Catherine McCarthy:  

"...Life is a highway, I want to ride it all night long...if you're goin' my way, I want to drive it all night long..." For those who really want to know, a condensed version of my life's path thus far: The day after graduation I reported for duty at Clear Creek Ranger Station (USFS) as a fire fighter. Met up with Scott Osborn when we were both fighting the same fire that summer, that was a surprise...for both of us! I took some courses at Antelope Valley College that winter. I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up... The next summer I moved back to Sedona, AZ, joined the fire department, became an EMT, upgraded to IEMT, Swiftwater Rescue and Technical Rescue, became a Capt. in charge of two ambulances. In 1986 I married a Battalion Chief and my best friend, had two daughters (all grown up now) and after 11 years of being a medic we ended up moving to Montana. My most favorite job? 10 years at an AZA accredited zoo in south-central MT, working my way through all the departments. Started as a relief keeper for two Amur (Siberian) tigers and a host of other mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, amphibians. I ended up being Education Director for 5 years, which was really neat. In 2006 I went into ...Expand for more