2014 Fire & Smoke Reports
- balzaccom
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El Portal Fire
Here's a photo from Leopold Lake in the Emigrant Wilderness on Saturday afternoon. This scene reminded us so much of the Rim Fire last year.
Hope they get this under control soon....
We'll post more photos from the trip later
Hope they get this under control soon....
We'll post more photos from the trip later
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Re: El Portal Fire
Wow, great photo.
This fire almost prevented my first Half Dome trip yesterday. Family coming from the bay area had to divert to 140 causing a very late start. The smoke looked ominous on the way in but wasnt too bad at the trail. It obscured the views from Half Dome but wasnt enough to ruin it.
From Wawona Rd
From the Dome
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This fire almost prevented my first Half Dome trip yesterday. Family coming from the bay area had to divert to 140 causing a very late start. The smoke looked ominous on the way in but wasnt too bad at the trail. It obscured the views from Half Dome but wasnt enough to ruin it.
From Wawona Rd
From the Dome
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Re: El Portal Fire
I have a trip to that area planned. Is there a wind map showing smoke direction? Thanks.
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French Fire 7/28
2000 Acres, south of Mammoth Pool Reservoir, near tail end of Minarets Road
on western side of Sierra. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4013/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here we go, fire season in the higher season has begun.
Please make sure to title your posts according to the fires that you are reporting
on to ensure confusions. Thanks
http://www.nps.gov/seki/parknews/upload ... 140729.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
on western side of Sierra. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4013/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here we go, fire season in the higher season has begun.
Please make sure to title your posts according to the fires that you are reporting
on to ensure confusions. Thanks
http://www.nps.gov/seki/parknews/upload ... 140729.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: 2014 Fire & Smoke Reports
Oleander,
Use these sites to get up to date info:
http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://sierrafire.cr.usgs.gov/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/state/5/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Use these sites to get up to date info:
http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://sierrafire.cr.usgs.gov/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/state/5/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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El Portal Fire
7/29 Up to 3,060 acres, 19% contained.
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4012/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4012/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Professional Sierra Landscape Photographer
I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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Re: 2014 Fire & Smoke Reports
Mineral King valley was filled with smoke this morning. Don't know where the fire is. Thunderstorms the last two days. Trip report pending.
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French Fire
I'm near Millerton Lake right now. It's fairly smoky.
I'm on my way to Bear Diversion Dam / Bear Lakes, but because of the smoke I'm considering heading to King's Canyon / Monarch Divide instead.
Hmmm, what to do, what to do.
I'm on my way to Bear Diversion Dam / Bear Lakes, but because of the smoke I'm considering heading to King's Canyon / Monarch Divide instead.
Hmmm, what to do, what to do.
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French Fire
Just called the High Sierra Visitor Information Station On Kaiser Pass Road. Ranger's not sure about Bear Lakes but says its "pretty smoky" where he's at, FWIW.
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Re: 2014 Fire & Smoke Reports
There have been a couple of fires, now 100% contained, in the the Lake Isabella areaBuford wrote:
Mineral King valley was filled with smoke this morning. Don't know where the fire is.
from which the smoke could impact the MK area with the right wind conditions.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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