Sunday, September 14, 2014

ANOTHER "DANGER CLOSE" FIRE



I mean "really danger close."

The Courtney Fire...


Courtney Fire


Mandatory evacuation.

Smoke.

Power outage...

After hearing an OV-10 circling overhead in our backyard, this...






































Then one minute later, this...








































Later in the day along the south shore of Bass Lake...













Monday, September 08, 2014

FIRES...

UPDATE 09-08-14:

Still more fires:

Bridge Fire
Date started: September 5, 2014
Location: Highway 49 at Harris Road, 10 miles east of Mariposa

Meadow Fire
Date started: September 7, 2014


Montgomery Fire
Date started: September 7, 2014
Location: Near Ponderosa Way & Tuolumne River Road, south of Coulterville






Neither fires are "danger" closed to us, but the air is thick with smoke. The fire crews up here are amazing.


French Fire
Date started: July 28, 2014
Location: Rock Creek Drainage, south of Mammoth Pool Reservoir


El Portal and Dark Hole Fires
Date started: July 26, 2014
Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal