Ta and the Tortoises

Okay, so it's been awhile. I am no longer in the frozen state of Idaho but in the very warm Nevada. I just started a new job in the town of Henderson next door to Las Vegas. I am working with the Desert Tortoises which are a threatened species. We are still in training and will be for the next week and a half but on my dad's birthday we will be out doing all this on our own. All I know right now is that we will be walking a huge 12 km square, 3 km on each side, and walking in a straight line for 3 km is much harder than it sounds! We will be looking for tortoises and if we find any we will measure them and tag them. All and all, heat aside, this job is very neat and will whip me into shape in no time.