No...He's Not Related to Smokey the Bear...

He's Dave...one of our illustrious trainers for the Mono Lake Volunteers

and state ranger!!!

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Our Little Corner of the World...

Well...training is over...it's official...I'm a Mono Lake Volunteer!!!

Our last training included our graduation ceremony...

complete with Pomp and Circumstance!!!  

Yep...we walked to Pomp and Circumstance, got "vested" by the state ranger

and "papered" by the forest ranger!!!  

A champagne toast, a few pics (the only day I didn't take my camera) and lot's of 

good food to nibble on...

....and a private screening of the 1952, Fred McMurray classic

Fair Wind to Java

(the first 10 minutes were filmed in Mono Lake!)

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