Smokejumpers by Mike McMillan

A well-developed smoke column billows near Jiggs, Nevada, 1999. High winds from an approaching cold front begin shearing the column's top. Mike McMillan spotfireimages.com

Murry A. Taylor has been a smokejumper since 1965. He divides his time between Alaska and northern California. Jumping Fire is his first book. Taylor's e-mail address is: murrytay@sisqtel.net • All photographs by Mike McMillan/Spotfire Images • Site by Visual Contact