It's pretty laid back here, no rigid schedule! We've found a routine that works good for us (they pretty much just let us do how we feel is best). We get out by 9 or so and take a quick drive around our loop in the golf cart just to check on things. Then come home for breakfast. Then go out again about 11 or 12 to clean sites ( check out time is 12:00). We shovel ashes out of fire pits, pick up trash, blow off the picnic table and concrete pad with a leaf blower, etc. It's easy. Then we go around a few times during the day to check new campers in. Also to check for violations such as dogs on leashes, no ropes tied to trees, no vehicles on the grass, can’t have more than 2 tents in one site. I don’t like telling people they can’t do some things so I just radio the ranger on duty and he gets after them. The easiest non-money job I ever had! I am so glad to be doing something. We have about 35 sites in our loop. We have made a few friends with other volunteers. One couple has us (and about 8 others) over for dinner. That was fun. Got to know everyone a little better. I work in the visitor center on Mondays and am able to meet a lot of the staff and rangers there. Everyone is real nice and up beat here. Nice atmosphere. I like working in the gift shop and visiting with staff, not so much the business end, selling licenses, permits, etc. I’m tired of working in an office setting. I want to do something different for a change. But it's just one day a week. Norm has swim beach duty for a few hours every few weeks. The landscaping around the beach area is absolutely beautiful. There are a few trees with good shade to sit under. He simply watches for rule breakers, no glass on the beach, no dogs, no tents, etc. Norm takes this job very seriously. I call him the camp host nazi. I tell you, if we can’t enjoy what we’re doing then I’ll just move on down the road.
The whole park was full Memorial Day weekend. But everything went very well. During the week there are few campers but weekends almost fill up. I hear that July and August are busiest with campers coming and going constantly. For some reason our loop is the busiest. We may have 25+ campers and the loop next to us only has 3. But I like being busy and just having something to do. The camp host sites in other loops are not near as nice as ours. We have a somewhat private patio area with a lot of trees. The weather is getting hotter than I expected, with highs suppose to get in the 90’s next week. The sun is very hot but if your in the shade it’s actually nice. Unlike Texas where it’s hot no matter sun, shade or night time.
We drove down to Ouray last week on our day off. It’s much like it was when we visited there about 15 years ago when we vacationed with Norm’s mom, dad, brother & wife, their kids and ours. That was a fun time. We want to scout out cheap or free BLM campgrounds or dispersed camping for the future. Places we can take our RV.
The park has a staff picnic once a month. We have our first one this Tuesday. Should be fun.
Google is doing away with Google Reader on July 1! Anyone have another reader they like?
The whole park was full Memorial Day weekend. But everything went very well. During the week there are few campers but weekends almost fill up. I hear that July and August are busiest with campers coming and going constantly. For some reason our loop is the busiest. We may have 25+ campers and the loop next to us only has 3. But I like being busy and just having something to do. The camp host sites in other loops are not near as nice as ours. We have a somewhat private patio area with a lot of trees. The weather is getting hotter than I expected, with highs suppose to get in the 90’s next week. The sun is very hot but if your in the shade it’s actually nice. Unlike Texas where it’s hot no matter sun, shade or night time.
We drove down to Ouray last week on our day off. It’s much like it was when we visited there about 15 years ago when we vacationed with Norm’s mom, dad, brother & wife, their kids and ours. That was a fun time. We want to scout out cheap or free BLM campgrounds or dispersed camping for the future. Places we can take our RV.
The park has a staff picnic once a month. We have our first one this Tuesday. Should be fun.
Google is doing away with Google Reader on July 1! Anyone have another reader they like?
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