UMTravels

Got a great letter from my friend Steve who is in the “can” in Montana. He spent the summer on the fire lines as a member of the elite Con Crew, one of a few prison fire fighting crews in the west.

Here is the link to the story:

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/the_con_crew/C329/L41/

And a couple of great pictures. The first is the crew:

And then there is the close-up with Steve and another crew member:

I’m proud of how Steve is turning his life around — even if it took doing serious time to pound it into his skull.

Read the article — it’s good. These guys are putting their life on the line for a few days out of handcuffs.

[220.9 — so now you know]