In keeping up with my responsibilities, here's another small update. As I'm still sitting comfortably at home and not hurtling across the country, there isn't all that much to write about. Here's what I've got:
The biggest news is that I have my train tickets and flight date. I'll be pulling out of Pittsburgh at 11:59 pm on Sunday, June 12. I'll have a short wait in Chicago on Monday morning, and then it's a nonstop, 46-hour ride to Seattle. I'll get there on the 15th and spend a couple days preparing for my early-morning flight to Anchorage on the 18th. From Anchorage, as I've already written, I'll go to a very small town on an even smaller plane and then be shuttled to Naknek, home of Leader Creek Fisheries.
It's likely that there will be a couple of days of downtime upon my arrival. The employees are supposed to get to the plant before the fish start their annual run, so they want us to be there, lying in wait. That means that I may have time to do some exploring around the beautiful parks in the area and get some pictures. Apparently bears are a common sighting.
Another piece of information that's important (to me, at least) is the fact that I will not be getting paid for this blog, as I originally thought. That's not bad news for me. On the contrary, I enjoy blogging, my parents and friends like seeing updates that let them know I'm alive, and since no one is paying me, I see that as an opportunity to have a slightly longer leash and to go a little bit rogue. That means doing interviews that I normally wouldn't do and, in general, just having a lot more control over what goes on this blog. Get excited, because I know I am.
All for now.
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