Back at Work...Stuck at Coal Pits

My days back following my medical follies were spent at a lovely location outside of the main part of Zion National Park called Coal Pits. Coal Pits is a hellish patch of desert in the Virgin River gorge where Springdale and Rockville, UT are located. It's owned by the NPS and is used as a helibase/spot for incidents in the park as well as a shooting range for the rangers. Our stay there was to support the 100th Anniversary Fire named in honor of the Centennial celebration within the park. Our involvement was limited to helibase duties which, for a fire this small, was pretty limited in it self. Still I can't really complain...I'm physically able to be back at work and I'm getting paid to sit at Coal Pits for 3 days. It would be nice if someone turned down the heat a little.