I once worked with a fellow who spent six weeks every winter in Yellowstone. That in itself is not to be considered lightly. Yellowstone, situated east of the Bitteroots and the 45th parallel makes it ripe for DEEP snow and LOW temperatures for a loooooong winter. Why did Mark choose to spend weeks in this frigid landscape each winter? Well, for one it was a tropical paradise compared to his work site . . . in Alaska. The sum of his duties in the far north was simply to start truck engines, so they wouldn't freeze solid. He did this his entire shift. Mark would fly south to enjoy the warm climes of Wyoming!
While reading this story I immediately thought about how much Mark would love this job. It involves all he loved, outdoor flora and fauna, and photography IN Yellowstone National Park. Unfortunately technology is rendering that vocation obsolete. Sit back and enjoy the interesting and extensive account: 40 years of solitude.
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