Many (including DU's "trof") think that Hemingway haunts my lookout tower.

[DemoTex]

Hemingway or DemoTex? You be the judge.

Eight days and a wake-up.

Thanks to EarlG for allowing my dispatches in the DU GD Forum.

On edit: Spelling of Hemingway

[Gabi Hayes]

1. dunno about Hemmingway, but it could be

Hemingway

[Gabi Hayes]

11. btw, been enjoying your posts from up there. have you seen this:

http://www.poetsonthepeaks.com/index.php

I think you'll apprecitate it if you haven't read it yet

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5077040

[DemoTex]

14. I kept a copy of "Poets on the Peaks" on the lookout desk all season.

It is really a lot more than an expensive coffee table ooh-ahh picture book. The photos are stunning, but I learned a whole lot about the three lookout poets (Kerouac, Snyder, and Whalen) from this great book.

[roguevalley]

23. not Hemmingway. Hemmingway never was that cute.

[BlooInBloo]

2. :) Is it chilly down there? Didn't break the 50s here in Seattle.

[DemoTex]

16. Yesterday: 19 LOW - 36 HIGH

Today: 29 LOW - 45 HIGH

TOMORROW: Snow starting in evening and lasting 72 hours.

[BlooInBloo]

19. Yikes! Space heater with decent insulation, I hope?

[kid a]

3. hemingway, no doubt

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. Can you step a little to your left so we can see your reefer plant better?

It seems to me you have had a rather memorable summer.

[DemoTex]

12. Bwaa haa haa haa!

My plastic reefer plant on the propane reefer (refrige).

[d_b]

5. sure looks like it

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. Looking Good

:) :thumbsup:

[stevedeshazer]

7. It's clearly DemoTex

You ain't pushing up daisies like that other dude.

:)

How's it going and when does fire season officially end?

[DemoTex]

10. Glad you asked so that I can post this:

Fire probabilities have dropped significantly in the last few days.
There was rain and snow Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; there are cold
temps and high RHs; and there was ground fog on the forest this
morning (RH=100%). The four cardinal fire weather indices (Spread
Component, Burn Index, Energy Release Component, and Ignition Component) are
way down, as are the KBDI (Keetch-Byram Drought Index) and the Haines
Index (2 today - very low). There is no LAL (Lightning Activity Level)
and the forecast is for a significant wetting event beginning
tomorrow.

To give you an idea of how much things have changed in the last week
or so, the USFS starts prescribed burns in the district today! We had
big smokes from the Sisters and the Pickles burns.

It looks more and more like a major snowstorm is coming to the higher
elevations (that would includes my location at 6400 feet). The snow is forecast to start Friday
evening and continue until Monday evening. That should make for some interesting photos.

[stevedeshazer]

15. Now that is one awesome report.

I understood most of that, but I'd not heard of the KBDI. So I learned something new, thanks. The increased humidity signals the end of fire season around this time each year but I hiked a few days ago near Mt. Adams in the Gifford Pinchot NF (southern Washington Cascades) and it was dry as hell with lots of fuel on the ground.

Snow at 6400' is a sure sign of winter. Looking forward to some pics.

[DemoTex]

17. Sunday the snow level dips to 3500 feet.

So Bend has snow in the forecast for Sunday.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Looking for them pictures and STAY WARM

what a change, ain't mother nature amazing?

I am sure your dog will want to snuggle... keep him warm too.

[DemoTex]

20. Nick is warming up the sleeping bag right now.

Amazing indeed. I cannot believe how rapidly the fire indices plummeted!

[Hekate]

8. Nice to see the man behind the camera!

:hi:

Hekate

[uppityperson]

32. Indeed! That it is.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. nope, that's you... not papa

the side of your face is intact

you ain't got any shotguns up there, do ya?

[DemoTex]

21. Like the only patch on my flight suit said (for the Laos missions)

Alone - Unarmed - Scared Shitless!

[busybl]

13. better looking than Hemingway

[DemoTex]

22. Hemingway cultivated a much more rugged look.

I like to cultivate the alive and kicking look.

Know what I mean, Vern?

[merh]

24. all I know is

Dr.DemoTex is one lucky lady.

:hi:

[DemoTex]

27. Nay! I'm the lucky lad.

Dr. D. gave me the summer off to do this adventure.

[merh]

30. no doubt, you have a relationship

that is most enviable - you both are very lucky, very lucky indeed.

so glad she gave you the summer off and that you have shared your adventures with us. :hi:

[Born_A_Truman]

25. It's been so interesting for us ...

Thanks for taking us along on this journey! I'm boarding a cruise ship on Sunday for a week so I'll look forward to your journal when I get back. We're in red flag down here in California. Just saw on the news a small fire on the Cajon Pass. Hope the winds don't whip it up. We've been pretty lucky so far ... hope it stays that way.

Enjoy your trip home and take pictures, will you? Give Nick a pat for me.

[XOKCowboy]

28. My thanks also...

for the pictures and reports and just for spending your summer battling wildfires. Just wanted you to know I appreciated it.

[Morning Dew]

26. The photos in your other dispatches were stunning -

but I see you've saved the best until now.

Thanks for all the great posts and pics, DemoTex, I've enjoyed them so much.

[DemoTex]

29. I'll do a compendium of the best photos when I get back east.

There are thousands of photos in my files from this adventure.

[Gormy Cuss]

31. trof has a point, but don't start reporting on the snows of Kilimanjaro.

Your tower isn't THAT tall. ;)