When I was in college, working towards my bachelors in Environmental Science, I had the opportunity to spend a summer in Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington State, working as a biotech.  It was an amazing job that consisted of hiking and backpacking around the park doing surveys for terrestrial (land dwelling) and aquatic (water dwelling) mollusks.  I also sampled the water quality of the aquatic sites we visited. The pacific northwest is an absolutely amazing place with a beauty that is di...
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