Just a Few Jumper Stories: A Collection of Smokejumper Adventures
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (945 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1512022233 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Five Stars" according to LINDA BUTERBAUGH. great book, a must read.. Human Spirit and Close Friendships Andy In full disclosure, I know at least 80% of the individuals named and participated on/with them in AK. I truly enjoyed the quick short recollection of the time and happenings of many of these events. It is well worth reading and I smiled as I remembered a number of the stories. If you are interested in the human spirit and craziness that happens, fire fighting, outdoors camping in the wilderness, etc., this book is for you.I must thank Rod for h. RID said He is a wonderful storyteller. His stories are very entertaining - and. I admit to a huge bias in reviewing this book. But for years I have been listening to my husband's stories about his smokejumping experiences. He is a wonderful storyteller. His stories are very entertaining - and make me wish that I had considered a career in fire. His story collection reveals his sense of humor and his love of jumping. Makes a wife proud.
He began smokejumping in McCall, ID in 1968 and transferred to the Alaska base in 1975. . Raised on a farm outside of Prosser, WA, Mr Dow graduated with a degree in Education from Washington State University. He currently lives with his wife and teenage boy in a log house he built several miles off the grid in central Washington. Over 32 years he jumped 286 fires in nine Western states. He has hitchhiked over 50,000 miles in the US and Mexico and enjoys foreign tr
. Over 32 years he jumped 286 fires in nine Western states. About the Author Raised on a farm outside of Prosser, WA, Mr Dow graduated with a degree in Education from Washington State University. He began smokejumping in McCall, ID in 1968 and transferred to the Alaska base in 1975. He currently lives with his wife and teenage boy in a log house he built several miles off the grid in central Washington. He has hitchhiked over 50,000 miles in the US and Mexico and enjoys foreign travel, reading, hiking, camping, woodworking, and fly fishing. He remained at the bottom level of the jumper base his entire career in order to jump more fires
"Just a Few Jumper Stories" is a collection of 70 stories from 46 years of firefighting (32 with the smokejumpers) by Alaska Smokejumper Rod Dow. All true tales, mostly funny incidents from his career, they portray the thrill, humor, and love of the outdoors that comes from parachuting into wild country in Alaska and throughout the mountain west.. It is intended as a straightforward attempt to archive campfire stories from the life of a long time firefighter