Ranger
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Five days later, on the 11th of August, he came back a third time.
Same day pack, same boots.
This time he was wearing a different shirt, which I noticed because I was looking for it.
Navy blue instead of gray.
He said, "'Hey, I know, I know.
You're probably sick of me.
I saw weather moving in, and I wanted to check from up here if it was going to hit the valley.'"
I looked at the sky.
There was weather to the west.
There is always weather to the west in the summer above 10,000 feet.
That's not a reason to hike 15 or 20 miles to a fire lookout.
I said, looks like it'll pass south of us.
He said, yeah, I think so too.
Just wanted to be sure.
He stayed 40 minutes this time.
He asked more questions.
He asked what day my next resupply was.
I said the supply chopper came every three weeks, whenever the weather allowed.
He asked when the next one was.
I said I didn't remember the exact date.