Michelle- Check it out of the library...he's wonderful to read! Don Sent from Don's iPhone 3GS...
On Jan 4, 2010, at 3:19 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hey Don; > > I haven't read the anthology part but every time I see the film (4 > or 5 > times so far? will see it another 20 or so times I'm sure...), I > make a > mental note about how glad I am that at least one of the brothers > made a > living being outside doing the USFS stint vs. the other brother's > path. > Despite the other brother's path, however, a picture I carry around > in my > mind is the beauty of the filming of his action of the fly fishing > scenes... > > Michele > >> >> Ed/Michelle- >> >> Have you read Norman MacLean's "A River Runs Through It" >> anthology? One >> of the vignettes that accompanies "River" details MacLean's life >> during a >> season working for the newly formed USFS, manning/supporting fire >> lookouts >> some 30 miles by trail from nearest habitation, and the work ethic >> that >> was in place at that time...a lot to be re-learned! >> >> -Don >> >>> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:30:07 -0500 >>> Subject: Re: [ENTS] Recent Obituary >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> Thanks for posting this, Ed; >>> >>> Having worked in the wilds of Idaho myself, and not too far from >>> the Nez >>> Perce NF at that, I enjoyed the story, even if it is an obituary. >>> >>> It brings back memories of less dangerous forest fires... >>> >>> One morning, hiking down from an overnight camperoo on "The Nub", my >>> hiking friend and I discovered a lightning struck forest fire about >>> halfway down the mountain we were hiking down... we could see it >>> way off >>> in the distance and, as we rushed down what would've normally been >>> about >>> 4.5 hours of hiking in about 2.5 hours, killing our knees as we >>> went but > -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
