day #2!

from my own memory bank:
Day #2:

Today was time to work on the cabin! Our first task in the morning was to de-board the windows of the ranger cabin. This place has not been used for 30 years or more and our task was to first take the windows off. While previous groups have worked on the cabin in the past years, it was boarded up.

We unscrewed the windows, at least the ones we could reach, and then proceeded to pain them brown - which also made the place waterproof and sealed.
After one side of the windows were painted, we began working on making trails to the groover so that upcoming camps could use the trail without destroying the topsoil.
The topsoil is a layer of "living soil" where moss and other bacteria reside to keep the soil healthy and it is, in itself, an ecosystem. Our park service ranger Megan explaoined this very well. In order to conserve the desert, it's important NOT to step on the soil and thus our trails did not go through them. Lunch was pretty good - fahitas!
During dinner, bryan proceeded to give a few riddles. 4 is forever was one of them - so three is five, five is four and four is forever! Turns out, bryan has more riddles than I thought!