Smokey skies / air quality this weekend???
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Smokey skies / air quality this weekend???
Hey all. Does anyone have any up-to-date info on just how smokey the Western slopes are, and will be this weekend? Other than somewhat vague air quality alerts on the NOAA website, I can't seem to find anything.
I'm thinking about heading in from Edison, Florence, or maybe Road's End in SEKI. A few weeks ago I drove all the way to the Eastern Sierra, Taboose Creek trailhead, just to choke on smoke and see absolutely no mountains. I don't mind a little haze, but sure would like to see something!
Thanks for the help. ~Kurt
I'm thinking about heading in from Edison, Florence, or maybe Road's End in SEKI. A few weeks ago I drove all the way to the Eastern Sierra, Taboose Creek trailhead, just to choke on smoke and see absolutely no mountains. I don't mind a little haze, but sure would like to see something!
Thanks for the help. ~Kurt
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trailblazer, I just spoke with a ranger at the High Sierra District station. Apparently it is hazy, but not as bad as the lower elevations. I also found a webcam link from Sierra Summit that may help.
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?secti ... id=3394108
But after my horrible trip to the Eastside, I'm still unsure what to do...
Have a good weekend!
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?secti ... id=3394108
But after my horrible trip to the Eastside, I'm still unsure what to do...
Have a good weekend!
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My wife and I spent 5 days in the Bear Lakes-Merriam-East Pinnacles area (via Pine Creek trailhead and that trail has been amazingly improved by a trail crew since I last went in) and came out on Saturday (8th). The last two days were very hazy, and as people have inferred from the webcams, it's staying that way! You might want to keep looking at webcams to see how it evolves!
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I just got back from hiking around the Silver Divide sat-mon. The smoke kept its distance and there were clear skies. This morning (mon) I woke up with the view north to Ritter and Banner near Silver Pass almost completely obscured from smoke/haze. Skies where I was were clear with a tiny bit of haze, and seemed clear all up to Mammoth Mtn, but north of there, yuck - the cutoff for the majority of smoke seemed to be the San Joaquin drainage.
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