On that note, here’s a list of items relating 2010 to the present…

Remembered
0. The fog and wind are in charge of work schedules out here.
1. My shins don’t like St. George, especially the hike to the least auklet colony and up First Bluffs.
2. A hand warmer at the nape of the neck provides the glorious feeling of a hot shower.
3. The key to happiness is bringing a dry base layer top to change into (after a sweaty hike) before sitting in the chilly wind for a few hours.
4. You never know what you’ll find at the St. George Canteen. (store)
5. Northern fur seals are verrry similar to rocks, but they talk and move.
6. The Wash House where we live is a windowless cave once you leave the 2 bedrooms, and the fluorescent lights of the rest of the house are evilly bright on the eyes.
7. Whether you’re walking, driving a truck, driving an ATV, or running; wave ‘hello’ to people.
8. The boulders of the auklet colony and the tidal area of Rosy Finch beach are slippery as snot when wet.
9. Mmmm reindeer.

Forgotten but now remembered through experience
1. Windy fog and sunny fog are normal.
2. If you value your gear, you don’t leave a backpack or any gear away from your person when working. Foxes will find it and pee on it, leaving you very unhappy. (Poor Laney!)
3. When a PenAir flight is scheduled to arrive at 1630, you may call ahead to learn it’s new ETA is 1700, which is actually the same as 1800.
4. If I don’t tie my hair back out of my face, my depth perception will be completely skewed and I’ll trip on every one of the thousands of giant rocks on the trail to High Bluffs.
5. Checking least auklet nest boxes is like opening Christmas presents. Early on in the season you never know what’s inside!
6. For hunting: the reindeer tend to walk into the wind as opposed to with the wind.

Lastly, because June 15th was Nature Photography Day, here are photos from the cliffs above Zapadni Beach.