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Getting Ready To Roll

Karen · 3 Comments

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Seems like it was just last week that we pulled in to Payne Lake Campground to volunteer for six months. Time goes by way too fast when the place is as beautiful as this. The Forest Service folks had a “Volunteer Appreciation Day” last week to thank us for our work here.

Water flowing over the spillway at Payne Lake

There was a cookout at the day use pavillion, and a lot of the guys and gals came out to say good bye to us and to Rob and Belinda, the camp hosts on the other side of the lake.

Belinda, Rob, Joe (the Payne Lake resource manager) FabGrandpa, and me.

They cooked some hot dogs and hamburgers, there was some pasta salad and some baked beans, and I took some Kozy Shack Chocolate Pudding. Everyone had a great time.

Belinda and Rob talking with Henson and Debbie
Cynthia (the District Ranger) and Wendell getting warmed up by the fire.
Rand and Joe cooking the burgers and dogs.
Me and Cynthia resting a minute on the bench.
A beautiful Spring sunset at Payne Lake
A thank you gift from the Forest Service

Joe gave us all a T-shirt, and each couple received a nice throw with the Forest Service emblem on it. They also gave us a “coffee table” photo book of Alabama. They all said they were sad to see us go. And we are just as sad to leave. It is very hard to leave such a beautiful place:

The bridge over the spillway.

But we’ll be leaving in the morning, headed west to Arizona for another season at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. And that is another beautiful place, one we can’t wait to get back to.

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  1. geogypsy says

    April 11, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    Have a safe journey and keep the rubber down. See ya’ at the North Rim.

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  2. Judy Bell says

    April 12, 2010 at 7:08 am

    Ah yes, the mixed emotions of moving on. Sad to leave, but the excitement of new experiences! I’ll be heading out in a little less than three weeks, myself. Thanks for volunteering!

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  3. Michael says

    April 12, 2010 at 6:14 pm

    It sounds like you met some really good people. The scenery is fantastic! What a blessing to have a place like that to be. North Rim or bust…

    Reply

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