In Tribute to Those Who Protect Our National Forests

[MineralMan]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210006396

[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

NOW!

[MineralMan]

2. And to those who have more DU posts than I!

Tribute.

[malaise]

3. LOL

[MineralMan]

8. Not many in the club anymore, are there?

I haven't been here forever, but I've sure been here long enough to know how things go, eh?

[malaise]

10. Same here

I joined in 2004

[Brother Buzz]

4. Mac included a Pulaski and a McLeod, but dammit not one rake in sight

[malaise]

5. Too good

Hahahahahah

[MineralMan]

6. Photographic Symbolism

And not a sign of the Old Boss around, either. Very peaceful scene.

[912gdm]

11. Im curious

are you a rockhound and also get into lapidary?

[MineralMan]

12. I was into both.

Later, I sold mineral specimens to collectors around the world for a few years. Now, I do something else.

There is a mineral dealer who calls himself MineralMan, but that's not me. Not connected.

[912gdm]

13. ahh ok

Ive been into it for the last few years and was looking at the topic groups hoping for something rock/mineral related.. But thanks for answering me.

[yonder]

7. made me laugh

[Mendocino]

16. Fire Rake

I used one when building trails. It had the triangle blades, not the tine-like kind. Sometimes called a council rake.

Now all we need is a peavy and a mattocks.

[Brother Buzz]

17. And don't forget the basic of all basics, the shovel

[AndJusticeForSome]

9. From this Northern Californian, a thousand KnRs nt

[MineralMan]

14. Kick for beauty.

[Tribalceltic]

15. How is the Cell phone coverage....

None I hope!

I could do a few weeks.. or months here

I"m going to miss those pictures so much, They were always uplifting

[PufPuf23]

18. The USFS Fire lookouts are mostly items from the past.

I live on a National Forest inholding and near the convergence of three NF (6Rivers, Klamath, Shasta-Trinity).

The lookouts are from a historical era.

There were lookouts, many originally built by the CCC in the 1930s, nearby: Shelton Butte, Orleans Mountain, Offield Mountain Blue Ridge, Eddy Gulch, Lake Mountain, Medicine Mountain, Weaver Bally, and more. None are now active in the Klamath Mountains.

There are not as many engine crews and brush disposal crews compared to the past, especially when there was still major timber sale programs.