Working Man Blues

 I decided to share a few photos from the field to let everyone know I'm doing okay. Below you will find  pictures detailing a normal days work. Most of the photos will be of me, hard at work, quantifying nature. But also included are photos of some of the more interesting hydrologic features we are trying gather data on. Work's real tough, but it's a living. I hope you enjoy! 

Here is a photo of my crew leader and me investigating a washed out road. A seep in the hill slope was the culprit!

Here's a great photo of some nasty weather rolling in on a fine, early summer day

. This is an exciting photo of coworker Dylan and myself taking notes on a particularly large water bar at the entrance of a forest road.

In this photo my crew leader and coworker are measuring captured sediment from a given section of road during a given section of use. The science we do is serious.

Here is a more detailed shot of the sediment trap.

 Here I am at a crossroads - geographically, not symbolically.

Here I am standing on top of a fabricated water bar. This one is interesting in that it extends out over the cutslope presenting a drop before the water falls out of the influence of man and returns to its natural flow path! 

Here I am contemplating flow diversions, ephemeral runoff events, and tan lines. Life in the field never slows down for a minute! 

Still snow in the high country, even in July. 

My bread and butter - the ditch relief culvert.

Working.

Waiting for satellite reception.

Thanks for the new pack, Mom & Kate! 

Classifying attribute data.

Excellent.