I was divorced, had no job, and was living on fumes of my new bank account. One more forestry job awaited me. This one was in Placerville. Scott, my crew leader the summer before, up at Big Bear Lake, would be my crew chief again. I was not really into any of this anymore. ButContinue reading “One summer later, and the end of my forestry career- Then”
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The end of my first forestry job, the end of summer and the end of my marriage- Then
As my summer job as a forest pathologist neared its end, one of our sites required us to descend a loose mix of dirt and rocks to our designated dead tree. It was the sort of place you cannot really walk down. You just get down on one leg, put the other out in frontContinue reading “The end of my first forestry job, the end of summer and the end of my marriage- Then”
Jumping back to high school for a summer bike ride-Then
One note, I didn’t have a helmet for my ride. Like all high school kids, I seemed to do a few things at times that would have made my mother nuts if she’d known what I was planning. One of those things was that I was secretly planning to do a bike ride to PointContinue reading “Jumping back to high school for a summer bike ride-Then”
A Sunday at Peet’s- Now, but also then
It is a rare Sunday visit to Peet’s, a coffee shop in the town where I live. Only one of the regulars that I have become used to seeing on my more common weekday morning visits is here. I have known of Peet’s since my college days, in a much earlier life. Then I couldContinue reading “A Sunday at Peet’s- Now, but also then”
More forestry- and the summer tries to get me again-Then
We had a study plot to look at that required us to drive 20 miles or so into an area over roads that were not maintained. Scott drove in, claiming roads were too far gone to let anyone else do it, and he had been out here before. This was fine with me. Even thoughContinue reading “More forestry- and the summer tries to get me again-Then”
Further adventures as a forester-Then
This hyperventilating hike in the forest was only the first of many threatening situations during this summer. Aside from my “brush” with heat and hyperventilation, it just seemed the summer was out to get me. Eventually, I became acclimated to the heat and altitude, but the summer still caught up with me when I foundContinue reading “Further adventures as a forester-Then”
Mistaken identity at gunpoint- then but told now
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 After I realized my forestry career was over, I lived in Oakland, CA, for a short time, across the street from Highland Hospital. I remembered hearing back then that, generally, this wasn’t a very safe neighborhood. And that was without the proximity to Highland Hospital generally. Specifically, my apartment was justContinue reading “Mistaken identity at gunpoint- then but told now”
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