Las Cruces Biological Station
It was going to be a day to catch up on work. A day to get caught up on blogs, editing photos, etc. etc. So, like any productive morning, I started things off with some mate, Adobe Lightroom, and an old-fashioned checklist.
But, when I heard Austin, Zane, and Aaron were going into town to conduct more river tests, I knew I had to quickly hop on the opportunity to spend time in San Vito. We drove down the 15 minutes of curvy roads and entered the main street. After navigating through some one-way blockages, we got dropped off near a bridge downstream of the city.
Austin, Zane, and Aaron quickly got to work taking measurements while I tried to find some interesting angles to shoot. Unfortunately the light was very harsh, but I managed to hop the bridge's guard rail and dangle off a concrete block. It was probably a good thing I didn't stay up there too long because the semi trucks on that one-way bridge got awfully close. Sorry Mom.
After doing research, we got to have 30 minutes to explore the town before heading back to the research station. These chunks of time are always my favorite -- a little break to do some candid street photography.
Once back at Las Cruces, everybody was in high spirits -- including the kitchen staff. Who says Mondays can't be fun. After a delicious fajita dinner, we surprised Brett with a birthday cake. It was pretty humbling to watch his pure joy when presented with the cake -- he hasn't had a birthday celebration since he was 16. To see that genuine smile and happiness was priceless.
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