{"id":439,"date":"2016-06-12T21:09:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T21:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/old.cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/?p=439"},"modified":"2020-10-13T20:31:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T20:31:32","slug":"ffla-western-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/2016\/06\/12\/ffla-western-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"FFLA Western Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year the Forest Fire Lookout Association<\/a> holds a western conference. The last time the conference was held in Oregon was in September 2011, when I hadn’t yet\u00a0become aware of the FFLA and what they do. This year the conference was held in John Day. It’s a long haul from Portland – a good five hour drive – but I was excited to explore an area I haven’t visited.<\/p>\n

Early arrivals visited some lookouts on Thursday. The conference officially started Friday morning with a presentation as well as introductions by everyone present. I’ve heard of many of these people over the years so it was nice to finally put names to faces.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon we formed a caravan and drove up to Ritter Butte<\/a>, a lookout perched right along\u00a0Highway 395. This one might be the winner for “lookout closest to a paved highway.” Then we visited Black Butte<\/a>, which had an access road that was in appalling condition. It might be the most rough and rutted lookout road I’ve ever been on.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u00a0morning we heard from Don Hann, the archaeologist for the Malheur National Forest.<\/p>\n

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In the afternoon we visited Aldrich Mountain<\/a> and enjoyed amazing views in all directions. The day wrapped up with a pizza dinner and the conclusion of the silent auction.<\/p>\n

Today there were more lookout field trips planned, but if I’d gone along I would have gotten home pretty late so I decided to do some local sightseeing and then head home. I had a lot of fun meeting and talking with fellow lookout enthusiasts and I’m so glad the timing worked out that I was able to attend the conference. Good times!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every year the Forest Fire Lookout Association holds a western conference. The last time the conference was held in Oregon<\/p>\n

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