smkjumper
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The deal on that particular jump was that the fire was about 3/4 of a mile a way - and it did'nt even rain there! We jump into the safest/closest place to the fire, which on this day happened to be into a clearing in the path of a thunderstorm. We kinda took cover until it blew over, then hiked up to the fire. We figured that if we would have been under canopy five minutes later then we were - things would have been really ugly! Proplast-- Yeah, I'm still a smokejumper- starting my 7th season in April! (jeeze, I need to get a life!) -smkjumper
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Yeah, it's crazy. I think my latest jump in Alaska was at about 11:30 P.M. -smkjumper
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I've jumped north of the Arctic Circle a few times as a Smokejumper (in Alaska), but it wasn't much different than any other jumps I've done. I spend about five and a half months in Antarctica (South Pole Station), and honestly have no desire to make a skydive there. Too cold! As far as bad weather? I made a jump last year (again, as a smokejumper) into a rainstorm. It was'nt raining when I left the plane, and did'nt start until about 800 feet, but by the time I hit the groud, I was soaked! -smkjumper