Some people called us Forest Rangers,<\/p>\n
though really, we were the lowest GS<\/p>\n
in the USFS. Not the highest tower either,<\/p>\n
certainly not as tall as a skyscraper,<\/p>\n
but at three stories, 45\u2019 Corral Hill\u2019s cabin<\/p>\n
was high enough that our heads were<\/p>\n
in the clouds on late summer days.<\/p>\n
When socked in, I made bread from<\/p>\n
the sourdough starter Mrs. Bayes gave<\/p>\n
us. It lofted like a sail at 6,000.’ On other<\/p>\n
days, thunderheads spread across<\/p>\n
the prairie like a coming gale. On those<\/p>\n
days, we watched the prairie like hawks.<\/p>\n
On the tower, we were often scared, lonely,<\/p>\n
or stir crazed. We\u2019d been struck once,<\/p>\n
which frightened us badly, and some storms<\/p>\n
were much more dangerous than the<\/p>\n
cumulonimbus cloud we\u2019d been hit by,<\/p>\n
which made us sensible to fear for our lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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