Our visit to Bryce Canyon started of with a solid morning of work. Athina and I hunkered down at the campsite cafe where we had access to wi-fi in order to catch up on emails, which have really been stacking up ever since we hit the road! By 1PM we entered the park, hoping to get a hike in and perhaps interview some rangers about local climate change impacts. Unfortunately the resident climate expert was not in the building. Thus, we couldn't get the lively video interview we had hoped for. We're learning quickly that we've got to contact the National Parks ahead of time if we want to catch a willing ranger for an interview. Fortunately, we've got that arranged for Rocky Mountain National Park coming this week! In terms of Bryce, though we didn't get any formal ranger interviews on video, we nonetheless had some great discussion. We learned that the "hoodoo" rock formations, which Bryce is known for, may be coming under threat with warming winters. To learn more, check out the video below!
After such discussion with park employees, Athina and I took a short hike down into the canyon area. Bryce is absolutely gorgeous. We wish we could have spent the whole day there. However, duty called! By 5PM we were back at camp on our laptops, where we would remain until nearly midnight; Athina preparing Sunday's newsletter, and myself replying to emails and trying to keep up on our daily blogs. Life on the road for climate action has its fun, but it also comes with a great deal of work. But it's work well worth it!
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Dr. Shahir Masri
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