JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
Quartzsite, AZ
March 3, 2012 – went rock collecting with Pete Suppes.
March 8, 2012 – Hiked all day long collecting rocks.
March 9, 2012 – Can’t walk. Bought crutches. ICE. Missed working as a sawyer that day at Rock Club.
March 15, 2012 – went Rock collecting again with Pete Suppes.
March 16, 2012 – again I can’t walk and had to cancel working as Sawyer at Rock Club.
March 18, 2012 – busy with paperwork, packing and scanning.
March 22, 2012 – left Quartzsite, after shopping at Hardies for rock boxes and #10 Lense.
March 23 – 2012 – In Parker at Dr. Kings re knee.
March 25, 2012 – 7pm, back up computer.
March 30, 2012 – work on the sketch of Robert for my sister Cathy.
APRIL
Rifle, CO
April 18, 2012 – Training session for CLM with Wayne O’Neal. Discussed emergency procedures. Was told to see Kyle Gambley with National Forest to get a radio. Learned it’s 2.5 hours from Rifle to Meadow Lake Complex. First Responders are Garfield County Search and Rescue. Joe Fazzi with Nat. Forest is responsible for the Roads.
MAY
May 10, 2012 – took free shower at the Fairgrounds in Rifle, CO.
May 11, 2012 – I was late for a meeting, because no one called or left a message for me with the time and place.
May 14, 2012 Laundry, bills, bank
May 15, 2012 Training session at Elks Lodge in Glenwood Springs, CO. Introduced to all the other local personnel with Forest Service.
May 17, 2012 – Suspended Wireless cell service as I can’t get a signal at my campground.
May 18, 2012 was promised a golf cart, didn’t get it until June 21, 2012. I used my personal van on 5/21/12 to haul trash. Last time. Today was my first payday, paid for six hours.
May 21, 2012 – Arrive in Meadow Lake for Camphost job. Saw 3 does and two yearling deer in camp and also two bucks.’
May 23, 2012 – It snowed 3”.
May 24, 2012 – Road is very bad and I was only able to work 1 hr. due to weather and roads.
May 28, 2012 – My SPOT tracking device renews automatically and good thing, as I was not given the promised radio and have no way to call for help if I need it. No radio, no cell service, no internet service. I wanted remote, but this is just too remote, and I would never had accepted the job had they not promised me a radio.
JUNE
June 1, 2012 – Payday
June 2, 2012 – Sleet at 2pm.
June 9, 2012 – wrote my blog post
June 12, 2012 – Kayaked lake from north to south, distance 1 mile in 12 min. Then around the lake a couple times for a total of about five miles but stopped as it got too windy.
June 13, 2012 – Made cornbread in solar oven.
June 14, 2012 – Attended Staff meeting at Marvine Campground, using my personal vehicle to get there.
June 19 and 20 – Days off, stayed away from Camp.
June 21, 2012 – Returned to Camp.
June 22, 2012 – Judith came to camp and brought tape and other supplies.
June 26 – 27 – Days off, stayed in camp. Kyle came up to visit and had a flat tire. Three fisherman helped us change the tire. Was told I would not be getting a radio.
JULY
July 2-3 – Days off
no notes for rest of July
AUGUST
August 21, 2012 – Glenwood Springs Elk Club, staff meeting, Recognition Event… they gave us a cup. Whoopee
August, 22, 2012 – There is a forest fire nearby and I was painting picnic tables when Forest Service Came by to alert me we may have to evacuate.
August 23, 2012 – Forest Service told me to Evacuate. I secured things the best I could, took ALL my possessions and headed down to my supervisors camp. Spent the rest of the day preparing my final report and recommendations of what got down and what didn’t get done.
August 24, 2012 was my last day of work. Said they would Close Meadow Lake and would not let me go back up to do it. I HATE ending jobs this way. I like to FINISH things.
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
October 1, 2012 – My son, Richard Bailey had hip surgery, a total hip replacement due to a deformed ball joint that I never knew he had.
See people on way to Quartzsite: Larry Hill, Cottonwood, AZ; Vickie W, Paulden, AZ; Steve B and Tori, AZ; Glenn Holle in Show Low; Sherry Selm in Tucson; Andy Beals in KS.
Buried rocks in Quartzsite, one as Dog Grave, 2) tree across the wash from my fav campsite, 3) hi Jolly in bushes.
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER