I see Smoke! ...Fire In the San Bernardino's

On my drive in to work this morning into the Antelope Valley I see large billowing smoke from the direction of Big Bear! :shock: :evil:
Any word on where this is?
Thank you!
Mikie

 

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<a class="postlink" href="http://www.pe.com/articles/lake-770739-buildings-fire.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.pe.com/articles/lake-770739- ... -fire.html</a>

Barton Flats timber fire.

 

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News is reporting that it is 27 miles away from Big Bear. Planning on riding there Saturday. Hopefully no smoke.

 

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Currently the smoke is blowing North East so it would be away from Big Bear...

 

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Start is near Barton flats

 

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They are reporting Jenks Road which is on the other side of the highway from SART. Big Bummer because there are trails in that area just not ones most people ride. Got worse overnight. Fire cam <a class="postlink" href="http://www.bensweather.com/benscamsang.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bensweather.com/benscamsang.php</a>

Dean

 

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Area map with fire start area circled. Hwy 38 closed at Angelus Oaks (usual starting spot for doing a SART ride). Burning NE currently 1700 acres, Mostly wilderness area and camps.

 

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Hope poop-out hill does not burn. I poach Southfork Trail from Wilderness sign to Jenks Lake often.

Dean

 

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Damn...

 

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There is a monitor in our waiting room and this is getting big news coverage now on TV.

 

Thanks for that map. Highly informative.

 

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you too? where you riding? I was planning on doing a skyline loop. about 20-25 miles but now I'm SUPER bummed out about this fire. all it takes is a change in the wind pattern and i will be choking on the smoke.

let me know if you want to meet up for the skyline loop.

live cam:
<a class="postlink" href="http://socalmountains.com/e107_plugins/webcam/webcam.php?0.view.59" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://socalmountains.com/e107_plugins/ ... ?0.view.59</a>

 

Unfortunately I'm not going to make it as our group cancelled. OTB is already up there and said nothing but clear blue skies. Maybe hook up with them? Not sure what they will be riding Saturday.

 

I'm gonna wait and see.. holding out for Sunday. maybe maybe

 

My plan is still Skyline this Sat, checking out the kick off party while over there.

Spot forecast: <a class="postlink" href="http://spot.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/spot/spotfcst?site=sgx&file=20150617.LAKE_.01" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://spot.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/spot/s ... 7.LAKE_.01</a>

Fire map: <a class="postlink" href="http://wildlandfire.maps.arcgis.com/apps/PublicInformation/index.html?appid=773f14a4f3f8423682b138f54e027195&extent=-117.3204,33.9127,-116.4147,34.3667" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://wildlandfire.maps.arcgis.com/app ... 47,34.3667</a>

 

be sure to give us a smoke report Saturday! i can't go until Sunday now anyhow

 

Huge plume this morning, it was much smaller one this evening. But only minimally contained still.
Took this while banging around in the wash (note to self, don't ride a cross bike in the sand).
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/18755351160/

 

We arrived yesterday( Thursday) in big bear. .Rode gray's peak, today skyline. . The sky so far has been blue.. Thank you..
I will keep you posted. Thank you firefighters. .

 

1500 acres and 5% contained. It will be very sad if the restored trappers cabin on South Fork trail is lost.
Dean

 

They were saying 11,000 acres this morning on the news?

 

Nobody has asked yet so I may as well, does anyone yet know how this atrocity started? :evil: :twisted: :|

 

What side of the mtn did you take the pic?

 

Wind shift. Do yourself a favor and pick another weekend. Can't see the dam from Stanfield Cutoff right now.

Mikie, no official word, however I was listening to the scanner as the first engines arrived on scene and their message to Comm Center was large illegal campfire near the water tanks at Camp DeBenneville. "Please dispatch a LEO"

 

Damn! That's all I can say. Damn it!

 

This is west of the mtns, in Mentone/Mill Creek.

 

The day's ride on skyline was fine some smoke in the air but after a few miles away it turned out to be fine , but than took a field trip .. .very sad to see. Thank you .

 

Mike Robin from the smoke it looks like that fire may have crossed into the wilderness area. It will stop when it gets to Palm Springs. Just like the station fire stopped when it got to Antelope Valley.

Dean

 

The wind shifts constantly up here. At 7 am this morning it was fine up on Skyline, by 10 the air was thick with smoke and the east end of the valley air was horrible. By noon it was back to clear as the wind shifted out of the north.
From Bellyache Springs

Seven Oaks TH

 

What it looked like at noon from Skyline:

 

I tried a road ride up 18...got as far as the Strawberry Peak fire lookout before I decided to turn around. Couldn't see the fire lookout just above the road, and there were some ash particles that made it to the Crestline turnoff. The early morning lack of wind and inversion is great to suppress the fire and for fighting it, but horrific for doing anything outdoors.