I stole a stick

Today we woke up around noon, ate breakfast and immediately headed over to the dome to check on everything. It wasn't long before DA asked how many of us would be willing to hike to the top of Mt. Bigelow. I, of course, was eager to join. It was a bit slow going for a few of us following the (in shape) leading group. The sites were quite astounding, and the trees were incredibly tall. Two of us turned back about half way up, but Don and I, although behind, decided to continue on. I'm glad we did because once we reached the top, the view was like nothing I'd seen before. And the fact that we were able to persevere against our out-of-shape bodies fighting back was incredibly rewarding. And the top, Don handed me a twig he found on the ground and informed me that "this is your happiness". After carrying it back with me for a majority of the hike, I decided it was a nice souvenir from the top of the mountain. We then ate a second breakfast, or lunch, and trudged back up to the dome to assist the Jupiter team if needed. We collected a large amount of planetary nebula NGC2022 data and images, and other than not being able to run a sequence instead of exposing one at a time, the collection process was relatively uneventful. Once the Saturn team came up to relieve us of duty, Justin, Dane, and I headed back down to the dorm to catch a few z's, a catnap if you will. Justin said he would be setting his alarm to allow for roughly 310. So I asked if he wouldn't mind waking me up at the same time. At 445, I woke up and was at first really angry because I thought he had gone back up to the dome without me. It wasn't long before I realized that he never even woke up! So, our 30-40 minute nap that we had intended turned into roughly 90 minutes. To quote my favorite phrase, "shit happens." I feel I must apologize to my colleagues for my crankiness in the past couple of nights, I think I'm going to be fine now!