"One idea that came to me around the time that our season was coming to an end and reached a climax around debriefing was the hope that Backcountry would not be the best thing any of us would ever do with our lives. While it was an incredible experience and something that I will always cherish and never regret, everyone in our crew had the strength and potential to go on and accomplish even more impressive things. But that fear seems totally unwarranted when you look at what many in our crew are doing now, whether it be traveling across Southeast Asia, Australia, or New Zealand, working as an engineer in the Appalachian Mountains, taking on Mt. San Jacinto, returning to Kings [Canyon] with NPS, or like you going to motherfucking Russia this year. Our season was great, but I can only begin to imagine what the future will bring for all of us. Yeah, they were right when they said we were "a good crew". "
Erik Pérez
2011 Americorps CCC Backcountry Trails Program - Kings Canyon National Park
4/9/12
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