2014 Fire & Smoke Reports

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French Fire

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From the Monarch Divide, smoke slightly obscured the afternoon views north towards the Black Divide and Palisades, although part of that may also be due to the monsoonal moisture. The air quality on the Monarch Divide was fairly good.
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Lower Tent Meadow Fire 8/2

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http://www.nps.gov/seki/parknews/upload ... 140803.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Other Fires in SEKI

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http://www.nps.gov/seki/parknews/upload ... 140726.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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French Fire

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French Fire:
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4013/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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French Fire 8/5

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Up to 13,717 from 12,827, an additional 890 acres, but the containment jumped from
20% to 40%, finally some some good news.
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Re: 2014 Fire & Smoke Reports

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:thumbsup: on the containment. I hope it doubles again soon!
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Trinity Alps

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Planned on Mineral King 7/30-8-4 but we bailed on that with the smoke reports. Ended up in the Trinity Alps (Canyon Creek Trailhead) from 8/1-8/4. Smoke free until 8/3 when some far-away, early signs started to appear. Some faint smoke smells that afternoon and in the morning there was a serious haze over the area hiking out and driving back south. Saw the reports once home that there were several fires that broke out in the Trinity area which accounts for the smoke we encountered.
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Re: 2014 Fire & Smoke Reports

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Hi Lilagrey,

Welcome to HST! Thank you for chiming in with that helpful info. For future reference
any info pertaining to areas outside of the Sierra Nevada needs to be in the "Beyond The
Sierra Nevada" section at the bottom of the main page. Thanks
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Copper Creek Trail (SEKI) Re-Opened

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http://www.nps.gov/seki/parknews/upload ... 140805.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: 2014 Fire & Smoke Reports

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Any updates on smoke in the areas around Mt Ritter?
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