Category Archives: Volunteering

The Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth Texas

The 32nd annual Cowtown Marathon takes place in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday February 25th, 2010.  More than 18,000 people are expected to participate in the marathon, half marathon, 50K ultra marathon, 10K, adult 5K and the kid’s 5K.  This … Continue reading

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Leaving Fort McKavett

We are winding up our two month stay at Fort McKavett State Historic Site on the edge of the beautiful Texas Hill Country this weekend and heading back to the Dallas area for Thanksgiving with family.  It has been a … Continue reading

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Petrified Forest National Park Volunteer Training

Yesterday we completed training at Petrified Forest National Park and will now settle into a regular schedule as volunteers for the National Park Service here.  The last day of training was “program training.”  We accompanied one of the interpretive rangers … Continue reading

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Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site located on the Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona is the oldest continuously operating trading post in the Navajo Nation.  An approximate 45 minute drive from our summer home as volunteers at Petrified Forest National … Continue reading

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Petrified Forest National Park Volunteer Training

We have completed our first week of training at Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert.  Internet access has not been readily available until now so I am back and from now on should be posting regularly.  We have had … Continue reading

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