The Fire Thread

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  1. Oaken

    Oaken Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    CeeJay
    My daughter’s boyfriend is one of those guys. He got off last night and came by for a quick visit. His two week stint was supposed to be done, but he has been extended into next week. He looked pretty beat.
    He has been working around Wilson/Zion the last couple of days. He says he thinks most of the Chantry/Sturdevant area was preserved, and that the fire is moving to the backcountry. He also says despite the reports, it is more than 3% contained, so there is that.

    also, news weather this morning said a low pressure ridge is coming, and most of the smoke/ash should be cleared out.:thumbsup:
     
  2. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Yes, I heard the same weather forecast. Looking forward to clearer air.
     
  3. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Looks like it already got the Burkhart trail/campground. Hard to tell, the map is real busy in that area.
    Burkhart is an amazing trail, rarely used by mtbers due to it's location, steepness, exposure, and access issues.
     
  4. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    (and Wilderness issues..).
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  5. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    That's the issue! There's a couple of hundred meters of trail that is inside a Wilderness. Or is it?
     
  6. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Dont ask, dont tell..

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  7. jdubb

    jdubb Member

    Location:
    Costa Mesa
    Name:
    John Williams
    Current Bike:
    2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy cc

    Not good!

    https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/s...-camp-nelson-ponderosa-balch-park/5813834002/
     
  8. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    On my ride yesterday I had an opportunity to chat with a fellow rider. He mentioned that he went to ride Harding and the Luge, but both have signs up indicating the area is closed. That's good considering the conditions. Guess I'll stick with county parks for now.

    On a good note, looked up and the sky was Blue! or blueish anyway....so I'll ride this afternoon and enjoy the respite from the smoky days.
     
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  9. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    This makes me so dam sad... :(
     
  10. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    dam sad? You're made of concrete and steel rebar?
     
  11. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    Double dam. N

    Screenshot_20200917-152911.jpg
     
  12. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Wow, the fire is really moving.
     
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  13. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Make the fire stop Cyclo! Save SART and reopen the SBNF in October.
    That’s north face vegetation that should be moister. I suppose it’s juicier fuel for the dam fire.
     
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  14. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    North face of the San Gabes is on the desert side. In the rain shadow. Not sure how that would have more moisture.
     
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  15. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    The snow sticks around until June or July.
     
  16. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Islip Saddle. I believe these pics are from yesterday.

    FB_IMG_1600388549595.jpg FB_IMG_1600388557068.jpg
     
  17. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    This is the smoke coming off of Mount San Bernardino from Crafton Hills.
    IMG_20200917_183002.jpg
     
  18. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
  19. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Que horrible. No bueno. Multum mali. That sucks.
     
  20. ddmansprty

    ddmansprty Member

    Location:
    Santa Clarita
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Trek Fuel
    Yep, I know that spot well. That's were we would park for our Baden-Powell hikes when we were training for Mt. Whitney. This totally sucks, just got a call Mammoth and they highly recommended that I postpone my trip this weekend. O for 2 getting to Mammoth this summer. I hate fires. Can't wait for the Santa Ana's to kick up and wipe the rest of the San Gages off of the map. Going to take a while for some of my favorite local spots to recover.
     
  21. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I can see stars in the sky tonight!!! :inlove:
     
  22. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Solar-terrestrial geometry. In the Northern Hemisphere, the sun has little effect on the northern slopes in winter. Not as much in summer even. Or the north side of trees, which is why the moss grows on that side. There is significantly less precipitation on the northern slopes of the San Gabriels; it lasts longer because of the lack of insolation.

    But you knew that. :facepalm::rolleyes::confused:
     
  23. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Same view later in the evening:
    MVIMG_20200917_190726.jpg
     
  24. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Based on where it started, 100% homo sapien causation...
     
  25. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Who has the Wilson cam? Is the observatory burning?.

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  26. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
  27. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
  28. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Is that why the snow sticks around longer?
     
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  29. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Fire got within 500 ft. of the Observatory. Still threatened, but the towers still stand.
     
  30. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    (CNN)A firefighter has been killed in the El Dorado Fire, the blaze sparked this month by a botched gender reveal party, according to the San Bernardino National Forest Service.

    The firefighter was killed Thursday, the forest service said in a brief statement. The cause of death is under investigation, it said, and the firefighter's identity was withheld pending the notification of next of kin.
    "Our deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and fellow firefighters during this time," the forest service said in a brief statement on Twitter.
    200908014248-02-california-el-dorado-gender-reveal-wildfire-exlarge-169.jpg

    A helicopter prepares to drop water at a wildfire in Yucaipa, California, on September 5.
    The El Dorado Fire was started by a "smoke-generating pyrotechnic device" used at a party over Labor Day weekend in El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles, according to Cal Fire investigators.


    Fire officials told CNN at the time that those involved were cooperating with fire investigators.
    As of Friday morning, the El Dorado Fire had scorched more than 21,000 acres and was 66% contained.
     
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