Incurablog: A Naturalist At Work

20 May 2013

So for a few days I’ve been mounting gopro cameras to the zipline equipment at work and playing around.  Here are some of the best shots of myself and several of the other guides.

12 May 2013

The sister came down to Stevenson for a night.  We camped out in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and this morning I took her out on the ziplines.  Also she gave me a book on natural history of the Pacific Northwest.  She is super duper awesome.

Tags: siblings. sister. gpoy.

12 May 2013

Four wheels, a roof, a bed, and springtime in the Columbia Gorge.

Four wheels, a roof, a bed, and springtime in the Columbia Gorge.

5 May 2013

More shots from work on the zipline…

4 May 2013

Mt. Hood from the top of a friend’s house in Hood River, Oregon.

Table Mountain and waterfall from the Pacific Crest Trail just north of Bridge of the Gods near Stevenson, Washington.

4 May 2013

GPOY current vagabond life. Every evening after work I go out and find a new spot to stay for the night.

GPOY current vagabond life.

Every evening after work I go out and find a new spot to stay for the night.

3 May 2013

A couple of photos I took while doing an inspection of the lines last week.  Line six is a pretty good ride.  It’s just under 1000 feet .  I get paid to ride and send people down these every day.

3 May 2013

I’ve been camping in the Chinook up in the woods around Stevenson and North Bonneville during work nights.  Zipping through the trees during the day and sleeping in the forest at night.  Life could be much worse.

3 May 2013

GPOY - New Job edition

GPOY - New Job edition

18 Apr 2013

New Job!

My 9th tour guide iteration will be Zip Line Tour Guide!  Beginning Sunday I start a new job at a zip line in Stevenson, Washington, which seems like it will probably be pretty interesting and enjoyable.  I’ll be spending a lot of time in the Columbia Gorge from now on, though I want to still have part of my week in Portland, so I’ll be splitting my week  and camping in the area around Stevenson in the Chinook on worknights.  Stevenson is right between two gigantic national forests.  There are a myriad of interesting places to camp around the river and up in the forested mountains.  I’m pretty stoked about it.

There are a couple of things the chinook needs before I head out there, namely a working power inverter to charge my phone and laptop and a propane cooking stove so I can make hot meals..  Other than that I’m set for gorge and forest habitation and exploration. 

Onwards!