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Some folks here enjoyed a campfire at 9,000 ft. this past weekend. Way up a steep run of switchbacks with astounding vistas of SE Arizona - and a beautiful camp in the ponderosa forest.

Really good folks, excellent camaraderie, great food and fun shooting. Some traveled in from Arkansas, Oregon, Colorado, Texas and New Mexico. Missed the ones from Louisiana and California this year. Many photos to follow from krp and others. Stay tuned.

Glad you all enjoyed it.

Someday I may make it there. I keep wishing anyway.

I wish I could have come, but had some family conflicts. Ultimately though, I fell off a ladder and even the family stuff got cancelled. Maybe next year.

Just DO IT. I'd love to meet you at one of these, Geno.

I'm 610 feel ASL

You have oxygen up there??

Here in good ol' Jefferson our campfire is doing nicely at 66 square miles and 1% containment. Local merchants are raising the price of dogs, marshmallows and gas and diesel. Merchants wondering why we all shop in Southern Oregon.

Our campfire is about 5’ above sea level

It depends on what it's being fed:

plain Jane Mexican brown, not so high

domestic ganja, plenty high

Well, the demise of the 36MPG Matrix in the creek last fall put the kibosh on some extracurricular activities. I'd have to take the 20MPG truck and thanks to Brandon that's a bit out of the fixed income budget right now.

I keep hoping the wife hits that MegaMillions deal, even for the 5 numbers. Then I could rent someone to take me in a plane!

150’

About 350’

Around 715' ASL.

I'm wondering, do campfires at 9K feet have to be re-jetted to burn right? 😉😄

Thanks for the replies - was born and raised at about 200 ft. altitude on the Delaware River - moved out west at age 22 and gradually adjusted to the mountain conditions.

Yes, at 9k the distance between air molecules is greater, and a few of the flatlanders noticed it - but no one was slowed down very much. Lots of activity pretty much non-stop from dawn until 9 or 10 pm.

As an oldie with some significant deficiencies, I was asked to keep track of the O2 level - pulse oximeter was always below 90% and once went down to 81 after some shenanigans. Just kept going.

My take is that those on the 'Fire who never have been out here with our assorted gang face-to-face have missed some very special interactions and experiences. Upside down from the internet - real people, phony stuff nonexistent.

Looking forward to the photos.

Had our annual bbq at friend’s farm. He stacked these up because they’ve got wire fence buried in them and he doesn’t want to ruin his saw. He has plenty of firewood anyway. Was a good opportunity to burn up a lot of scrub around the farm the next day, too.

usually about 1ft ASL.

Pickin's are slim - for sure!
I cheat a bit, though - I live at 6550.

Just made it home, had to stop in Santa Fe to see a doctor. (follow - up on a previous issue)
Hope everyone else either has, or does, arrive home safely.

I’m 269 above sea level

About 800 feet.

We had 25 participants

Here's a few pictures, I still have to go through some that others have sent and get them downloaded, more this evening.

Kent