Back in January I had the privileged of accompanying Wayne Sleep, who is a Snow Survey Hydro-logic Technician for NRCS, up into the mountains east of Santa Fe to measure current levels of snow fall. I have provided my services as a photographer to NRCS in trade for access to some of there more interesting endeavors. This mostly spurred from a need for new work in my portfolio as I prepare to move back to Washington DC. But I couldn't miss the opportunity to ride around in a Polaris Ranger outfitted with tracks.
The monitoring station is completely automated but relatively new. In this case the area is being measured both by computers and by hand to compare final analysis and make sure the automation is accurate to the data Mr. Sleep has been accumulating.
This is the automated station.
Each post designates a boundary area for samples
