unbelievable

i just got an email from MEC which better be a *mistake* saying that they JUST shipped my tent to TORONTO thankyouverymuch.

I am SILENTLY SCREAMING right now.

eta: after calling MEC, it turns out that the tent IS coming here (not Toronto) and that it wasn't shipped today, but nor was it shipped on the 30th. It was shipped on July 3. Post Office is closed tomorrow. The soonest I can hope for it will be Monday July 7. After speaking articulately and silencing my inner scream on the phone (it is not, the person on the phone's fault, after all) I got my shipping paid back to me, and a $50.00 gift card to MEC as compensation. Which, better than nothing.

Josh is leaving tomorrow. Its been fun having someone to hike and do things with again. (He's a much more ambitious hiker so I don't do everything he does, but it generally seems to work out).

I just keep on reminding myself that there are worse places to spend a week and a half than Zion National Park (a lot of places actually, including an office :) and that it is a good thing that I can now probably sub in for a Ranger if the necessity arose.

Ranger Activites I can do:
- Recognize the call of the Canyon Wren
- Identify a Peregrine Falcon (dives over 200 mph).
- Have seen the freakiest looking bug ever (straight out of Pan's Labyrinth). Massive, bright blue, with red wings. Apparently its a form of wasp (biggest wasp I've ever seen) and has one of the most painful stings in the insect world. "...immediate, excruciating pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except, perhaps, scream."
- Have done all significant hikes from the main canyon.
- Can identify all significant landmarks in the main canyon
- Know the geological and social history of Zion National Park.

So the point is, if you are going to be in Zion over the next three days and need a guide, I'm here!