Close Encounters
The longest day, the first day of summer, was treacherous coming into possible contact with hantavirus, large back country bears, and after returning to the front country and sitting at a picnic table at the…
Mission Statement
A book is near. The book will not be that thick, nor will it contain all of the details. The point will be made and just to be clear, I’ll outline it here and include…
the united states is Not soundproof
“the bully comes in – kicks the newsboy you know where – & begins ripping away at the audio repairman’s shirt…the column of faces – all together know – a munching chorus “DONT GET KILLED…
Fire and Avalanche Watch
The back country office (BCO) is a small building near the road at Tower Ranger Station. Duties start with raising the flag, then reporting on the weather by measuring the rainfall from the previous day…





