pmmike cajun food
6:42pmKate Isnt zydecos a chain?
6:42pmmike and loiues down under
6:42pmmike nope
6:42pmmike local owners
6:42pmakscootr old bar there with a LOT of local on taps
6:43pmakscootr what is its name?
6:43pmFr3sh @molly?
6:43pmBill Berg L Down Under is TASTY
6:43pmmike hmm i dont really go to bars but the rocking R?
6:43pmBill Berg We have the occasional Cool Works meeting at the Co Op in Boze
6:43pmmike loiue is crazy though
6:43pmKari Quaas I heart the Co-Op.
6:43pmMolly Chapple wat up fresh?
6:43pmmike his real name is ralph or something
6:43pmStovpipe where is the cool works HQ
6:43pmMolly Chapple I got disctracted
6:43pmmike co-op is sweet
6:43pmFr3sh when do you have to be in alaska
6:43pmKate I heart the Irma hotel in Cody. Good food and it is not a chain lol
6:43pmBill Berg Cool Works is - uh - distributed...
6:43pmMolly Chapple may 18
6:43pmmike yes the iram is cool
6:43pmBill Berg 2 of us in Gardiner
6:43pmBill Berg 1 in Helena, MT
6:43pmKari Quaas hee hee
6:43pmBill Berg 1 in Arizona
6:44pmBill Berg AND
6:44pmBill Berg Kari is in Seattle
6:44pmFr3sh where are you from from(if you dont mind me asking)
6:44pmMolly Chapple @ FRSH MAY 18
6:44pmakscootr When do you ariive Molly?
6:44pmKari Quaas The West Coast Branch at your service. :)
6:44pmFr3sh where are you flying from
6:44pmMolly Chapple i AM FROM uTAH
6:44pmFr3sh okahy
6:44pmKate I also heart the Gusher in West Yellowstone, another nonchain with great pizza
6:44pmmike originally from long island
6:44pmmike but that is another life now
6:44pmjackie morris are the employers cutting back on employees this year
6:44pmMolly Chapple Yes SLC
6:44pmmike i doubt it jackie
6:44pmmike the dollar is weak
6:44pmFr3sh okay
6:44pmKari Quaas @Jackie - It depends on the location.
6:44pmMolly Chapple @ scott I get in om may 1
6:44pmmike foreigners will be here
6:44pmJason Kemple oh wow "lawng island" lol
6:45pmMolly Chapple YAY
6:45pmKate @mike I agree I think we'll get lots of international guests into the US
6:45pmmike jason it has been 10 years since i lived there though
6:45pmBill Berg @jacie - we're seeing less employer action on Cool Works.
6:45pmmike uh oh bill
6:45pmMolly Chapple TTYL XOXOXOXOXOX
6:45pmJason Kemple nah i'm just teasing - i'm in jersey, its like the pot calling the kettle black.
6:45pmKate oy
6:45pmBill Berg we're kind of in hunker down mode, just like everyone else...
6:45pmakscootr might miss you..I will leave @ end of April :(
6:45pmmike so none of the usual "overhire then fire" policies with the bigger companies?
6:45pmKate Joisey! I grew up in NY state.
6:45pmKari Quaas @akscootr - ARe you for sure leaving?
6:46pmmike kate where at?
6:46pmJason Kemple the only people who say Joisey are NY'ers lol :-)
6:46pmKate I grew up in a small place called Kingston
6:46pmKate he he jason
6:46pmakscootr Yes... I'll write you a private note later why
6:46pmmike my parents live in pawling
6:46pmmike first capital of NY state
6:46pmKate so I hear, mike
6:46pmmike hehe
6:46pmKari Quaas @akscootr - ok
6:46pmFr3sh @molly, i will think about the job cause it's not really the position i want to work
6:47pmKate Jackie, what will you be doing at Canyon (position?)
6:47pmKari Quaas @Fr3sh - It's good if it gets you there.
6:47pmMolly Chapple @ fresh that is cool I am going ttyl!
6:47pmBill Berg I'm curious too akscootr. Hope it all works out.
6:47pmakscootr but NOT permanently.. never permanently
6:47pmJason Kemple Bill - You're in Gardiner? Thats like... knocking on YS backdoor.
6:47pmKari Quaas They all plan into the whole picture. Every job is important.
6:47pmjackie morris store for dnc and hubby is in warehouse
6:47pmmike he can throw a rock into YS
6:47pmJason Kemple thats a sweet place to live.
