Browns Park another place the big name outlaws hung out. It was a good week end and let's be perfectly clear about a couple things. Our public servants in the parks and where ever they work are the
just the best and that was proven again this weekend. The other is that I understand just how lucky I am to be able to do things like this.
A fantastic conversation with a young man who worked here at the
Gates of Ladore. I learned where there are several other panels of art. That will be for a later time.
I also learned in this conversation this guy is a photographer too and a real good one. So good that he sells them
here. Don't cost a penny to go look at these incredible pictures. WOW! The other thing is he also uses Pentax cameras like myself. Thank you Dave for the fun time!
Then anther great talk with Bob here at the
Jarvie Ranch. The site was pretty cool and there will be something on that later. What I was reminded of here was something I learned down on Cedar Mesa that it's possible to work as a volunteer at BLM properties and other properties as well and get paid a small stipend. Small would be a lot to me and I can see me doing this. I could have done just that starting tomorrow right there. Thanks for that Bob!
The last talk was with the nice lady who with her husband ran this store for many years in Browns Park. Aptly named
Browns Park Store they recently closed it because the 30K figure for bringing the fuels tanks up to code was too much for their age. They will get rid of what inventory is left when hunting season starts. There will be many who will miss this not just you could get things here but also because of associations made over the many years.
What I learned here was several things. This women moved from Steamboat Springs to here in 1959. We had mutual friends and or knew several of the same people which happens a lot it seems. Our last names shared the first three somewhat unusual combination of letters. I did not but this lady brought up how very important social security is to her and her husband. Hasn't she got that right.
This may not be much but I get a huge kick outta stuff like this and to all of you I hope we get to meet and chat again.
Remember about clicking on the pictures to hugen them up.
I thought incorrectly that there would be a few people out here. There was no one for the most part. It was like it all belonged to me and you know what it does and you too!
It sounds like you had a good weekend. I had no idea you could volunteer for the BLM with a small stipend. That sounds like a good deal, especially to augment SS on retirement.
ReplyDeleteI used to leave near a country store and just loved giving them business and being able to just go up the road for a few things, but the fuel tank upgrade did them in, too, and now it's been closed for several years.
Nice post.
I've had similar adventures of discovery, Fly, and they are what add zest to life.
ReplyDeleteThat it does Fearguth and there aren't many it seems that share that feeling as we do and as Teresa does. How I wished I could have stayed longer. I have a few other things that will be posted about this weekend either here or at the picture place.
ReplyDeleteAnd Teresa these jobs pay 25 to 30 smacks a day which is a lot to me. Some have a place to stay - it just depends but it seems there is a bit of demand for this. I will be doing some checking out this fall for next year.
It's fun damn it.
I retired at the end of August, 2003. I then started a list of my retirement travels. Currently, that list has 103 entries--some one-day outings, some trips lasting six weeks. Like you say, "It's fun, damn it!"
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool. Just the thought alone of not having to come back because I have to go to work is so exciting to me. It may not mean squat to most people but that is just huge for me. I would love to meet up with you some time and do a hike or whatever. That would be fun damn it.
ReplyDeleteI could still be working today--I didn't face a mandatory retirement age--but there were simply too many things on my Bucket List which couldn't be harmonized with a full-time job.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted more time than money, and that's what I have. :) Yes, 25-30 a day, doing something interesting in a fun place sounds good. I can well imagine the waiting list. When I camped at Calf Creek over by The Escalante, I thought that campground host had one jealousy inducing job!
ReplyDeleteI get the impression TE that a waiting list is not necessarily the case. You find out and apply somewhere on the BLM website. I'm going to apply sooner than later I think the way it looks now.
ReplyDeleteGlanced around a bit and it seems more places don't pay and the ones that do pay little. Need to learn more.This fellow would have payed 30 a day but he was hurting and I did see negotiable on a couple.
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