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<\/a>Aiko Weverka poses for a photo on the Little Sweetwater<\/p><\/div>\n
\u00a0There are BLM roads that go everywhere and\u00a0anywhere you want,\u00a0most of\u00a0which seem like they haven’t been\u00a0traversed for hundreds of years.\u00a0 Nonetheless, I am responsible for\u00a0checking each crossing.\u00a0\u00a0Each site is one of three crossing types; a culvert (big metal pipe that funnels stream under road), a low water crossing (the stream just runs across the road), or a bridge (you know what that is).\u00a0 The survey I perform is very basic, taking measurements of stream width, culvert diameter, width of crossing, etc.\u00a0 The hardest part of my job has proven to be actually FINDING where it is I need to go.\u00a0 Quite a few locations are 20+ miles from the nearest paved road, and I rely on my trusty BLM maps to get me there.\u00a0 Each day in the field is an adventure, and on rare occasions a misadventure (I have only got stuck and had to call in for help once…knock on wood).<\/p>\n
I’m interested to see what becomes of my work, as Im told that my inventory will be the basis for deciding which sites need funding for repairs or replacement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Apart from work, living here has been both extraordinarily exciting, while sometimes exceptionally boring.\u00a0 Being an avid fly fisherman, I have taken every opportunity possible to get out on the water.\u00a0 On the other hand, It has been a big shock to leave a life of familiarity to one of complete uncertainty.\u00a0 Coming from college, a fantasy land of\u00a0friendly people your own age, I am adjusting to\u00a0life\u00a0in the real world.\u00a0\u00a0I suppose\u00a0this transition occurs anywhere one goes after college, but for me,I made my transition in Rock\u00a0Springs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Este es pancho<\/p><\/div>\n It has\u00a0certainly been a period of growth\u00a0for me as an individual.\u00a0 Thus far, living in a mecca of great trout fishing and hunting has kept me busy enough to stay sane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Rock, known commonly as Rock Springs, Wyoming, has been an interesting place to live for the last four months.\u00a0 I have been here since early June working on a fish passage inventory project with the Rock Springs Bureau of … Continue reading <\/a>Fly fishing here is incredible, to say the least.\u00a0 I have also been introduced to hunting, which has become an exciting new hobby for me.\u00a0 I got an antelope tag and went out with a few guys from work for my first big game hunt.\u00a0 Since then I definately\u00a0caught the hunting itch and have been out hunting for cottontail rabbits and grouse up in the mountains.\u00a0 Bunnies taste good fried.<\/p>\n<\/a>