Helicopter and Hunting Success

For the third time this year a helicopter had to land at the lodge to rescue another individual. This time, a hunter was experiencing chest pains. A rescue ambulance was called and they loaded the individual into an ambulance and drove him to the lodge to wait for the helicopter. They finally loaded him into the copter at about 7:45 AM (below) and we started our work shift by 8 AM:

It's still nice to know that there is an emergency response available like this in the remote area of Happy Jack.

The Arizona Elk Society's Junior Elk Hunting Camp got underway yesterday morning and by 8:15 a young girl came into the lodge with the first elk. She was hunting with her grandfather and we got a shot of both with her prize elk:

The girl was also presented with a certificate that provided for complete processing of her animal by 4 Peaks, the meat processor that is set up across the street. That represents a $200 value. Not bad for a girl's first hunting success. We were told that by 5 PM yesterday the processors had handled 30 elk. So far, a very successful hunt.

It was a busy day as we worked until just after noon and then returned at 4 PM to help with the dinner service and close out. It was after 9:30 last night when we finally returned home.

We get to repeat the schedule again today. The countdown continues as we only have 4 more days of work before our commitment ends at the lodge.

A phone conversation with the Caney Creek RV Resort in Tennessee resulted in a hold pattern for us. The Manager indicated that he would like to hear from us in January to see if our plans could include a summer job at their resort. He understood our requirement to make more money than he could offer for the winter job, but would like to have us for the summer when we could make more money. That is a possibility if we decide not to return to the lodge here at Happy Jack, but for now, we are planning to return here...