I used to work for the Forest Service, then the Park Service. I worked cruising timber, laying out thinning contracts, fighting fires, leading hikes and guiding tours (in no particular order) above ground and in caves and in cities, in the Northwest, the Southwest, the wilds of Kentucky, Tennessee, and New York City. I climbed mountains and backpacked and I taught mountaineering (with the Mountaineers). As a kid I fished and camped every summer. Now I live in a Prairie with no mountains. Damned hot summers. Now I mostly just garden and walk the dogs every day.

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