01-09-2016, 06:30 PM
(01-09-2016, 05:49 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Speaking of fire towers, I climbed one last year at Itasca State Park.
My 8 & 7 year old were unfazed, but I'm telling you, with the wind blowing at around 15-20 mph, it felt like that damn thing was going down.
It didn't help that I had read a sign right before climbing that said, "6 person maximum", putting the thought in my head that it could tip over at any moment.
Can you imagine one being taken over by armed militants? That in itself is criminal. Worthy of a fucking felony. And yet 8 days later, there they are with their sniper rifles.
Back in the 80s, I worked forestry in the Sierra Nevada. I lived and worked at Shuteye Peak on and off for two fire seasons. Good memories. And it was a respite from working fire lines. Just living thru the lightening strikes will forever be etched on my mind.