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Petrified Forest National Park Volunteer Training

Posted on May 22, 2008 by joanie7

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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Petrified Forest National Park Volunteer Training

Posted on May 9, 2008 by joanie7

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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We arrived in Amarillo

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Bob

It’s a pleasant drive once you get out of the madness of Dallas and Fort Worth.  Uneventful until we ran into some rain about an hour east of Amarillo.  We checked into our RV Park just before the winds gusted … Continue reading →

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On the way to Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert

Posted on April 25, 2008 by joanie7

 Tomorrow is the day we leave for our summer volunteer position with the National Park Service at Petrified Forest National Park in Northern Arizona.  The first leg of the trip is 359 miles from home in Dallas Texas to Amarillo … Continue reading →

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