Betty will be "jammin'!"

Betty is a solo woman RVer. Before her husband, Lin, passed away, they volunteered at Patrick Point State Park in California, hosting and updating the park's slide collection. She came back two years later as a solo Workamper, working this time in the visitor center.

In the summers of 2003, 2004 and part of 2005, Betty worked at Bodie State Park in California. She was a Park Aide the first year, then Senior Park Aide. What Betty liked about this job was the variety. She led tours to the stamp mill, gave history talks, worked in the kiosk, patrolled the grounds answering questions, and relieved those in the visitor center/museum. As Senior Park Aide, Betty made up the schedule. Since Bodie had no RV sites, Betty stored her rig nearby and lived in park housing in one of the historic buildings. Betty is a hot spring afficionado and explored many in the area. Photos she took have been published in hot springs books and she has had several of her photos chosen for the annual Bodie calendar, sold in the museum.

Betty has also work two winters at El Dorado Hot Springs in Arizona plus off and off other winters. In addition, she volunteered for two months at Haceta Head Lighthouse in Oregon.

This summer Betty will be "jammin'" at Glacier National Park in Montana. She'll drive one of the Red Buses, giving tours of the park. Drivers are called "Jammers" by the locals, a name which carried over from the days when the buses had standard transmissions and the drivers could be heard "jammin" the gears as they drove up and down the rugged mountainous highway.

Glacier Park, Inc. is the concessionaire here. Betty will report for two weeks of training in mid-June, where she will learn how to drive the buses, get her CDL, and learn about the park so she can narrate the tours. An RV site costs $2.50/day. A meal plan is available: $7.50/day or $2.50/meal with payroll deduction. This job has good potential for tips and the company offers several perks.

Betty will be driving the spectacular "Going-to-the-Sun" Road nearly every day. Last summer we spent a week in the park and took one of the Red Bus tours. All I can say is "What a life!" Jaimie

For information on Jaimie Hall's recently revised book, Support Your RV LIfestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road, 2nd ed., see RVBookstore.com. You''ll find lots of fun summer jobs in Workamper News.