The Rim Fire

[calisdad]

Why in the world do people need campfires when its 95 out?

 

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[calisdad]

Not looking good.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

praying for you guys...
stay safe.
Arizona has a couple of spots on fire just now...none have run away yet.

 

[calisdad]

Video from inside a forest bomber:

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

nasty fire...FS spokesperson on television stated the forest up there is like kiln dried lumber....

big prayers...

 

[calisdad]

A couple of DC-10 drops and multiple fixed wing and helo drops kept us home tonight.

 

[calisdad]

The fire travels down Moore Creek towards the North Fork of the Merced River headwaters and up Pilot Ridge tonight.

 

[RGINN]

Bad situation. We have lucked out here in the county so far this summer. I fear lightning strikes more than campfires though. Take care.

 

[calisdad]

Pilot Ridge burns today. No resources left.

If you look low between the trees you can see the orange re ta rdant plume the DC-10 just dropped.

 

[Drawman]

In our prayers Calisdad, this whole thing just makes me sick........stay safe

 

[calisdad]

Thanks Drawman. We had one foot out the door today. I could see 50' flames less than a mile away. They stopped and its moving around to the north. The DC-10 had 4 drops today. Still on edge. People are losing their homes.

 

[calisdad]

We were packed and ready to go and this guy shows up. whew!

 

[calisdad]

Early efforts.

 

[Drawman]

Still hangin in there calisdad??

 

[calisdad]

Still hangin in there calisdad??

Yeah, thanks. It's still burning but away from us.
Tonight it looked like Crane Peak inside Yosemite went up:



Pretty sure we saw the Devil admiring his handiwork today:

 

[laurenB]

My prayers are with you, your family and those beautiful dogs! Stay safe and be well.

 

[calisdad]

My prayers are with you, your family and those beautiful dogs! Stay safe and be well.

Thank You laurenB.

I can deal with the smoke but day after day, seeing some of the most beautiful country devastated is a bit gut wrenching. 335 square miles and counting.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

Yosemite Wildfire Started By Hunter's Illegal Fire, U.S. Forest Service Announces

 

[calisdad]

Yosemite Wildfire Started By Hunter's Illegal Fire, U.S. Forest Service Announces

They will have to release his name sooner or later. They sure were quick to try to lay the blame on pot growers. Anyone familiar with the area knows how extremely rugged and remote this area is. I find it odd that someone willing to pack a deer out of that wilderness was careless with fire. He must have had a boat of some kind. I still think it was more likely the 100 or so kayakers were responsible. Meanwhile the smoke is still quite thick.

 

[Drawman]

I heard they opened 120, I was considering taking a drive, but not sure I really want to see it. They said on the news the hunter was in the Jawbone ridge area........used to camp in that area when I was a kid.