Thanks to the Alaskan Forest Rangers

Well the guys made it to Anchorage at about 1030 our time Tuesday night. Dave had an interesting flight sitting next to a dog. They got up the next morning and rented a car and were anxious to do their shopping at Costco. The pictures are going to have to be filled in later because the guys have only a satellite phone and the calls will be brief. Their plane has some issues and they will have to fly Penn Air now. I spoke with George Wed night and they had not made it to their site but did make it to Moore Creek. This is the gold camp 3 miles from theirs with no trails. Also remember, the major fire in Alaska is called the Moore Creek fire. George said the wind was bad and they were waiting for that to die down so they can get to their site. They can only fly the guys into their site one at a time because their runway isn’t long enough.
  Now for an update on the fires: The forest rangers set up a sprinkler system at the gold camp, Moore Creek. They have quite a few structures at this site. George and Dave only have their tin condo so I’m sure they are a little anxious. The fires are close, 3 miles south, and the wind is in their favor. Of course it’s the lightning that is setting them off so they are not in the clear.

Thursday morning update: I got a call from George. They made it to their site this morning. They were up at 5:00. They are still waiting for their supplies to be delivered.  The pilot flew Dave in and then George.  After he flew George in, he said no more flights till the wind dies down.  So all of their supplies are sitting on the runway at Moore Creek.

Thank God for the forest rangers. George said they set up hoses and pumps and a sprinkler system all around their camp. Their pilot’s son is there helping them and I can hear the excitement in George’s voice. So…tonight will be their first night at their site. This is a picture of the fire map. You can see the active fire is to the east on this map. George says it’s 3 miles to the south and moving away from them. But the gold fever has a hold on them and that apparently is enough to get them through anything. But I would still like everyone to keep them in their prayers. I might have my arrow off by a little, but you can see the how long the 3 mile line is and their site is 3 miles north and east of Moore Creek. Anyway you look at it would concern anyone. Again, thank God for the forestry service.