We are rocking in the cradle. Cradle of Forestry is a national historic site operated by the U.S. Forest Service. We don’t have to work until Thursday so we have two days to study and get ready. We are deep in the Pisgah National Forest, halfway up Mount Pisgah (5,721’), the same mountain Lance Armstrong practiced his biking skills in preparation for the Tour de France (post cancer surgery). We are happy to be here.
We were met at the gate and the forest service guy knew who we were. He called our boss, Barb Merrell, and she came to meet us with a 3-inch ring binder full of stuff to read and learn for our job. She is really organized, having been a teacher for 30 years. Our work schedule is charted out to the 2nd of November. We only work three 8-hour days a weekand we can do whatever the rest of the time.
Our site is fantastic and free. We look out the windows of our RV at mountain laurel. The hookups and other amentities are wonderful, including a beautiful staff building (see photo above) with laundry, showers, game room and kitchen. As I blog, five couples are playing either Mexican Train Dominos or a game of cards.
Brevard NC is thee closest town and that is 14 miles down the mountain. Asheville is 40 miles to the north and we expect to spend lots of time there.
Look for future blog entries to keep in touch with what we are doing. We expect to be all over these mountains.
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The origin of the Cradle of Forestry, which is the name of this place, created as a hisorical site by an act of Congress in 1968, is Carl Alwin Schenck’s autobiography, “Cradle of Forestry in America,” published by the Forest History Society, 1998, Durham NC. Dr. Schenck was the founder and owner of The Biltmore Forest School, 1898-1913.`
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