Employed?

Great news: I've been in contact with folks at Bodie, and I'm about 95% sure that they offered me a job! I was a bit unsure if I wanted to go back there again, which is why I was so late in sending out my application, but when I got the message from them that they were real interested in hiring me... my heart started pounding and I started telling all my coworkers here all about Bodie, the stories, the locale, the people, the job. I (and my audience) realized how much I'm still in love with the place.

Granted, it's not the National Park Service. But it's a job, which is not an easy thing to come by in this economy. Plus, it's rather secure, so my chances of getting the job again next year would be pretty high because I'd be "on the books" and I would just have to reapply. I've gotten a half dozen referrals for the NPS, but I haven't actually heard back on any of them (even the ones I've called on). If there actually was an offer there, then I would have to do some serious thinking and weighing of things, but as it is, I don't have anything to keep me from saying 'yes' and losing myself in the heart of the Eastern Sierras once again. Maybe this time around, if they're still doing three-day weekends, I could drive out to Bodega Bay and visit my aunt and uncle, or my cousin halfway there. Perhaps on the drive out to Bodie I could stop and see some friends in the LA area.

Frankly, I've got a lot of unfinished business in the area as far as things to see, places to go, and hikes to hike... I wouldn't mind being back there again. :)