Camping in the field
Tomorrow we leave for a 7 day in Buffalo Gap, which is about 5 hours to the NW of Austin. What makes this survey different is that we will be camping for most if not all of the trip. Some landowner our PA knows from previous projects has an area set up behind his house for get-togethers. There's covered areas for tents, grills, a deep freeze, an extension cord and running water (supposedly even a shower). We'll be receiving some extra per diem to make up for the lack of amenities, and if we really can't stand it we can move into a hotel. I know I need to get to the internet at some point to do fantasy football!
So we'll see. I haven't camped in at least 10 years. Where I worked in Belize is a seasonal field camp, and has a staff of cooks and a generator. Tina and I tried to do some shopping tonight, but couldn't really figure out what to have for breakfast if we're cooking on a grill with charcoal. I'm also worried about coffee, my one must-have. A French press requires boiling water!
The Boerne job was a quick one. Lots of exposed bedrock means very few actual shovel tests. We found a total of 6 sites, but only one had any sub-surface materials and none would be impacted by the power-line renovations. We ended up doing 4 10-hour days, since we were often on long stretches where the quickest way out was to keep going forward, which meant to keep doing our testing. Thus, we lost $30 per diem but we did get back to Austin on Thursday and Tina and I got to go out for amazing, expensive sushi for her birthday.
No idea what is up after that. Still unfinished projects in Brownsville and Laredo and the Georgetown data recovery coming up, likely in that order.
So we'll see. I haven't camped in at least 10 years. Where I worked in Belize is a seasonal field camp, and has a staff of cooks and a generator. Tina and I tried to do some shopping tonight, but couldn't really figure out what to have for breakfast if we're cooking on a grill with charcoal. I'm also worried about coffee, my one must-have. A French press requires boiling water!
The Boerne job was a quick one. Lots of exposed bedrock means very few actual shovel tests. We found a total of 6 sites, but only one had any sub-surface materials and none would be impacted by the power-line renovations. We ended up doing 4 10-hour days, since we were often on long stretches where the quickest way out was to keep going forward, which meant to keep doing our testing. Thus, we lost $30 per diem but we did get back to Austin on Thursday and Tina and I got to go out for amazing, expensive sushi for her birthday.
No idea what is up after that. Still unfinished projects in Brownsville and Laredo and the Georgetown data recovery coming up, likely in that order.