{"id":78607,"date":"2017-10-21T22:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=78607"},"modified":"2017-10-21T22:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T05:00:23","slug":"farewell-johnny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=78607","title":{"rendered":"Farewell, Johnny!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking back on the last five months I am astounded at how quickly this internship has gone by. I still don\u2019t think it has fully hit me that today was my last day, and that I will be leaving the beautiful state of Wyoming in a few days. I quickly fell in love with the Wind River Mountain Range, over which I watch the sun set from my back porch every night, and I have really enjoyed my position as a wildlife biology intern. I can honestly say that this internship has taught me the most and I have gained a lot of amazing experiences and skills. Through working with my BLM mentor and doing field work, I feel so much more directed in my career path than when I first started here. I will continue to pursue a career in Wildlife Biology, hopefully with the Federal government or a non-profit.<\/p>\n

This internship has also helped me strengthened my data collection and plant and bird identification skills. It has been a challenging but rewarding experience to get to know a completely different ecosystem from what I have spent most of my undergraduate and professional career working in. The sagebrush steppe has very little in common with the tallgrass prairie! I am so glad I took the opportunity to come out to Wyoming, and I am thankful for the connections I have made here.
\nWhen I first moved here, it was so strange to be in a place that was so\u2026 unpopulated. The culture shock was real for a while, but I think I have really grown to like the small town fee. It has helped me to grow in independence and has made me more comfortable with solitude, something I was not in any way used to before moving out here.<\/p>\n

I am especially thankful for my fellow interns, who have made it easier living out here because there is always someone to do things with. The other interns in my office and I have spent a lot of weekends together, hiking, cooking, and going to local concerts. I am happy to have made connections with them as well as the BLM employees in the field office \u2013 and lots of memories have been made! My field partner and I have an unknown plethora of field stories, driving down crazy roads, climbing up steep mountains \u2013 literally on all fours, and struggling with our GPS when it couldn\u2019t find satellites.<\/p>\n

As I end my internship, I look forward to what I have lined up next. In less than a week, I will be starting a new position in Kansas City as an Avian Biology Technician. I believe the work I have done this summer was integral in setting me apart as a candidate for my new position, and I will be taking the skills I have gained with me as I start my new position. I think going into my next job, it will be beneficial to be comfortable with a little isolation. In fact, I expect that being in Kansas City, around so many people and so much development, will be a little overwhelming.<\/p>\n

I ended my internship today the same way I started it \u2013 hiking in a canyon area about 45 minutes outside of town named \u201cJohnny Behind the Rocks\u201d, looking for raptor nests and habitat, and still somehow having difficulty breathing on the steep inclines \u2013 I really should do more cardio! So today, I said my official goodbye to \u201cJohnny\u201d (referring to the waterfall in the canyon). It has been a great adventure, I leave you with a few photos from these last two weeks. Farewell friends!<\/p>\n

“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

-Rachel Carson<\/p>\n

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Me and two other interns on a day hiking trip to “Johnny”.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The One, The Only, Johnny Behind the Rocks. You know its isolating when you start making friends with waterfalls.<\/p><\/div>\n

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View of the Wind River Mountain Range from South Pass, Wyoming.<\/p><\/div>\n

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My field partner and I on one of our last field day hikes in JBR<\/p><\/div>\n

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On the way to a last visit to the Grand Tetons. Gonna miss being only a few hours away!!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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