Helicopter grabbing a drink

I got a shot of this today.

Good stuff! Those things really suck when the pilot misses his mark and drops in on ya head, I was on a hotshot crew for a season and we got a bath once!

Have you still got fires lit nearby Jerdon?

Yep, there was a small brush fire just over the hill from the lake. I watched him refill 3 times and go over the hill pretty quickly.

Great shot Jerdon.........reminds of my days flying in the Army, use to play chicken flying down over rice paddies......GT

very cool Jerdon...you always see it on TV but when you get to see in person, its bada55! i saw that happen last year when i was camping at the Kern River...acres and acres were burning and the helicopter was coming down to Lake Isabella to get water and do its thing....crazy!

I have seen it all to often while i was on the water and off , the area is so dry and if all these images coming in for the end of the yr into next yr are correct , be prepared to be very wet ,, we need it

I certainly agree with needing all the wet we can get! only problem is some predictions say too much all at once and it will be wasted as its diverted to the ocean to prevent flooding and overflow of dams. same thing if it comes as more rain than snow in upper elevations. snowpack allows "stored" water that melts at a slow trickle over a long period of time, which volume can be managed as its used, and stored. still no complaints on this end, just hope it all works out to CA's advantage and the state is smart about it still. it's said that even after an El Nino we could go right back to a dry arid condition for multible years all over again.

Its looking good for the snow pack , just not sure if we will get enough .. Yes the Storm looks huge , but we are Very dry and it is hard to say what will come afterwards