Walking downtown to the post office, noting the odd vehicle and other sight along the way, including dogs and the ex-Bobolink store. Then over to the former workplace to see how Mark is surviving the Big-C, and checking out the new ISP building’s construction and the new snow cat. Then home again to try to intercept Kim & Charlie on the their trek through campus.
After a few weeks of beginning my assignment, I settled into a cabin in the woods on the edge of the small town of Pinetop. Equipped with a sleeping loft, fireplace, once-a-week maid service, kitchen (and a piano later on), the total costs were less than my Government allowance for motel lodging and per diem, so it became a win-win for all. Some more documentation …
Earlier, in describing my year or so with the White Mountain Apaches, I mentioned my friend Chris (mountain man/ski bum/engineer/fellow Porsche enthusiast/Popeye impersonator). He and his girlfriend lived in a schoolbus near the Reservation and near my cabin. Some pics I stumbled upon this weekend:
