High Sierra Topix

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

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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I have a trip to that area planned. Is there a wind map showing smoke direction? Thanks.

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;

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;

7/29 Up to 3,060 acres, 19% contained.
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4012/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mineral King valley was filled with smoke this morning. Don't know where the fire is. Thunderstorms the last two days. Trip report pending.

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.

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.

Buford wrote:
Mineral King valley was filled with smoke this morning. Don't know where the fire is.

There have been a couple of fires, now 100% contained, in the the Lake Isabella area
from which the smoke could impact the MK area with the right wind conditions.