Best Nick-Pic ever (at the fire lookout tower)

[DemoTex]

I had several photos to post, but Verizon sucks tonight. It took me 30 minutes to upload this one photo to the Flickr server. Maybe I'll get the others up tomorrow.

The fire season winds down. We are back to a "low danger" staffing level. I am in a two-week extension. My new "DEROS" is 10/22. I'm a'packin.

I had the Bend Bulletin newspaper out today doing a story on the lookout. The photographer was here for almost six hours. He was a GREAT liberal, so at least three of those hours were talking.

Two very serendipidous things happened while the news photog was out here. First, two women hiked up and asked permission to come up to the lookout. One had staffed the East Butte lookout in 1968, right after she had graduated from college! But that was the old lookout building (the current structure was erected in 1995). The Bulletin guy jumped on this as a core for his story.

The second thing was the light-off of a BIG prescribed burn about six miles south of the lookout. That gave a great fire/smoke backdrop for the photo-essay piece.


Nick plays in the dawn light

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear DemoTex!

What a gorgeous action picture of Nick!

He looks so damn happy and healthy...

I love how he's backlit.

Thank you, and I hope you'll get home soon!

Thank you for all the great stories, and those pictures! Wow.

:hug:

[hlthe2b]

2. Gorgeous pic... gorgeous pup!

'Glad to see Nick's managed to stay clear of the bear, mountain lions and any other assorted overly aggressive wildlife "playmates."

[stevedeshazer]

3. I'll be looking for the Bulletin story.

:hi:

Cool pic of Nick.

[midnight]

4. What a good boy...

[villager]

5. Fantastic. I think I want to be you, when I grow up.

:thumbsup:

[elleng]

6. Go Nick!!!

:kick:

[chollybocker]

7. Kick for Nick and DemoTex.

[KT2000]

8. Bet Nick loves

it there. Lucky dog!

[pinboy3niner]

9. GREAT Nickpic!

I hope the end of your tour is without incident, short-timer. :hi:

[aquart]

10. Gorgeous!

[Lochloosa]

11. Morning Nick Kick

[lunatica]

12. What a great day you had!

I love that photo of Nick. He looks happy as can be. And it's cool that you had such wonderful visitors. It tops off your stay very nicely.

[xchrom]

13. love that dog! -- g'boy nick. nt

[Scuba]

14. Atta boy, Nick! Thanks for posting.

[progressoid]

15. Can you post a link to the story when it gets published?

[laylah]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

[laylah]

16. Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

[HappyMe]

17. k&r -- thanks, great picture.

[TahitiNut]

18. AWESOME!!!

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Date Estimated Return from Over Sagebrush? :rofl: