I turned a 3 day drive into a little over a week by routing myself through St. Louis, Denver and several national parks. It was a long, lovely drive. But the Arapaho National Park was very dry. Many of the pines had died. I suspect that the pine borer beetle that killed so many trees in New Mexico is the culprit.
This is the second official day of the con. Of course, the people who are responsible for smooth running of events and stage management or just organizing their staff have been working since Sunday.
My staff is slowly trickling in. Last night, there were just two volunteers on duty. We did party patrol, but had to close the office earlier than we wanted. Of course there was a problem while we were out, checking functions. My boss was called in at 0200 this morning. She did not appreciate having to open our office and hang out until the problem was solved.
As I said, folk are beginning to volunteer. Next post will have more pictures.
