Yesterday was the last day of Care Camps. Almost all children are now back in school. It might not be the school they started at, but they are in person. A family came back after school on Thursday to thank me and give hugs.
The experience was very rewarding in this time of feeling helpless.
There will be a debrief and appreciation breakfast next week, run by the County of L.A. We will be reunited with the park staff and our lifeguards.
I have not driven north+west yet. Too afraid to look. I will have to starting on Monday. There is a park in La Crescenta that is requesting help with some programs. Mornings there and then afternoons working from home on some mental health projects for others. We are not able to return to our building yet, I don't think it will be soon.
Shout out to
@iamshadow21 for keeping the list of lost and missing going. Tim, Roosevelt, and Delores are people I would see weekly at work. It breaks my heart.
For some levity - yes, bears in the crawlspace is a THING! It has happened to me thrice, the last had an air horn, banging pots and pans, death metal, a hose, and my dog's constant barking and scratching the floor in attempts to lure "Oreo" out. Eventually they left on trash night to forage.
Googling Tahoe Bear Crawlspace led to videos of the wooden barrier that needed to be built. While I was at work, my neighbor constructed and installed one for me.

They are on the top right, warming up next to the heating vent.