Pinyon Peak Fire Lookout, Idaho (Elev. 9945 feet)

[DemoTex]

[The Roux Comes First]

1. Gorgeous!

Exceptional pictures (and subject matter).

[3Hotdogs]

2. ---- and you even get paid for that?

[DemoTex]

7. Hard to believe, eh? Getting rich on GS-5 pay!

Break-even deal for the summer fire season, if I am lucky. Drive 2500 miles out, motels, gas, and food. Stay in a motel for three weeks waiting on the snow to melt to get to the lookout. Work 10-on/4-off, with motel expenses on the off days. Drive 2500 miles back home to SC, with motels, gas, and food.

I am deep in the hole. I am actually a paid volunteer. But I love it.

[BComplex]

3. Breath-taking, DemoTex.

[2naSalit]

4. Spectacular!

Thanks for sharing!

[flamin lib]

5. I admire your work.

You have mastered the craft and the art of vision.

When will the coffee table book be available?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Beautiful photos, my dear DemoTex!

Thank you for sharing these.

The comet looks especially fine.

[DemoTex]

8. Thanks Peg ..

Can't believe I only got about two minutes of shooting on Neowise. So I am constantly trying to improve the few shots that I got. Used some luminosity masking to enhance the comet and stars on this one.

Love your stuff on FB. And I absolutely LOVE Ben's knowledge, wit, and historical/musical/scientific alacrity. Perfect couple maybe, along with me and Dr. DemoTex!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Two minutes goes by fast! Like a solar eclipse.

I recently bought the 2021 version of Paint Shop Pro and a good friend is teaching me how to use it. I hope to improve my photos a whole lot!

Thanks for the kind words about me and my husband! I'll pass them along.

[burrowowl]

10. Kick

[HAB911]

11. really look forward to your photos!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

12. Wow! Gorgeous.

I'm going to have to look at these again on my large screen PC.

[mountain grammy]

13. Just beautiful.

[yonder]

14. Very nice.

[Lithos]

15. Hey, you're actually some place I've been now!

Love the 21/75 route around Stanley. Used to be my favorite way of getting to/from Boise from the Yellowstone area. Lots of great areas to take detours.

[DemoTex]

16. I drove ID-75/ID-21 from Challis to Pinyon Peak many times.

About 16 miles outside of Stanley, ID-21 makes a sharp bend where it crosses Cape Horn creek. In that bend is a turnoff on a gravel road to the right. That is the way to Pinyon Peak. It is 10 miles of fairly good gravel road (FS-008), to the infamous FS-172 road. Then it is 18 miles of Hell Road. First time I drove it, that 18 miles took me 2.5 hours. Total driving from Challis to Pinyon Peak, by way of Stanley, was about four hours (90 miles, or so).

[Hekate]

17. Gorgeous as always

[58Sunliner]

18. Nice. Wish I could be up looking at the stars.

[world wide wally]

19. Do you have to walk to work everyday?

Gorgeous setting