December 2, 2014 Yes, I am still around. With some consideration of the outcome of the first leg, I decided to take this time to begin working on some other aspects of this project. This winter would be used for story development and securing additional funding. During this time on the production side, I was contacted by one of the NASPD conference attendees. The Managing Director of Ontario Parks, Bradley Fauteux recommended that I speak at the Ontario Parks Staff Confer

September 4, 2014 Time to go. Realizing the potential of the work ahead of us, Thomas and I discussed a lot of the conversations from the day before. Eventually we gathered our belongings and headed to the airport to head home. Omaha’s airport is not too big. It’s not O’Hare or BWI for that matter. While we were in the security check line, the TSA agent told another line to stop until they were called up. After she checked Thomas, she asked if we were all together, most

September 3, 2014 Not quite sure I how slept but I felt pretty rested. Hotel beds are always perfect bedtime specimens of pure comfort. There was bit of debriefing with Thomas and it was gear check for him and double file back up for me. I was getting nervous and began reviewing my printed out speech for the presentation but it felt like I was cramming. It was starting to feel unnecessary so I finally forced myself to stop. There was nothing left to do but get ready and

September 2, 2014 From the start of my contact with the state parks, I think both sides were excited about the possibilities of this relationship. The state parks were so kind to assist Thomas and I with our visits to the parks and that was all I could have asked for. But somewhere along the way, I was asked to speak at the annual conference where all the state park directors meet in September, the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) conference in Omaha, Ne