News from Sonoran Desert National Monument!
Posted by SCC on Tuesday, March 1st, 2011.First Hitch-Sonoran Desert, 2011
Crew # 136
We got to our site in the Sonoran Desert National Monument at about 5 p.m. Monday evening, and set up camp pretty quickly. There was some anxious anticipation about starting work the next day since I’ve never done dessert trail work. Starting Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. was pretty easy. And then we were on our way to work! We were only picking up trash, but it was a good project for getting to know my fellow crew members….What else are you going to do? Within the first couple hours, Sibyl, Nina, and I found 40 pounds undocumented immigrant trash- we realized then exactly how close we were to the border issues. I never thought it would get this real, definitely an experience I will never forget.
I love the Sonoran Desert!
-Alex
