On being an Employee

Colter Bay employee housing is mostly 2-story buildings, divided into Men's dorms and Women's dorms. I live in the one-story building for the "over 55" and retired people, who actually go to sleep at night. The Rec room is a favorite hang-out for the younger employees, with TV sports, a pool table, and bring your own beer. The buildings are surrounded by pine trees which makes taking photos difficult. Just imagine some un-exciting brown buildings with windows and a door at each end.
My first room-mate lasted about 2 weeks. She treated me the same way she treated the guests. Two weeks after I moved to a different room, she was asked to leave the park. I had room 11 to myself for 2 weeks, then a young woman from Turkey moved in. She stayed for about 10 days, until the Housing Director found a room for her at the Jackson Lake employee area. (closer to her work location)
Each room at North Rim had a full bathroom, the rooms at Big Bend Park had a sink with the bathroom down the hall. The bedrooms here at GT Park have neither. The bathroom is down the hall.
I solved the camera problem by setting up the old XP machine on the now empty 2nd bed. The old camera wanted to talk to the old computer, not this new-fangled Windows 7 laptop. I did lose a set of photos in the last incompatibility rout.
Most of the guests I talk to during the day/ evening are happy to be here and enjoying the park. "Could we have another pillow? ......Where is the horse-back riding ?.......What time does the (whatever) open ? Only a few dislike our rustic cabins, cannot sleep in a room without a TV, or an AC unit. "My cabin does not look like the photos on your website .........We can't see the lake from our bedroom......... Well, you can't make everybody happy, especially when they have decided not to be.
I had today off so I set out to go hiking at Phelps Lake. 5 miles down the road a large group of cars had formed another Wildlife Jam. Its usually worth stopping to see what is going on. The Elk herd had gathered in a meadow surrounded by willow bushes. Young calves are bigger now, faster, and more difficult catch. Suddenly 6 Wolves came out of the willows and began chasing the herd down the length of the field. Experienced with these Wolves, the Elk stopped suddenly and reversed direction. After a few laps of the field, the Wolves closed in on a young calf and pulled it down. The adult Elk came back on the aggressive, kicking and distracting the Wolves until the young one got away. It was an amazing show.
Photos of Spotted Coralroot in bloom, and the Snake River in early morning.