Today was my first day. I met two other seasonals who will
be working at other visitor centers; this is the first time for both of them.
Bill drove us to park HQ, where we had to fill out more paperwork, find out
about uniforms, etc. When we got back to the visitor center, Dad was just
driving by, so we pulled out in front of him and said hi. He ended up joining
me for lunch, on the porch opposite the VC – there are several buildings there,
a complex left over from when the Corps of Engineers was preparing to build a
dam and flood the area. When it ended up being set aside as a national park
instead, the buildings got transferred to the National Park Service as well.
It was really nice sitting out there – there are rocking
chairs all along the porch, and it was nice and cool whenever a cloud went
across the sun. As soon as the sun came out it warmed up noticeably, even in
the shade! The others had gone inside to eat but came back out and joined us
after a while. Before they did, we had a wildlife sighting – a little lizard
ran across the top step and away along the edge of the porch!
We went back inside and spent the afternoon going over a lot
of the basic general information about the park. Before I left for the day, I
asked Bill to borrow a couple of flower books. I am planning to hike down at
Leatherwood Ford tomorrow morning, because he had said that was a good place
for flowers. I have recognized some of the flowers I’ve seen, but I know there
will be some I don’t know!
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