Thursday, November 25, 2004
Misadventures in CPCRW
Well, finally this week is coming to a close. It was a real bear of a week. We're gearing up for the north slope trip next week and so I've been busy preparing for it. Tuesday I still had to do NADP out at CPCRW though. I headed out on one of the snowmachines I'd just gotten back from the shop. Well, made it out without trouble but coming back I couldn't get the darn machine started. I ended up tugging away for about an hour and a half before calling Larry and telling him I'd be walking back. So, an hour and a half later I was finally back at Poker flats. I was all set to write a thank you letter to the editor for whoever the kind soul was who was going to pick me up when I was on the road tromping away in bunny boots but, didn't get that opportunity since no one stopped for me. Oh well. It was a great night. When I first got there around 3pm the moon was on the horizon totally pink. Great sunset and a great, bright night. So, I hiked back in the dark. Let me tell you, Wednesday I was stiff. Those hiking muscles apparently don't get used that much in the bike ride to and from work. So, I'm totally dragging tonight.
The beauty of it was I couldn't start the snow machine for the life of me out there so today I went out with Larry and he started it on the first pull. So, that's typical of how things work with me. The icing on the cake last night was dropping the chain on the bridge's gate down into the snow below and hunting around for it for five minutes at -5. Nice and crisp at that temperature.
The beauty of it was I couldn't start the snow machine for the life of me out there so today I went out with Larry and he started it on the first pull. So, that's typical of how things work with me. The icing on the cake last night was dropping the chain on the bridge's gate down into the snow below and hunting around for it for five minutes at -5. Nice and crisp at that temperature.
