hey all!  week two has come and gone, and it felt about half as long as the first. getting into the swing and routine of life up here, although going to bed and getting up at the same time every day is about all that's constant from day to day so far. Wilderness First Responder training has been interesting and a lot of fun. my background getting trained in Wilderness First Aid a couple of times before (NOLS back in high school and outing club sponsored training at wash u) definitely helps with fitting together all the pieces of the puzzle. wilderness medicine comes down to a lot of snap decision making, and doing the best you can with limited material resources for assessments and treatments. lots of resourcefulness and paying close attention to clues in vital signs etc. is required. its a really cool skill set that i hope i don't have to use much in the future.

here are some shots from the few all-sunny days we've had (two or three). some of them are just hanging out in eagle valley where we're camped, and a couple from down at the nearby beach. at the end are a couple shots from WFR training today, and the last is me standing on one of the sweet company vans we drive around to get into town. in addition to WFR we got training in driving and maintenance for these this week. they're a lot more fun to drive when it's not raining - i got lucky today, driving around in the sun, and couldn't pass up this photo op after training was over (we're working 6 days a week this month).

right now i'm on a computer checked-out from the rec center of a college gym in town and a couple of my smelly compatriots are waiting anxiously behind me so i've got to go. i'll try for a longer post next week!

thus concludes my half hour of internet for the week, haha. hope everyone's well!

-Nate