6:47pmFr3sh @molly, so it was a phone interview?
6:48pmKari Quaas "play into..."
6:48pmBill Berg G-Town - wake up to Electric Peak every day :)
6:48pmmike hey bill have you ever hiked to ramshorn?
6:48pmKate @jackie cool
6:48pmjackie morris im excited
6:48pmBill Berg Mike - have hiked it quite a few times and skied it a few too.
6:48pmKate @jackie YS is sooooo fun
6:48pmmike awesome! i never skiied it but we make it up there every year
6:48pmjackie morris were living in rv
6:48pmBill Berg it's a great spot -
6:48pmmike we are planning a trip up to black mountain bill you should come with us this summer
6:49pmKate sounds nice, jackie
6:49pmmike up pine creek lake
6:49pmBill Berg Black Mountain - keep me in the Loop. I found a Leatherman tool in the snow up there once
6:49pmakscootr Black Mtn? where is that?
6:49pmmike pine creek lake scott
6:49pmmike in paradise valley
6:49pmakscootr ahhh... nice spot
6:49pmBill Berg Elbow Lake and Mt Cowan are fantastic too - just a bit south of there
6:49pmmike i will let you know bill, i always like company
6:50pmmike yea those are longer hikes
6:50pmakscootr Ever been to Red Lodge?
6:50pmmike never did cowen though
6:50pmmike red lodge is cool, a bit touristy for me though
6:50pmStovpipe What retuants are u guys fav place to eat in YS
6:50pmakscootr it has gotten that way
6:50pmBill Berg Helen's!
6:50pmmike bill if you're into rocks i can show you some crazy little hidden spots
6:50pmBill Berg which is for sale by the way :-(
6:50pmakscootr Really good friend of mine lives in Roberts
6:50pmJames Dunnigan hey all
6:51pmKate I've personally found (in certain cases only) a kind of cheesy charm to a few of the tourist towns... lol
6:51pmmike helens oh my god i have a mini heart attack eating there every time
6:51pmBrenda I was gonna say that too Bill but Helens is gone
6:51pmakscootr Einos still there?
6:51pmKate Eino's!!!
6:51pmmike the blue goose
6:51pmBill Berg it's still there... not open this winter tho and we're not sure what happens if it doesn't sell
6:51pmKate I adore einos
6:51pmakscootr Grill your own steak
6:51pmKate the potatoes at Einos are to die for
6:51pmKari Quaas Two Bit Saloon!
6:51pmBill Berg Save your $$ and go to Chico - or settle or a swim and the grill
6:51pmBrenda really I was told they sold out
6:51pmKate as are the steaks/burgers
6:51pmmike oh yea the two bit how can we forget
6:52pmakscootr where is 2 bit?
6:52pmKari Quaas Gardiner
6:52pmmike in gardiner
6:52pmKari Quaas Go there for breakfast.
6:52pmmike where all the employees from mammoth hang out
6:52pmKate I shudder to think of what'll happen to some businesses in West
6:52pmakscootr I like Gardiner
6:52pmmike kate we have more problems from droughts here than from the national economy
6:52pmBrenda whats happening in West
6:52pmKari Quaas K Bar too, yes? That's the name isn't it?
6:52pmmike i thin kthe west os pretty insulated from the rest of our economy
6:53pmmike the rocky mountain west that is
6:53pmakscootr someone tried to set me up with my boss, not knowing that she was my boss in a salloon there
6:53pmKate @mike, drought is getting worse up there?
6:53pmmike no actually
6:53pmmike it has been wet
6:53pmBill Berg I'm out - on the phone. Thanks for stopping by y'all.
6:53pmmike which is awesome
6:53pmakscootr it was hilarious
6:53pmKate bye bill
6:53pmKari Quaas See ya B
6:53pmmike but a few years back hebgen lake was soooo dry a few businesses shut down for the summer
6:53pmakscootr Cheers, Bill
6:53pmKate Water rocks when it's needed
6:53pmmike by bill
6:53pmmike this summer will rain also
6:53pmmike so it will be good
6:54pmmike we need it like nothing else
6:54pmKate I camped by Hebgen in 06 and float-rafted in it
6:54pmmike we have bigger fires every year
6:54pmKate got my very first leech there ha ha
6:54pmmike i like cliff and wade lakes better than hebgen
6:54pmBrenda ewww
6:54pmmike leeches are good for your health kate
6:54pmKate haven't been to cliff or wade
6:54pmKari Quaas Hey - since we're near the end. Time always seems to fly. I thought I would float this idea by you all - courtest of akscootr. What about a chat on the mom and pop places next week?
6:54pmmike they are very close
6:54pmKate @mike lol
6:54pmKate @Kari yeah!
6:55pmmike sounds good kari i always love supporting them
6:55pmCarol great idea, Kari
6:55pmKate I would always rather go to a mom and pop than a corporate chain
6:55pmKari Quaas Great idea, akscootr!
6:55pmakscootr Thanks:)
6:55pmmike mom and pops are the way to go!
6:55pmKate @scootr yay
6:55pmakscootr best place I worked at was a mom and pop
6:55pmKari Quaas Cool. I'll set it up. Same time, same place. Bring the names of your favorites!
6:55pmKate @scootr me too (though it wasn
6:55pmStovpipe < might be going to a mom n pops place
6:55pmKate t a seaosnal job
6:56pmKate I'll come and find out about them!
6:56pmmike alright i'm out, it was a pleasant suprise to see so many people on chat
6:56pmKate bye mike
6:56pmmike good night!
6:56pmStovpipe take care mike
6:56pmKari Quaas Thanks for stopping in, Mike.
6:56pmJason Kemple goodnight yall - great chat tonight :-) yall got me motivated again.
6:56pmKari Quaas Awesome, Jason.
6:56pmKate bye jason
6:56pmStovpipe good night Jason
6:56pmakscootr I'm gone too long day, no food . I'm going to cook!!
6:57pmKari Quaas Any other parks people want to chat about quickly?
6:57pmKate me 3 I'm outta here, see ya! Thanks for the great chat
6:57pmStovpipe tetons
6:57pmKari Quaas You bet, Kate!
6:57pmKari Quaas Who's worked in the Tetons?
6:57pmakscootr Voyegers..anything known about it?
6:57pmFr3sh denali princess, how much is housing
6:57pmFr3sh it sucks its 11miles from the lodge
6:57pmKari Quaas $13 a day for room and board.
6:57pmKari Quaas ...at DPL
6:58pmakscootr I worked JLL 2 years
6:58pmFr3sh is there only one location where all emp live?
6:58pmKari Quaas for DPL...yes.
6:58pmakscootr Great place and Signal is even better
6:58pmFr3sh okay
6:58pmKari Quaas Did you look at the photos, Fresh?
6:58pmFr3sh i received in email today stating that i was going to receive a call
6:58pmakscootr Best corporate spot I have worked
6:58pmFr3sh yes i did, looks okay
6:58pmKari Quaas Cool.
6:58pmAmanda what spot did you apply for fr3sh
6:58pmFr3sh are there bathrooms in the room or down the hall
6:58pmKari Quaas @akscootr - I would love to visit Signal Mtn Lodge.
6:59pmFr3sh denali princess wilderness lodge
6:59pmAmanda what position there i mean
6:59pmKari Quaas @Fresh - not sure.
6:59pmFr3sh okay
6:59pmakscootr If you go Blackberry Margarita. MUST try one
6:59pmFr3sh how many to a room
6:59pmKari Quaas Ask Ryan. He posted the photos.
6:59pmAmanda fr3sh-i was told there are bathrooms in the rooms, and that only a few rooms dont have them and theyre down the hall
6:59pmFr3sh k
6:59pmakscootr making me drool now...
6:59pmFr3sh hows the food?
6:59pmKari Quaas Where can you get a blackberry margarita?
6:59pmakscootr Later folks
7:00pmakscootr Signal Mountain
7:00pmKari Quaas ah
7:00pmKari Quaas cool
7:00pmAmanda all i know is you get 3 meals a day and they have vending machines and all that
7:00pmakscootr Secret recipe.. for good reason
7:00pmFr3sh there's only one location where emp can eat at? can emps eat at the same restaurants that tourists do?
7:00pmFr3sh okay,thanks amanda
7:00pmAmanda im assuming we can
7:00pmFr3sh k
7:00pmKari Quaas Well, see you folks. Thanks so much for coming to chat! See you again next week at the same time, same place and we'll discuss Mom and Pops.
7:01pmFr3sh kari, thanks for your assistance
7:01pmKari Quaas @Fresh - You bet.