In August, 1973 a major forest fire swept through 17,470 acres of the western slopes of the Sierra Mountain Range near Sonora "cat skinners" at work in post-fire salvage operation.
Cat skinners chain logs to Caterpillar tractors which drag the logs to "landing area" (see here). They are then loaded onto trucks for removal, September 1973. Photographer: O'Rear, Charles. Original public domain image from Flickr