No fire. The weather turned
out to be too dry for a prescribed burn.
It was a sad day putting in more fire line as we were intercepting radio
calls updating us about other burns that were being done nearby. Even in a slump we successfully completed two
more fire lines—one of which we met up with team orange to complete. We did a little cutting here and there, but
we’ve been so thorough that for most of the day we were dragging around large
pieces of fuel. Oh, and I broke a
chainsaw. Not my fault! You know for a lawnmower there is that cord
you have to yank on to get it to start?
Well chainsaws have those too.
One time when I was pulling it the line just decided to snap. I guess Husky was just as tired as we all are
and decided to end its month of service on its own terms—by trying to get me in
trouble. Thanks Husky.
Hmm, other than
that the day went by swimmingly. There
was a very curious elk that wanted to play chicken with us on our way back to
the office (we won), but that’s about it.
I’m very tired. I know Mardi Gras
is just around the corner, but I am exhausted!
Have to survive danger day and then muster some inner strength to at
least witness if not partake in the craziness that is going to unfold this
weekend. I most likely will not be
putting up an entry tomorrow in preparation for the festivities—mainly getting
my sleep on. Hope you all are staying
healthy! Until the next adventure!
Yeah... we've been out here a little too long.
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