Today my boss of 11 years retires from the US Forest Service, having been a Firefighter for 33 years. He is a good guy, one of the best; frustrating at times to work with (and really who isn't?), but a man that honestly cares about his people...and you don't get that as often as you should in life.

So in 4 hours, we on the crew, and those he has touched through the years, are all tapping a keg at Como Lake here in the Bitterroot Valley (western Montana). The sun is shining, it stopped snowing yesterday, and a good buddy and myself are going to sit on the deck at Woods Cabin and have a smoke and a drink...and celebrate the good things in life.

Congratulations Charlie. You will be missed here, and no mistake...but you earned every damn minute of your retirement. Thanks for the memories.

Russell :D

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"Sometimes I think that the surest sign that intelligent life exsists in outer space is that none of it has tried to contact us yet."


Calvin, speaking to Hobbes

cool, still have snow out there aye?

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phobicsquirrel:

cool, still have snow out there aye?

Spring snow, so it comes than goes quickly. Up near Glacier NP they got 4 ft. of the wet heavy stuff though in one day this week. We here missed that one thank goodness, only had generally wetter/cooler conditions than what should be the norm for us. Today it should hit low 60's...which is just glorious for this time of year :D

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"Sometimes I think that the surest sign that intelligent life exsists in outer space is that none of it has tried to contact us yet."


Calvin, speaking to Hobbes

Congrats to charlie---may he enjoy it