It has become near impossible to see the mountains in detail unless you are very close to them. We hope that the fires are extinguished soon so that our beautiful mountains become crystal clear once again.
The plans are being developed for our day of the eclipse. Josie and I will open the Visitor Center on that day - August 21 - and will start work at 7 AM. That is 45 minutes earlier than normal but the management wants to be certain that the store s completely stocked with merchandise when we open the store at 8 AM. The actual eclipse will occur between 9:30 and 11:30 with totality occurring at around 10:30 AM. It will certainly be a day to remember.
We have decided to offer ourselves to return to a five day work week. With one of our employees already gone and another leaving the day after the eclipse, we felt that our manager needed some help and flexibility with the schedule for the remaining season. We also decided that rather than sit around for the extra day off, we may as well earn some money by working. The three day weekend really doesn't give us the time we thought we would need to travel and see the rest of Wyoming. By the time we spend the one day each week doing our shopping and laundry, it still only leaves two days to go to other cities. We enjoyed our trip to Riverton so much that it made us realize that we needed more than just a couple days to enjoy the areas we want to see.
Our plans for the winter season are still not settled. We are debating whether the work in the Grand Canyon area is something we really want to do. The managers at that location want to have us working at different locations and at different hours on some days. Coupled with the possibility of some really cold weather, we aren't convinced - yet - that it is something we want to do. Hang on for that final decision...
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