New Meadows, ID. It is tempting to say, "Be careful what you wish for..." But I was only wishing for rain, not for the high winds that go along with thunderstorms. Of course at this time of year you only get rain with a thunderstorm. When one started kicking up, I couldn't help looking at these massive trees standing around my campsite -- and they were all leaning! I am just not used to being 'ground zero' for heavy trees. So I moved to what should be a safer place. from bedore.org Along with the high winds came forest fire smoke ! _________________________________ How do people think and feel about the environment around them? A modern person hears the word "environment" and thinks of butterflies and rainbows, colorful sunsets, and which angle their retirement McMansion should face in order to maximize financial gains. But that hardly matters, because a modern person is a fraud about nature. Go back a couple generations and ask what "sea pe
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