My Past Life; My Current Life

[DemoTex]

I have pulled a contrail across the sky, westbound into the setting sun flying a Boeing jet; and now I sit and watch it all in a wilderness fire lookout post. There is something poetic about that.

Pinyon Peak Fire Lookout
Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho

[Skittles]

1. you seem to love the wide open skies

in the air and from the ground

[DemoTex]

3. Yep, Skitt.

Don't fence me in!

[Skittles]

7. I am.....fenced in WFH

I used to work pretty much alone at night in a room the size of NASA

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. What's WFH?

[Skittles]

14. working from home

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Beautiful photo!

[Dem2theMax]

5. Dare I say it?

To me, that is 'Ansel Adams quality' photography.

Simply stunning!

For those who wander in here, enlarge the photo and really look at it. Breathtaking.

[Nevilledog]

6. You're right! Glorious.

[wysimdnwyg]

17. With a light touch of Thoreau

One of my favorite things about DU are these posts from DemoTex.

[calikid]

22. That's a decent dare,

I followed Adams in the darkroom for many years, always loved his work. I get the same feeling when I see that Demo has posted as when I would see something of Adams'
Thank you DemoTex for all of your posts

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. That's one of your best images. Ever.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. That is stunning!

Do you ever sell your pictures? Have you thought about maybe making a calendar? I would absolutely buy your calendars.

[mountain grammy]

10. Excellent!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Do you work for USDA Forest Service?

[DemoTex]

15. Yes .. USFS-FIRE.

I am a seasonal USFS employee (fire season).

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. I worked for them for 15 mos. In DC

Great people! I know they can't talk. But would give anything to be around them and talk about trump.

[lunatica]

13. That is a breathtaking photograph.

This is your lookout? It looks amazing. Very mysterious, like looking at a death scene. apocalyptic. What a perfect shot!

[trof]

16. 'I've looked at life from both sides now...'

Great composition.

[grantcart]

19. Looking forward to posts from Frank Church River, a poetic connection

[we can do it]

20. Your work makes me happy.

[Kali]

21. what a fantastic image!

really perfect for this year

2020 illustrated in one photo

[Dem2theMax]

23. It really is perfect for this year.

When I first saw the photo, the words Buzz Aldrin used when he first stepped on the moon came to mind.

'Magnificent desolation.'

[jaxexpat]

24. PC got new desktop background.