The Forest service sets up a jump base down in Silver city, New Mexico every year to jump the Gila National forest as well as Arizona. The BLM (Alaska, and Boise) only send two jumpers a year to the southwest to be Gila Smokejumpers. I was lucky enough to pull my name out of a hat and get on the jump list near the top. The choice went down the list and I had the chance so I went. I wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do being that I'm still new to Alaska, but the opportunity to come down here may never come again. I'm In silver City now, the base, the people, the town are all pretty neat. I like the desert and hopefully Ill get to jump the Gila wilderness a few times. Here are some pictures of the new digs.
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