Into the Wild

I was patiently waiting until everything was official and true before posting the following news, and as it seems that everything is at last on the level I have little problems sharing:

I'll be spending about five upcoming months (April 17th- September 20th) on the outskirts of Denali National Park in Alaska, working for Denali Gift Outfitters and spending loads of time in the park itself, exploring the backcountry and the tallest mountain in North America.

The job is, in itself, remarkably typical of jobs everywhere-- folding T-shirts, scanning barcodes, being nice to tourists-- all for eight dollars an hour.  It's the location, obviously, that is so exciting.  The room and board is provided by the outfitter in a dorm-type situation remarkably similar to the way I spent my second year of college.

I'll still be leaving New Orleans about the first of March and begin making my way to the northwest coast where flights to Anchorage are considerably cheaper.

I am, to say the least, remarkably excited.