Here's a little narrative of my last two days, with the promise of pictures to come.
Yesterday both Darla and I had the afternoon free since we already logged our 40 hours. So we went off geocaching to Fridley's Gap, where I scrambled up a steep hill to the cache. It was nice to log a find for one that I'd previously been unsuccessful in finding. The real reward, though was taking a chilly dip in the pool at the base of a small waterfall just feet from the geocache. I knew that opportunity was there, so I came dressed for the occasion.
Pics to come, maybe.
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Saturday afternoon, we were on the road during a violent thunderstorm. Because of the storm, I had my radio scanner, camera gear and rain gear in the car when the tones went off.
It was for a house fire in an area in which I'd seen lots of lightning strikes as we drove. I was not far away, so I headed that way. Indeed, heavy fire was eating away at a log cabin. And I was the first one there. Nobody seemed to be home.
Soon a volunteer firefighter appeared in his personal truck. A little later the chief arrived. Several minutes went by before the fire engines arrived and could start fighting the fire. In the 45 minutes I was there, I took over 135 pictures and got drenched in spite of my rain coat.
Pics to come.
Posted by JRC at August 6, 2005 11:29 PM | TrackBack