6. Well, its official. Tomorrow morning estimated time of departure is o-dark-hundred! I came into work today and found out that I got my shift for tomorrow covered which means I get to leave two days early and I still get my bonus for working all summer. sweet. By far this may be one of the wierdest jobs I have ever had. Well, i wont say the wierdest job, but the most unlikely environment i ever thought i would find myself in. I've spent the summer working at the Warrior Forge Clinic. the warrior Forge is where they forge the future officers (who are now juniors in college ROTC). The clinic is where future warriors (cadets) come when they are sick, break bones, have abcesses, colds, cuts requiring stitches, dehydration, broken teeth, ingrown toenails, venereal diseases, pink eye, ear infections, impacted ear wax, pregnancies, chest pain, headaches, mental breakdowns and a ton of other minor problems. It's been fun and it has been a great introduction to practicing medicine. Most things are fairly simple so it has given me some confidence where I was really unsure before. Also it has given me the opportunity to see a part of my brothers world. I guess I dont get to see what he really does but i get to see the environment he operates in. Its been cool, one of my brothers buddy's from Virginia is stationed out here so he stops by everyonce in a while. I'll be sad to leave because I work with great people here and it is a quaint little place. We had about 4000 or so cadets here this summer so when sick call got a bit out of hand we started using the old tent there on the right. when i work the night shift I go out there and smell. You know what one of these tents smells like? I little musty, a bit like adventure, a little mysterious, a little scary...you start to wonder what happened in this tent insome other country in some other decade. If you have ever been to an army surplus store you know what i'm talking about.

I'm probably headed to Missoula, Montana tomorrow night. I'll meet up with my dad there and from there we will head north into Canada. I'll probably ride about 500 miles. I'm trying to stop off in Roslyn, WA on my way out I-90 to have a little late morning coffee with my ol' friend Darcy. I'm just gonna go knock on her door if she doesnt start answering my phone calls!(heheh, sorry darcy)

ps. I found this cool little diddy under a bridge while out for a walk yesterday with Shane, Kelly and Lucky...