Home on the federally regulated land

Here I am, at Grandview pt getting ready to give my Geology talk to approx 20 people who are either foreign or 60+.

Brian who?

I haven't spoken to Brian since Sunday. He left for the White Rim and I had training in town. Then he got called on another SAR in the Needles (a professor from the east coast left a suicide note back home and headed for the needles. . .everyone is hoping it will be a rescue and not a recovery, but so far no one has found him). I only know this from a phone message and an email. No contact, no besos, no chat.

Despite his absense, I've been having a lot of fun. I went climbing with a few peeps from work, played cards, went on lots of field trips and I think I'm going to go camping tonight and bike down Gemeni Bridges to work.

Searched and then Rescued

So last night was our first real SAR here. . . and Brian was right in the mix of it all. His boss was away at training with another LE and so it was just him and one other LE to organize it. A 72 year old man got lost while hiking near here. He was able to get cell phone reception and called 911, which connected him with us and then the call was handed to Brian. They originally thought he was in the MAZE district, but finally Bry was able to find out that he was lost at ISKY (our district). They set up the operation, sent out four search teams and finally located him as the sun was setting. He was only wearing sandles, shorts and a thin T-shirt and weather was getting a bit crazy-- strong winds, rain and lightning and dropping temp. Brian got home at about 9:45pm to find out that there was another search at Arches National Park. Luckily (I guess I would say luckily, Bry on the other hand, would probably say "unfortunately")they found him before he got called over.

Meanwhile, I worked at the visitor's center, made a tuna loaf and did dishes. Ah, the wonderful roles of the sexes.