The Fire Thread

Got woke?

 

Do not even get me started.
Also, I would never want to offend those weaker than Gen X.

 

It got its prior name because there used to be a sign at the top stating the area was “Environmentally Sensitive” and poachers crossed out the ENVIRO from the sign. BTW, I cry a lot…especially while watching TV dramas and during meetings with HR.

 

They changed the name "mentally sensitive" because it might be hurtful?

Irony much?

 

North of Wrightwood fire.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/35-acre-brush-fire-breaks-out-in-wrightwood-officials/

 

Yosemite is on fire.
From my front door.

 

Yosemite is having a rough couple of months.

 

It is burning at the Mariposa Grove. Fire is good for giants. You do not get little sprouts without seasonal fires. We do not like seasonal fires so we do not get little sprouts.

 

Tis the season, the Oak Fire

 

5700 acres already

 

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6500 acres now. Sheesh.
I think I have to drive to the coast to ride.
At least the firefighters don't need permission to do what they do.

 

9500 acres now.
Helos and planes working hard.
0% containment.

 

Terrible! Right after they got ahold of the Washburn fire… I was in the Yosemite Valley yesterday and the smoke and ash rolled in. No smoke and ash in our campground when I woke up this morning and hoped they put it out, but seems like the wind had just shifted for a bit. Went back to Tuolomne Meadows and could see the smoke on the way up 120. Looked bad

 

Life in the mountains.
Did you bring your bike?
There are some nice rides up here.

 

No bike on this trip. 4 day backpacking trip from Tuolomne Meadows/Cathedral Lakes to Yosemite Valley. I’ll post some pics later.

 

11,500 acres now.
Called in a DC-10 from Colorado. Due in at 8:00.

 

tell me more about the rides, please

 

There is just about every type of riding up here. Long fireroads Central Camp Road to Shuteye Peak where you can see Mammoth Mtn.
Single track: SJRT, Big Trees, Big Sandy, Shaver Lake perimeter trail, Tour De Granite. . . .
Brand new trails on Eli Mountain.
Down hill : 007 all 5 sections, Mary Jane , etc, at Bass Lake.
China Peak if you like park riding.

I dont know ir this will work

We're boiling brakes and blasting boulders | Mountain Biking Bass Lake - YouTube

 

I posted in another thread about riding the Corral trail in South Lake Tahoe. Corral, Armstrong and others are in an area that burned last summer. The trees that are standing are so badly burned that they topple over in a mild wind (12 mph). These are big trees. What's my point? IT'S OPEN FOR RIDING!

Compare to Holy Jim.

Fuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkking Cleveland Forest idiots!

 

Up here as soon as the smoke settles and the area is given an all safe notification, the trail Gnomes are out and about restoring the trails.
Since there are not 1.2 million people per square mile here, the powers to be are generally good to work with.

 

I camp at big sandy when I need the park and it is full, of course I also camp further up by Fresno Dome

 

ANF north of Glendora. C’mon firefighters! Get some!
https://heysocal.com/2022/08/25/brush-fire-burns-nearly-100-acres-in-hills-above-glendora/

 

Just saw that on the Lowe Life’s Instagram…

 

100 acres.........rookie numbers.

 

My dogs have a specific noise they make when the spotter planes fly by. When I hear the engine noise I head outside to look for smoke.
This time he made a few passes then kept going South.

 

That's not exactly a spotter plane. P3 Orion fire bomber. Can carry 3000 gallons.
Usually not airborne unless it is needed to drop on a fire.

 

Thanks for the info.
We usually get notified of any fire activity in the area. Didn't receive any . . . Hummmmm

 

Maybe it’s going to the minor leagues.

 

https://twitter.com/Angeles_NF/status/1564679573605715968?s=20&t=8Ch1U_yxNslMKrGcP5waVw

Gulch Fire 110 acres in Azusa Canyon