It's very smoky and the air is full of ashes here in Mammoth - the French fire on the western side of the Sierras, about 40 miles away, has consumed over 12,000 acres already. The fire in Yosemite, the El Portal fire, is now under control -
Smokey here in Mammoth
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fjpikul
GT Owner
MAD IN NC
Proud Owner/ BOD blah bla
Hope all is well Ralphie.
I'll send ya some fresh Alaskan Salmon to hang on the clothes line for a few days..............
I'll send ya some fresh Alaskan Salmon to hang on the clothes line for a few days..............
Light rain showers last night and this morning have cleared the air here - we're currently expecting showers and thunderstorms each day for the rest of the week.
- and the cloud cover has also helped the fire crews:
"Cloud cover helped suppression actions throughout the night, allowing crews and equipment to make good progress in line construction along the northwest perimeter. Today crews will continue building and reinforcing containment lines on the north, west and south perimeters. The east perimeter has burned down to the San Joaquin River. Structure defense continues in the Arnold Meadow area on the northern perimeter.
"An investigation has concluded that an abandoned campfire near the Rock Creek Campground was the cause of the French Fire. The abandoned campfire was located towards the bottom of Rock Creek Road, near the San Joaquin River. Investigators are asking for the public’s help for information about anyone who was seen in the area of Rock Creek Road near the San Joaquin River during the afternoon or evening of Sunday July 27."
You can follow the progress at
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4013/
- and the cloud cover has also helped the fire crews:
"Cloud cover helped suppression actions throughout the night, allowing crews and equipment to make good progress in line construction along the northwest perimeter. Today crews will continue building and reinforcing containment lines on the north, west and south perimeters. The east perimeter has burned down to the San Joaquin River. Structure defense continues in the Arnold Meadow area on the northern perimeter.
"An investigation has concluded that an abandoned campfire near the Rock Creek Campground was the cause of the French Fire. The abandoned campfire was located towards the bottom of Rock Creek Road, near the San Joaquin River. Investigators are asking for the public’s help for information about anyone who was seen in the area of Rock Creek Road near the San Joaquin River during the afternoon or evening of Sunday July 27."
You can follow the progress at
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4013/
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AtomicGT
GT Owner
KMCBOSS
RED GT owner
Another big fire up by Burny - had to take an alternate route home to Seattle area from Reno (Hot August Nights)