It is the best of times, and it is the worst of times ..

[Bo Zarts]

The 2022 fire season is over for me .. before it really started. I have re-injured my very fragile spine .. top to bottom. It’s a long story that I will tell in detail later.

Nothing critical (I hope), but I’m told that one more trip up/down that insanely rough road to Pinyon Peak could do me in. There is a large comment section below for the I TOLD YOU SOs. You were right .. I made a big mistake.

I’ll rest and recover here in Challis for a while. My sick time should be way sufficient for that. But that really is not an issue.

I have great support team here from my USFS fire staff, and incredible support from the staff of the motel (my home for the last 33 days). All permutations of the trip home are covered. So not to worry. Tomorrow I’ll be contacting my docs back east to move that next back surgery to the front burner. - Bo

Challis, Idaho
July 17, 2022