Bob Doucette
@proactiveoutside.bsky.social
Outdoor enthusiast, runner, author. Seeker of elevation. Believer. I lift, I run, I eat things. It's what I do.
Always nice to see a good review of your work. Thank you, Heather, for your kind words about Outsider!
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October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Always nice to see a good review of your work. Thank you, Heather, for your kind words about Outsider!
Curious? You can order a copy here: www.amazon.com/Outsider-Tal...
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Brighten things up around here. Here ya go…
September 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Brighten things up around here. Here ya go…
Stuart Fork Creek, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA. Felt like a PNW kind of day.
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Stuart Fork Creek, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA. Felt like a PNW kind of day.
At one point we had 1900 people at camp for the Green Fire. The logistical challenge of organizing and running these camps - as well as fighting the fire - is immense. But it gets done on the ground, in the air and on the water.
July 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
At one point we had 1900 people at camp for the Green Fire. The logistical challenge of organizing and running these camps - as well as fighting the fire - is immense. But it gets done on the ground, in the air and on the water.
Heck of a month. Worked four fires, with two of em getting the most attention. Plenty of long days, but not as hard as the folks pulling 14-day swings on the fire line. Anyway, some pics on the trap line and at camp…
July 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Heck of a month. Worked four fires, with two of em getting the most attention. Plenty of long days, but not as hard as the folks pulling 14-day swings on the fire line. Anyway, some pics on the trap line and at camp…
As a kid I was a metal head, and all those Ozzy tunes were huge in those circles. Anyone with an affinity for heavy metal music knows that the genre doesn’t exist without Black Sabbath and it’s wildman vocalist Ozzy Osborne.
July 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
As a kid I was a metal head, and all those Ozzy tunes were huge in those circles. Anyone with an affinity for heavy metal music knows that the genre doesn’t exist without Black Sabbath and it’s wildman vocalist Ozzy Osborne.
Fire season off to a fast start
July 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Fire season off to a fast start
Some sweet scenery on Shasta Lake, but you can also make out the haze from a nearby fire, the Green Fire. Fire season starting with a bang.
July 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Some sweet scenery on Shasta Lake, but you can also make out the haze from a nearby fire, the Green Fire. Fire season starting with a bang.
Little late with these, but a couple weeks back our firefighters went through their readiness review: exercises designed to simulate wildfire scenarios. In one exercise, live fire was used. Very cool couple of days, and privileged to be there. The SHF firefighters are ready for fire season.
June 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Little late with these, but a couple weeks back our firefighters went through their readiness review: exercises designed to simulate wildfire scenarios. In one exercise, live fire was used. Very cool couple of days, and privileged to be there. The SHF firefighters are ready for fire season.
Quick holiday hike at Whiskeytown Lake. Tried to make a friend.
May 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Quick holiday hike at Whiskeytown Lake. Tried to make a friend.
My office for part of the day today. This is a big college kid party weekend for students in Oregon and California, and s bunch of em come to Shasta Lake. So we went out to give them trash bags for their campsites and generally tell them to have fun but be safe.
May 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
My office for part of the day today. This is a big college kid party weekend for students in Oregon and California, and s bunch of em come to Shasta Lake. So we went out to give them trash bags for their campsites and generally tell them to have fun but be safe.
Shasta Bally and the Sacramento River as seen from Redding, CA. Heck of a view I get to see every time I go into town.
March 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Shasta Bally and the Sacramento River as seen from Redding, CA. Heck of a view I get to see every time I go into town.
Detail shots from a ponderosa pine killed in the Carr Fire…
March 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Detail shots from a ponderosa pine killed in the Carr Fire…
On a roll now. Went out to Whiskeytown Lake to enjoy some sunny skies, cool breezes and pretty scenery.
March 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
On a roll now. Went out to Whiskeytown Lake to enjoy some sunny skies, cool breezes and pretty scenery.
I have! Plus the Gloss Mountains and Black Mesa.
March 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I have! Plus the Gloss Mountains and Black Mesa.
Ok, enough bummer posts. Time for a little light. Did you know there are mountains in Oklahoma? It’s true. The Wichitas.
March 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ok, enough bummer posts. Time for a little light. Did you know there are mountains in Oklahoma? It’s true. The Wichitas.
Good day in the field. There is a wild contrast watching fire crews do fuels reduction work in an area of a forest that got nuked by wildfire a few years back.
January 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Good day in the field. There is a wild contrast watching fire crews do fuels reduction work in an area of a forest that got nuked by wildfire a few years back.
New fires popping up in SoCal. A trend is developing: urban wildfires.
Paradise, CA. Lahaina, HI. Now LA. Fires breaking off in vegetation, spreading into developed areas, then torching entire communities.
Once is a tragedy. But when it repeats itself it’s a crisis. A wildfire crisis.
Paradise, CA. Lahaina, HI. Now LA. Fires breaking off in vegetation, spreading into developed areas, then torching entire communities.
Once is a tragedy. But when it repeats itself it’s a crisis. A wildfire crisis.
January 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
New fires popping up in SoCal. A trend is developing: urban wildfires.
Paradise, CA. Lahaina, HI. Now LA. Fires breaking off in vegetation, spreading into developed areas, then torching entire communities.
Once is a tragedy. But when it repeats itself it’s a crisis. A wildfire crisis.
Paradise, CA. Lahaina, HI. Now LA. Fires breaking off in vegetation, spreading into developed areas, then torching entire communities.
Once is a tragedy. But when it repeats itself it’s a crisis. A wildfire crisis.
Video from the falls…
January 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Video from the falls…
Spent some time outdoors today. Cool, sunny day near Burney, CA.
January 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Spent some time outdoors today. Cool, sunny day near Burney, CA.
Something I think people need to learn from the news of late is this: Get used to more large-scale natural disasters. From LA to Appalachia, the Gulf Coast to tornado alley: Seems like things are getting more extreme and no one is immune. We have to think ahead with this in mind.
January 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Something I think people need to learn from the news of late is this: Get used to more large-scale natural disasters. From LA to Appalachia, the Gulf Coast to tornado alley: Seems like things are getting more extreme and no one is immune. We have to think ahead with this in mind.