Redfish Lake. Here are several pictures :
Notice how the texture of the tree looks like the inside of a Butterfinger candy bar.
Yes, even in the middle of the woods, I like to be the star of the show:
Thursday, June 12, 2008
First Hike on Sunday
I went on my first hike, Boundary Creek Trail, on Sunday. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. The hike was pretty straight up, but I had to keep turning around to see the view. Eventually, I could see across the road an over the next hills to
Redfish Lake. Here are several pictures :
Notice how the texture of the tree looks like the inside of a Butterfinger candy bar.
Yes, even in the middle of the woods, I like to be the star of the show:
Redfish Lake. Here are several pictures :
Notice how the texture of the tree looks like the inside of a Butterfinger candy bar.
Yes, even in the middle of the woods, I like to be the star of the show:
Friday & Saturday
This past Friday night, I went out on the town in Stanley with several co-workers. Yee-haw. There are a whopping three bars to choose from. We tried out Erica’s favorite, the Rod & Gun- yes, that’s right. What can I say about the Rod & Gun? Well, picture your college bar, the dirty one with a couple old pool tables, a scary floor and bathroom, and as many dirty old men as you can fit in a small space. The great thing about dirty old men is that they are lot more honest than young suave gelled men. But then they cross some line and their honesty is outweighed by their…well, vocabulary, but all in all it was fun night out with a bunch of the younger set of the crew. Then we came home and got in the hot springs pool. I wish I could’ve taken a picture of the stars, it was absolutely incredible. There wasn’t much black between all the twinkles and the Milky Way was so beautiful.
Saturday, I made it into the big town, Ketchum, to see Indiana Jones. The movie was okay, too many special effects took away from the story in my view, but the buttery popcorn and city feel made the hour drive into town worth it.
Saturday, I made it into the big town, Ketchum, to see Indiana Jones. The movie was okay, too many special effects took away from the story in my view, but the buttery popcorn and city feel made the hour drive into town worth it.
Firestarter
Hi guys! So we’ve training 10 hour days here. I think I’m ready for guests to come, but you never know till they get here! One of my tasks is making the fire in the large lobby fireplace. As shown, I have successfully mastered the task.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Office
This the office that I work in with 3-4 other people. It is a small space for that many people, but so far so good. There is one computer for reservations, another for email and another for the Boss, Sandra. There are lots of systems for doing everything and everybody seems to do everything. If they asked me, perhaps more clearly defined divisions of responsibility might help us from running into each other and from having anything fall through the cracks, but as we are still in training, it seems bad form to express my opinion quite yet, and hey, maybe I don't know it all...yet.The door that you see leads to a guest services corner in the lobby main lobby. The windows look out the back of the lodge, as we call it for the one Lodge Room that also looks out that direction, "a view of a sagebrush covered hill."
There are 24 keys to keep in order! 24 rooms, not 3 gzillion apartment units! cake I tell you!
I must go off to the Hot Pool now!
Thursday Training
So today's training was to ride into and around town with my fellow office workers, Syliva & Barbara, so that we can properly handle questions from guests and guide them to the activities of their pleasure.
This is the local meditation center. They have Catholic Service, Christian Assembly and two Mormon services. I don't know a whole lot about Mormon-ism, except of course, the recent news about the some of the more fundamental ones. So far I'm gathering that being Mormon in the west is sort of like being Baptist in the south- by which I mean there are a lot of them. And the fundamental ones that believe in several wives are disapproved of by the mainstay of the Mormon Church.
A closer view of the stained glass windows.
A tepee at the local spa. You can get a massage in the tepee. Hmm... who in Stanely, ID could you give a gift certificate to for a massage for their birthday in July? did I mention that it was the Meadow Creek Inn & Spa in Stanley? subtle, I know.
More gorgeous mountains with a gorgeous field of flowers in front of it
Stanley Lake with McGown Peak in the background. Stanley was named for James Stanley- the first prospector to come for mining-there was gold in them hills! McGown was named for some brothers with oxen.
A view of the small town of Stanley. There is Stanley and Lower Stanley. Combined, I'd say they are about the size of Hot Springs, NC...maybe a little smaller.
There is a lodge, merchandise grocery store, gas station and several other buildings in Stanley that are all owned by the Harrahs. Yes, as in the Harrahs of Las Vegas that also own the casino in Western North Carolina. Due to death in the family and not wanting to hold onto the property in Stanley, the combined real estate is for sale. I believe the asking price is around $20 million, but I'd guess it's about a fourth of the whole business of town. And real estate prices here makes Asheville real estate look puny, so I'd say it's a bargain!
The coolest part of the trip today, though, was the fish hatchery. I knew squat about fish. Salmon float, not swim, 900 miles downstream to the ocean and then make it all the way back (using their sense of smell!). Then they mate one time and die (no messy emotional break-ups). Of course, now that there are damns along the way to the ocean, not so many fish make it back. In fact, last year, only one sockeye salmon made it back to the fish hatchery. The purpose of the fish hatchery to hatch as many salmon (chinook & sockeye) and steelhead trout(a form of rainbow trout) as possible, grow them big and strong, send them off into the river along to the ocean...and hope that they come back. Apparently, almost all salmon that we eat is farm bred- which can be in a inland body of water or the ocean, but the fish don't have to swim as far and they are fed the same thing every day by humans. Which means, according to some, that they are not as healthy for us, but in exchange we get the electricity off the damns. More room for debates.
This is the local meditation center. They have Catholic Service, Christian Assembly and two Mormon services. I don't know a whole lot about Mormon-ism, except of course, the recent news about the some of the more fundamental ones. So far I'm gathering that being Mormon in the west is sort of like being Baptist in the south- by which I mean there are a lot of them. And the fundamental ones that believe in several wives are disapproved of by the mainstay of the Mormon Church.
A closer view of the stained glass windows.
A tepee at the local spa. You can get a massage in the tepee. Hmm... who in Stanely, ID could you give a gift certificate to for a massage for their birthday in July? did I mention that it was the Meadow Creek Inn & Spa in Stanley? subtle, I know.
More gorgeous mountains with a gorgeous field of flowers in front of it
Stanley Lake with McGown Peak in the background. Stanley was named for James Stanley- the first prospector to come for mining-there was gold in them hills! McGown was named for some brothers with oxen.
A view of the small town of Stanley. There is Stanley and Lower Stanley. Combined, I'd say they are about the size of Hot Springs, NC...maybe a little smaller.
There is a lodge, merchandise grocery store, gas station and several other buildings in Stanley that are all owned by the Harrahs. Yes, as in the Harrahs of Las Vegas that also own the casino in Western North Carolina. Due to death in the family and not wanting to hold onto the property in Stanley, the combined real estate is for sale. I believe the asking price is around $20 million, but I'd guess it's about a fourth of the whole business of town. And real estate prices here makes Asheville real estate look puny, so I'd say it's a bargain!
The coolest part of the trip today, though, was the fish hatchery. I knew squat about fish. Salmon float, not swim, 900 miles downstream to the ocean and then make it all the way back (using their sense of smell!). Then they mate one time and die (no messy emotional break-ups). Of course, now that there are damns along the way to the ocean, not so many fish make it back. In fact, last year, only one sockeye salmon made it back to the fish hatchery. The purpose of the fish hatchery to hatch as many salmon (chinook & sockeye) and steelhead trout(a form of rainbow trout) as possible, grow them big and strong, send them off into the river along to the ocean...and hope that they come back. Apparently, almost all salmon that we eat is farm bred- which can be in a inland body of water or the ocean, but the fish don't have to swim as far and they are fed the same thing every day by humans. Which means, according to some, that they are not as healthy for us, but in exchange we get the electricity off the damns. More room for debates.
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