BLACKTAIL BUTTE
National Park Service
August 30, 1951: "The life of a park service lookout may be lonely, but not dull.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Frieberg, National Park Service lookouts on Blacktail Butte in Jackson Hole, will attest to that.
Mrs. Frieberg started down the butte, when three elk ran out of the timber, frightening her. She ran, stumbled and skinned her knee.
Back on top of the mountain, she lay down in the sun to rest. A squirrel ran across her face, leaving scratches in its wake.
Soon a mother bear came along with two cubs, which did not add to Mrs. Frieberg's security.
And then, to top it off, lightning danced up and down the valley Wednesday and bounced off the lookout cabin, shocking her husband." (The Rigby Star)
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Frieberg, National Park Service lookouts on Blacktail Butte in Jackson Hole, will attest to that.
Mrs. Frieberg started down the butte, when three elk ran out of the timber, frightening her. She ran, stumbled and skinned her knee.
Back on top of the mountain, she lay down in the sun to rest. A squirrel ran across her face, leaving scratches in its wake.
Soon a mother bear came along with two cubs, which did not add to Mrs. Frieberg's security.
And then, to top it off, lightning danced up and down the valley Wednesday and bounced off the lookout cabin, shocking her husband." (The Rigby Star)