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Riley's Human
Just saw them interviewing Juan Browne on CH3.
These latest megafires were not caused by campers but I'll bet most people recall the video of people trapped by fire last year. I am not surprised by the closures.rando said:And California just closed all its national forests for at least 2 weeks:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-30/officials-to-close-all-california-national-forests-a
I do feel like this may have been a tad too late.
I've heard random chatter of the cause of the Caldor Fire - I take that as just meaningless noise - but based on where it began, it is highly probably that it was started by recreational activity.teledork said:These latest megafires were not caused by campers but I'll bet most people recall the video of people trapped by fire last year. I am not surprised by the closures.
but I also need to say: I have a lot of friends in Tahoe - skied Kirkwood for 25 years, lived there for 4, lived in Meyers for a couple of years, skied Alpine, friends in Tahoma - I have not heard from anyone - yet.
I'll be here crocheting to try to keep the anxiety at bay. Who wants a hat? (a sweater will take longer) I'm gonna be confined to quarters for a couple of weeks.
Thanks for the map link.ski3pin said:
and clarification on the separate closure of the Eldorado National Forest -rando said:And California just closed all its national forests for at least 2 weeks:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-30/officials-to-close-all-california-national-forests-a
I do feel like this may have been a tad too late.
The first chatter I heard was lightning. I doubted that so I went looking for electrical transmission lines. According to the co-ordinates plugged into Google Earth the fire started part way up the canyon wall, at an elevation of about 3200 ft with no visible road beyond the top of the ridge several hundred feet above. I suppose the co-ordinates may not be precise.ski3pin said:I've heard random chatter of the cause of the Caldor Fire - I take that as just meaningless noise - but based on where it began, it is highly probably that it was started by recreational activity.
75 air miles to the east of Roseville, the pyrocumulus clouds tower above South Lake Tahoe -ski3pin said:We can see the column of the Caldor Fire from the Teds' home in Roseville.
Good news! I hope all is well when you return home.ski3pin said:Our evacuation order has been lifted (downgraded to evacuation warning). We're cooking the Teds a celebratory dinner this evening. The Teds are changing the locks on their house in the morning.
ski3pin said:Our evacuation order has been lifted (downgraded to evacuation warning). We're cooking the Teds a celebratory dinner this evening. The Teds are changing the locks on their house in the morning.