This Month in Explore: Nice Work if You Can Get It
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 09.11.07
I often wonder why I bother posting about Al Zikovitz's magazines; I love Explore and Cottage Life but he doesn't put anything online. It is a shame, because there is all kinds of content that would appeal to people who won't be able to find them on the newstands. In the current issue, they suggest that "the sweetest jobs are the ones that take you away from the jammed copiers and scummy grey carpeting and into the outdoors" and look at thirty of them, from outdoor filmmaker to forest firefighter to mountain guide to paleontologist and bush pilot. We are green with envy. All printed on ancient forest friendly FSC certified paper. Nothing online at ::Explore
As a former wildland firefighter, it isn't all it is cracked up to be. Very long hours, very physical labor. Also, if you are on a shared resource crew you can pretty much kiss you summer goodbye as there is always a fire somewhere that they will send you off to. The year that I was on a Hotshot crew, I had 3 days off all summer. On the positive side, you do get to see some incredible back-country, there is a great feeling of camaraderie with your crew and accomplishment when you hold a line. To top it all off, you even occasionally get to light some spectacular back-burns.
Where do you find those jobs?
Since EXPLORE has nothing online, I figured I'd leave a tad of enlightenment for those curious about outdoor jobs and those that do not require cubicle space.
www.coolworks.com
www.jobmonkey.com
www.jobsinparadise.com
www.changingcourse.com
I hope this helps. :o)