First Post!

Brian and I wanted to create a blog to keep you, our friends and family, updated on our new lives together. Let us know if you like what your read, and what you would like to hear from us. We are both living very busy lives together so we will try and keep posts current.

Brian has been keeping busy since we moved to California in June. Brian has been here since March getting everything ready for my move out here to California. He did not have any large wildfires until June. He was kept busy preparing his engine and crew for fire season 2008. He participated in many prescribed burns throughout California from March until June. As soon as June hit he was out protecting California from wildfires. Fire season 2008 began in June and is in full swing.

I have been working at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park since June. My official position is the Lead Visitor Use Assistant. My main duties include supervising a staff of visitor use assistants, collecting entrance fees, informing visitors about the park resources, and ensuring the money collected is deposited. I love my job and love working for the National Park Service.

The biggest shock to me with the move to California is the heat and the lack of water. I have been here since June and I have only felt one sprinkle of rain. The last day it rained in the foothills of Sequoia National Park was Memorial Day! The monsoons season should be starting soon so we should get some relief. Brian says it has not rained in Bakersfield since March! I miss the summer thunderstorms!

It is late here and I need to get some sleep. I will add more to this blog tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the news.

Downtown Bakersfield and Sequoia National Park