for the 2008 installment of the 9 Guy Trip. This year we have but 7
of our 9 guys, but I don't anticipate that putting a damps on things.
My flight boarded on time and left about an hour late. It's no big
deal though, as it gave me a little time to catch up on the sleep I
have missed in the days leading up to my departure.
Now that I am safely on board and en route, I have some time to sit
down and look around. By some disastrous twist of fate, there is no
tonic water on this plane, so I will do my relaxing without my gin &
tonic. Heineken will have to do. They cost $6 now and United is
still not making any money!
But enough of my hardships. I looked out the window and saw something
potentially much worse - wild fires all over northern California. I
must have seem 6 or 7 separate ones, finally deciding to take a
picture of this one, which I believe is the northernmost extent of
these things.
Normally I wouldn't be too concerned about these, as "fire season"
happens every year and this is part of the natural cycle, but this
year they will be hitting a little closer to home as Kim and Brent
continue their hike up the Pacific Crest Trail this weekend. Brent
tells me that about 100 miles of the trail is currently closed due to
fire, and they don't really know what they are going to do about it.
Not finishing the hike because of sickness or injury is disappointing
enough, but not finishing due to external factors beyond your control
would be even worse. Hopefully this won't be the case.
I have started my initial descent into PDX, so I'll sign off for now.
3 comments:
did you post that from the plane? or just when you landed?
I composed it on the plane and hit send. As soon as I landed and got connectivity, it sent...
Fires in Calif. Pine Bark beetles in Colorado (which foresters say will destroy most of the evergreens in Rocky Mtn National Park). Goodness!
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