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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Another Hump Day Hike

I am a lineman for the county
The lineman trainees were out in full force this morning, fifty or sixty individuals working at various stations on the training grounds--not far from the road that leads to the top of Tortugas Mountain.  We only saw them at the beginning and end of our hike, but Becca kept a close eye on them just the same.
Electric desert

Watching the line crew

4 comments:

Dr. K said...

I wonder what was going on in Becca's head when she was watching the line crew?

Scott said...

Who would'a thought that being a lineman required a college degree? It sounds more like an apprenticeship to me.

packrat said...

I believe the campus facilities are used by New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperatives to train new lineman.

Scott said...

Thanks for the clarification, Packrat.

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