Tag: Hank Schmidt

HANK SCHMIDT’S MONTHLY REPORT: Arches National Monument, July 1941

Delicate Arch. Photo by Harry Reed

July 21st, 1941 Travel this month, 494 Travel to date, 2881 Weather The usual brand of hot summer weather has been our lot, with a few days of high temperatures and occasional rainstorms. Fortunately the evenings are nearly always cool…

HANK SCHMIDT’S MONTHLY REPORT: Arches National Monument, August 1940

CCC crew at Arches National Monument. c/o NPS

August 21st, 1941Mr Hugh M Miller, SuperintendentSouthwestern National MonumentsCoolidge, Arizona Dear Hugh: It’s about that time of the month again to compile my notes into the regular monthly report and I think I will try to catch time for a…

HANK SCHMIDT’S MONTHLY REPORT: Arches National Monument, June 1941

Arches Contact Station. Photo by Harry Reed

June 23rd, 1941Mr Hugh M Miller, SuperintendentSouthwestern National MonumentsCoolidge, Arizona Dear Hugh: It is hot enough today to fry eggs on the “slickrock”, but there are things to be done so I may as well ignore the heat and get…