>From: Brian Casteel >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Hmmm... >Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:34:35 -0600 > >Yeah, I read that story, but thought it might have been a cover-up for >the truth of the fire being caused by the flame from a hot air balloon >inflation. :) That would be difficult to cover up! It would probably be really big news! We are very careful with our operations up here. We launch on a red rock slab, so there is no vegetation under the equiptment. On landing, we have the pilot lights shut off before we touch down to assure there can be no flame to ignite the grass. The forest service will continue to allow us to operate long after all other restrictions are in place. Although they have shut down commercial operations on the forest before. So hopefully it doesnt get to that this summer. I guess it depends on if there are any other major fires around here. Sedona has been very fortunate to not have any major fires in the area in recent years (as long as I have been coming up here anyways). The forest is very thick in manzanita, pine and there is alot of low grass underneath... right up to the edge of town and even into town. There is no buffer really. Hopefully the monsoons will come soon and we can look forward to some heavy rains. Sedona always gets some good rains during the monsoon. Its just a matter of when that will start to happen. Scott Team Ropingthewind ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com