Fires!?!?

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  1. scan

    scan iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    fran allas
    Current Bike:
    Scott Spark
    Surprise nobody's been talking about this. I know we have riders who live in these areas. How's it going? Especially some of the trails in these areas
     
  2. ndocpjf

    ndocpjf Member

    Location:
    Agoura
    Name:
    Nick
    Current Bike:
    Giant Trance X
    Was surprised as well it was so quiet. Currently without power, and internet more or less. Was over around Cheeseboro Canyon (absolute chaos of a freeway/road situation) this morning and the whole area looked blanketed by smoke so hopefully fingers crossed. Also trails in Malibu like backbone might be in the path of the fire.
     
  3. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    I have been watching since 5am. Took a break to go ride Chantry... Chesebro was burning this morning when I first turned on the TV. The fire jumped the 101 at Liberty Cyn and has been on a run to the Pacific via Malibu Creek State Park. The fire also jumped Las Virgenes to the east and that means Millennium trail will probably be affected.
    While the loss of the trails is lamentable, remember that people are losing everything, the fire crews are risking everything, and the wind just keeps blowing.
     
  4. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Since its in Woosley, I'd bet thats gone. And a movie ranch area got destroyed also.
     
  5. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Wow, this is terrible news, my beloved Santa Monica Mtns trails are going up in flames. :(
     
  6. Cornholio

    Cornholio iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    B
    Current Bike:
    Huffy
    Can’t like this.. sucks bad and I know the feeling.
     
  7. knucklebuster

    knucklebuster Well-Known Member

    Location:
    34.2295° N, 117.2257° W
    Name:
    Dave
    Current Bike:
    Guerrilla Gravity Megatrail
    Thoughts and prayers for safety to the firefighters and all those effected. Looks bad on the TeeVee.
     
  8. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    It's been pretty chaotic at the West End of Simi Valley. Mandatory evacuations have people going berserk. Of course you have all the looky-loos that want to just stop in the middle of the street and take pictures while everyone else is fleeing from their homes. I could see the ridge was on fire last night but never thought it would come down the hill against the wind. This pic is current and there are constant flare-ups.

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  9. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    The fire up north....the Camp fire....is headed for Chico. Sierra Nevada Brewery is in Chico. :bang:
     
  10. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Burned down the whole town of Paradise.
    Paradise Lost...
     
  11. CBone

    CBone iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Antelope Valley
    Name:
    Tucker
    Current Bike:
    Intense Primer
    I will be joining in with the prayers and hoping for the best.
    We will be thinking of you guys that are directly affected. Can’t imagine the stress and worry and worse.
    Stay safe.
     
  12. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    The brewery is in the middle of the city, if it burns. ...another Santa Rosa type event.
    Paradise is a little mountain(foothill) town. Very sad, and many elderly, I fear the number of lives lost.
     
  13. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    I just took this from a customer's backyard. It's less than a 100 yards away.

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  14. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    I’m with my step dad now, his parents home in Malibu was destroyed as well as every other home in the vicinity. They only had time to get a few animals out.. f@cking tragic.
     
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  15. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Can't say I like this, but thanks for sharing. Stuff can be replaced; glad they got out.
     
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  16. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Sh!t. So sorry to hear of these losses. Prayer machine cranked to 11, for what it's worth. :(
     
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  17. CBone

    CBone iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Antelope Valley
    Name:
    Tucker
    Current Bike:
    Intense Primer
    :(
     
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  18. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    I'm sorry for them. Thanks for taking the time to post here to your extended family.
     
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  19. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    What a heavy day yesterday. We live off of Mulholland in Calabasas, and up pretty high with a view facing North. We had a good view of the fire from when it started all the way until it jumped the freeway and started spreading into Agoura, Malibu, etc. We were pretty much due South of it, and as it marched South the winds also pushed it West, so diagonally away from us. Thought we'd seen the worst of it in our area, but then around noon it REALLY kicked back up closer to where it started and made an unexpected push towards us. Had the perspective inducing experience of packing up valuables with a fire bearing down on us for the second time in three years. Got to watch some tanker drops out the window. By the time we evacuated it seemed like we were out of any imminent threat due to helpful (for us) winds, and some serious ass-kickery by the fire fighters. Looking at the map, seems like literally everything that I've been riding will have been destroyed or adversely affected. Obviously that's the least important aspect here, but but gave me some pangs nonetheless. Hope everyone on here is safe.
     
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  20. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    This is a living nightmare. I have a heavy heart for those who have been directly affected.
     
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  21. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Matt, hope it continues to stay clear.
     
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  22. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Thanks for your kind words, thoughts and prayers my friends.
    My grandparents ranch was a really cool place, my grandfather was retired mounted LAPD, He and my grandmother collected and rented out western theme movie props and also the ranch and barns were used for movie and magazine shoots(Playboy etc). He and my grandmother have passed, but my aunt and her husband lived on the property and ran the business somewhat, along with an animal rescue, they’re both attorneys. Thank God they’re safe, but most of the animals didn’t make it.
    Stay safe out there people.
     
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  23. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
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  24. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    How horrible. So sorry for the personal loss and tragedy of these terrible fires. I cannot imagine the pain, be it experienced by human or animal.

    Think of my "like" as a statement of support, and not a like.
     
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  25. OTHRider

    OTHRider Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Duke
    Current Bike:
    '18 Salsa Cutthroat
    I feel for you. We've gone through it twice too and it is a weird feeling to prioritize your memories, valuables, medicine etc. Hectic, frantic, harried - you name it. I hope your home survived unscathed.
     
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  26. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    My uncle sent these pics of whats left of the Rickards ranch. So grim!
    I know my family is/are(?) not the only ones who lost a home etc...my heart goes out to those who are suffering loss right now. I think it’s @SnakeCharmer and @Runs with Scissors who remind us that “things can be replaced,people can’t”.

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  27. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Sorry, Sara...
     
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  28. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    The devastation is surreal. :(

    While my wife and I were on "date day" today, her phone kept ringing with news of yet another employee who lost everything. And, it seems, they are the lucky ones. The loss of life... I have no words for it.
     
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  29. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    According to a burn area map I looked at earlier, Backbone from Kanan to Corral is gone, Backbone from Kanan to around where Yerba Buena crosses it is gone, and Cheseboro is gone.

    I hope the map is “inaccurate”.
     
  30. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    So sorry to hear about your family's loss. Pics like this kill me. You can almost feel the memories that happened around the fireplace, and seeing it juxtaposed with the devastation around it.......brutal.
     
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