Here we go! We are en route to Grand junction, Colorado. It still does not feel completely real yet. I think it will feel real once i am out there walking and sleeping under the amazing stars that fill the sky of the southwest.
Yesterday was an exciting and completely full day. I had conference calls with Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation and two scientists. I will be working on two data collection projects during my trek on the Hayduke Trail. One will be collecting coyote scat for a project with the department of ecology and evolution for Stony Brook University. The second project will be marking populations of Yellow Monkeyflower. I am more than just a little excited to work on both of these projects while hiking and know this data will be useful for the 2 groups.
Yesterday I also finished moving. Amazing how easy it is to get so much stuff. Not sure how it happens but it does happen. Its all in storage now, and my backpack will have everything needed to survive the next 800 miles. Of course we will get more food in towns. But only the stuff on my back will leave each town with me.
In today’s world, the more stuff one has, the better off they are seen. I feel free and excited to have the opportunity to do this.
Now 6 more hours to Grand junction...
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