"N" Training

Tuesday 2/17/09

7:30 am Today we woke up to clouds and dark. As I was walking the girls, I detected mist in the air. By the time we returned to the trailer it was snowing lightly. It got the ground white but the streets are just wet. We are scheduled to do training for N (for North, which means the areas in the north half of the park) so I wonder how that will go.

Noon It’s now our lunch break and we are finished with our nourishment and have a few minutes before we need to be back at the van for the trip to PDI for the afternoon program. The weather has switched. It is clear here and windy. The wind is biting cold. It was quite cool ( think cold!) standing out for the morning Puerco program. R& I will take an extra layer of clothing for this afternoon, but first to PDI for the program there. When we are doing the N duty, we are responsible for two programs at Puerco Pueblo (11am & 2:30pm) and one at PDI at 1:00pm. Also we relieve the person at PDI so they can go to lunch, then take our lunch, and give the PDI tour. At 2:15, we need to be back at Puerco for the 2:30 afternoon program there. It is fun to give the programs, talk to the folks, and explain about the areas we are talking about.

4:30 Back from our training and are enjoying the warmth of the trailer. The Puerco programs are going to be more challenging than the PDI program because they are conducted entirely outside which means wind, rain, wind, snow, wind, heat (in the summer), cold ( in the winter) and in case I forgot to mention, wind. Today it was sunny for both programs but the wind was definitely a factor. I can hardly wait until spring when it’s supposed to get really windy here.