Sunday, March 10, 2013

Snow in Petrified Forest National Park

Yesterday was a beautiful sunrise

But then came the snow!

It was melting on the patio of the visitor center but a ranger children's program moved inside.
Yesterday John and I worked the main visitor center.  It was very quiet, then lots of people at once.  We felt very comfortable working with the public and could handle everything ourselves.  It was our first day alone on the job. The patio is our view out one of the windows.  Interstate 40 was OK until Flagstaff where 11-16 inches of snow was falling.  The Grand Canyon had lots of snow. People slowed their travels to avoid the snow ahead. Also the continental divide was not good traveling in New Mexico.  Here snow melted in the late afternoon but for a Saturday not many people stopped by to visit.  It was very cold last night and cold and windy today, our first day off.  Plans are laundry/chores today and shopping/travel tomorrow.  Tuesday will be a sight seeing outside the park and Wednesday we are given an "explore the park" day.  We will be taking advantage of that.

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