I pulled the folding saw from my belt and hacked it through the fallen tree. Sweat dripped down around my eyebrows, stinging my eyes. I blinked it out and kept going.
Enrique, the camp’s Facilities Director and my boss, had Stefan and me clearing the trails after the winter’s storms. Stefan was out on the southern hills near the camp entrance, but I’m the new guy, so Enrique sent me out to the most remote, difficult paths. The trunk cut, I heaved and pulled the tree off the walkway, grunting with the effort.
I spit the dust from my mouth and wiped my forehead with the back of my glove. Grabbing the canteen from my bag, I took a deep drink of water, and paused to rest, looking to see what was next. The winding dirt path was growing less dense as it climbed the hill, I could put the saw away for now.