Instead of traditional outdoor camping each year, our family visits evacuated towns on the edges of wildfires in California.
In a deserted Pinecrest bar, chilled kegs of beer are the only uncontaminated drinkable liquid and firefighters toast, "To a rat, 'cause I ain't dead yet!"
After finishing off two half-full mugs of beer, Steve notices residents returning to their homes. One emerges from the crawlspace beneath the front porch and introduces himself as Eben to the gathering at the bar.
