Caitlyn Clay at SAMO

 My first day of work was Wednesday, 5/24, I was given Monday and Tuesday off to recover from the jet lag and then on Wednesday it was right to work. I began my day at 8:00 AM where Ranger Jessica Cooper picked me up to show me to headquarters. At headquarters I was introduced to Generalist Ranger Lorena Sanchez, who would be giving me my orientation. Ranger Sanchez took me all around the Santa Monica Mountains and gave me a brief tour. First, we stopped at the visitor center at King Gillette Ranch, a property that was once owned by King C. Gillette, the inventor of the disposable razor. After a brief visit to Paramount Ranch which was previously owned by Paramount Studios and has been the site of several films, we arrived at Solstice Canyon. Ranger Sanchez drove us a bit further down one of the driveways to the ruins of the Robert’s house. The house was built in 1952 and is located next to the waterfall, however, it burned down in a wildfire in recent years. After that we were on our