From May to October 2015, I worked as a park ranger at Lake Powell.
So most of the time I spent on the boat ramp “educating” boaters on invasive mussels (which they mostly wanted to hear nothing about). The job duties got pretty monotonous after a couple months, but I sure was lucky to spend 8 hours each day looking out upon the lake.
And when I got the gumption — which I should’ve probably done more often than I did — I’d clock out at day’s end and go exploring. Usually I’d find some pretty cool scenes, like this dollop in the Navajo Sandstone atop the Colorado River channel.
A good reminder to myself and anyone listening, just keep exploring — whether its the wilderness or your hometown or the books on your bookshelf. Ya only live once, and ya can’t have an adventure sitting on the couch — unless you’re reading a good book, ha.
Let’s keep it rolling,
-Jake
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