It's quiet at Castle Lake in September and shifting ever so slightly into fall. The crew is only there on weekends this month, so I notice these things. While late August and early September were windy, there are now periods of incredible calm, and the lake is glass. When I canoed around to set bug traps, I could see the bottom of the lake the entire way.
I spend most of the week in Reno, working in the UNR Aquatic Ecosystems Analysis Laboratory. It took me a couple hours to get my bearings in the two buildings and to learn the ins and outs of lab vehicles, key codes, P-cards, freezer space, and even how to turn on the DI water. Most of the time, I prep and run chlorophyll samples, but I sometimes help with other projects of the lab, too. I stay with Alecia in the midtown area of Reno and have discovered excellent ethnic bakeries.
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