[CINC] Trip to SRI Thanks all around

[Catherine French]

I had such a great time with the CINC yesterday, it was so wonderful to make new acquaintances and catch up with others. 

We don't have many opportunities to get to know one another as we are not often together as a group. The energy and synergy from all of us sharing the day with each other, park staff and IPCO crew made the day very special for me. I could just feel the power of so many people working as one stewarding our local environment. Wow!

Thanks so much to Yvonne Menard for developing the trip and ranch tour, I heard rave reviews about it. Thank you Lauren Boross for the day's coordination and choreography. Thanks too to our illustrious outreach coordinator David Begun for being an ongoing teacher/mentor and driver on the island. Thank you Ranger Mark Senning for driving and helping the day go smoothly. Thank you Joel Justin and his hardy band of VC hikers who trekked to the spectacular Torrey Pines grove and back, and to new camp Ranger Karl for sharing the day with us.

Thanks to Captain Dave and crew Steve S., Jean and Paige for keeping us safe at sea and for the great trip to and from the island. The dip into Painted Cave was truly awesome.

Calm seas,

Catherine French

Writer, naturalist, mentor
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