Taylor Rees

Taylor Rees Instagram – June thru September 1985 right before I was born, Mom (Kelly) spent 4 months of her pregnancy alone in the Pinyon Peak lookout tower in the Salmon-Challis National Forest of Idaho. Just she and unborn me, and Harley the big black dog. Halfway thru the summer my dad and his friends, helitech wildland firefighters that summer, gave her a kitten which she named PK (Pinyon Kitty). They delivered her food by helicopter once every few weeks. Her job was to scan the landscape day and night, especially if she heard thunder, and look for smoke. No wifi, no phones, no television. Just a baby in her belly, wood to chop, and plenty of windy mountain air. I asked her recently if she got lonely, and her response was, sure, but she really enjoyed the long naps. “And did you get scared?” “No, never. Not out there, there were no humans to harm me and the mountains were my friends.” 40 years later and the most peaceful feeling for me in the world is this very experience. Watching the night sky, totally alone, in howling wind, with a big black dog (@baloointhewild). #happymothersday | Posted on 12/May/2025 03:10:29