Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (C) Harold Dossett, 2013

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Solar, Solar, everywhere...

Been here a month now, goes rather quickly, and starting to get
settled in..  I will be here at least until the end of Jan.
and hope (I think) to get the summer job at the North Rim next summer.
 It will start mid April, and I may make a trip east during the break
between here and there.

Having problems with my Solar setup.  Fried a charge controller, its
just not big enough.  Ordered a new one and its not working.  Have to
send it back.  Will send the original one back to the factory for
repair/replacement,  I would be useful to someone. I have full hookups
here but would rather be near the water and need solar charging for
that.

Monday, November 8, 2004

I am working in the Visitor Center at the Salton Sea three days a week,
just started that so that will take some of my time.

I have refinanced my RV with a company  in CA.  Got a rate of 5.61%
for 15 years and a payment of $496.  Will likely try to pay it of in
ten, maybe.  Working on getting the car and MH retitled in just my
name and in FL.

Settled in

I am at the Salton Sea working as a volunteer at the Salton Sea State
Recreation Area in south eastern California.

Will be here from two to three months. I work in the visitor center
three day a week.    It is about 150 miles east of LA  and about three hundred miles
south of Las Vegas