WEST YELLOWSTONE, UNITED STATES
The Wider Image: In love, but apart, as they fight fires in the American West
Mark Duffey, 47, folds and packs a parachute at the West Yellowstone Smokejumper base in West Yellowstone, Montana, U.S., August 10, 2021. Raised in Montana by a smokejumper father, Mark never doubted he'd end up working with nature. Since then, he's completed more than 100 fire jumps. "Every jump is a little different," he says, citing the wind and the varying landing spots. "I really like the little meadows in the wilderness." REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small SEARCH "WILDFIRES LOOKOUT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES