Will do... eventually! I just ordered the "No Child should have parents who don't give a hoot whether or not their kid gets outside in nature" book through the interlibrary loan... will check that out first! Michele
> 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] >
