The first snow of the season sits on the hills as this DNR Huey basks in the early-morning autumn sun. This is the earliest it has snowed in the Kittitas Valley in close to 50 years.
One of three DNR Hueys based in Ellensburg. Despite the record-early snowfall, fire danger in the Kittitas Valley is still moderate, so I expect them to stick around for another month or so before departing for their "winter home" in Olympia.
Up from Redding, CA, this ex-US Army Cobra is in Ellensburg to provide FLIR support while looking for hot spots from the Table Mountain Fire burning North of Ellensburg.