A a daily routine is very important, since on any given day we may be a 3 mile hike from our vehicles. If we forget anything back at the house, the day is bassically shot. By the time you go back to the house and get back into the woods, the day would be over.
Most days go like this
6-7: AM Wake up and make breakfast
7-7:30 AM: Pack equipment and gear for the day.
7:30 AM: Hit the road and get to work
7:30-10 AM: Work
10-10:15 AM: Coffee break
10:15 AM: Back to work
10-10:15 AM: Coffee break
10:15 AM: Back to work
11, 12, 1 or 2: Eat lunch when we can
6 PM: Hopefully we are back at the house
6-7 PM: Unload equipment and make a plan for the next day
7-8 PM: Get gear ready for the next day.
8-9:30: Eat dinner, call home, etc.
10 PM: Get some sleep
I was home this weekend and my wife and I went to a hip cafe for breakfast. I struck up a conversation with the trendy barista dude and he started telling me how he had to work through the weekend and go to school, etc, etc.
I started to think about my situation. Like the barista dude, I am really busy during the week and I don't really get a lot of time to rest. We are planning on working the 10 days without a break in hopes of beating the next major snowfall.
I guess the main difference is in location. I could be working in the Twin Cities or in the great northwoods.
The job may be coming routine, but I wouldn't trade it for any other job in the world right now.
(Come back later in the week, and we'll see how I feel with 4 inches of snow)
