We just completed our first week of work this season. Tuesday was the most fun. We toured all three refuges and met the other volunteer couples.
Monte Vista and Alamosa NWR's are close to town and are like most of the refuges we have visited throughout the country. Baca; however, is much different. It backs up to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It is a 94,000 acre 1800 Spanish Land Grant ranch. The refuge system acquired the ranch in 2006, until then it was a working cattle ranch. There are still several old buildings dating back to the 1800's. The plan is for us to switch sites the middle of July with the couple that is parked up there. Am really looking forward to that. Baca has several large herds of elk.
On our way back to Monte Vista, we went thru a hail storm. The hail is much different than we are used to.....it was soft. Just like driving thru snow. The weather has been cool and wet but we are assured this is not normal. We are ready for warm dry weather.
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