At 9/19/2012 08:58 PM, you wrote:
Well, we had a little excitement. Joel and I were out at the point
east of
Copper Harbor where they used to launch research rockets. Deep into
our
photography, a bit of smoke was getting our attention. There wasn't
anybody
around for miles, so we went looking for the fire. By the time we
found it,
it had gone about 30 feet into the forest from an abandoned fire pit
and
was spreading out. The wind was strong and was fanning it quite
well. We
fought it for over an hour and got it somewhat contained before
taking the
long drive back to town. Now we smell like forest fire.
This happened to me many years ago (70's) in the Ozarks. It was a fire
clearly
set by someone. Me and my friend used our coats to put it out. Needless
to say
our coats were not of much use after that. (fortunately college hand me
downs)
We reported the incident to the local police only to be ignored by "so
what".
My lesson: hold the memory and don't expect reward for any heroics. Do
what
is right in the moment, regardless.
Wayne
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