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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.
Yikes.

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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Any updates on smoke in the areas around Mt Ritter?

Today Mammoth Lakes, awoke to blue skies and no smoke.
Maybe the wind just temporarily shifted but the first clear day seen in the last 9 days...
Sierra glorious!

I just spent 8/4-8/8 around Ediza and Thousand Island Lakes. No signs of smoke at all. It rained a lot Monday for most of the day, hailed on Wednesday evening, and light afternoon thunderstorm on Thursday, which probably helped clear out the smoke. When I got back to town Friday, I could smell smoke very faintly.

An investigation has concluded that an abandoned campfire near the Rock Creek
Campground was the cause of the French Fire. The abandoned campfire was located
towards the bottom of Rock Creek Road, near the San Joaquin River. Investigators
are asking for the public’s help for information about anyone who was seen in the
area of Rock Creek Road near the San Joaquin River during the afternoon or evening
of Sunday July 27. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the 559-877-2218
ext. 3116.

Wasn't sure which section to post this under, as it affects backpacking/hiking/camping I put it here pending mods review

The "Junction Fire" started in Oakhurst earlier today and as of this writing is burning out of control to the east of town. Highway 41 was closed to westbound traffic out of Yosemite which is being re-routed.

Seems the most current info is here:
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Sequoia NF 3195 acres: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4086/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

612 acres near Bass Lake / Oakhurst: http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/in ... nt_id=1037" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;