2021 Fire/Smoke Impact Reports
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2021 Fire/Smoke Impact Reports
Please report back here if you know of any fires or encounter smoky conditions during a recent trip to the Sierra.
The CAL FIRE map below displays general locations of major fires burning in the High Sierra Nevada and throughout the state of California. Fire locations are approximate.
https://www.fire.ca.gov/imapdata/index.html
Other useful resources:
http://californiasmokeinfo.blogspot.com/
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?p ... 6447125049
http://wxshift.com/news/us-wildfires-one-map
The CAL FIRE map below displays general locations of major fires burning in the High Sierra Nevada and throughout the state of California. Fire locations are approximate.
https://www.fire.ca.gov/imapdata/index.html
Other useful resources:
http://californiasmokeinfo.blogspot.com/
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?p ... 6447125049
http://wxshift.com/news/us-wildfires-one-map
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Re: 2021 Fire/Smoke Impact Reports
I just read on Yosemite website, that they are doing a 3-4 day prescribed burn in the east part of Yosemite Valley this week.
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Re: 2021 Fire/Smoke Impact Reports
I'm in Lone Pine after driving 395 from Alturas in far Northern California for a backpack into Cottonwood Lakes/Miter Basin on June 17-21. It was beautiful and clear until Independence where this is a smoky haze in the Sierra extending far south. I assume the haze is from the fire(s)? in San Bernardino County.
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Re: 2021 Fire/Smoke Impact Reports
Fortunately, the Flats Fire in the Santa Rosa Mountains south of Palm Desert is the only active wildfire in California. It is not the cause of the smokey conditions, but the dozen large wildfires in Arizona, one of them is at 123,000+ acres, a couple more are over 60,000 acres.
The smoke from these fires also affects Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and New Mexico.
The smoke from these fires also affects Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and New Mexico.
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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
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Re: 2021 Fire/Smoke Impact Reports
Maverick, good to know (Flats Fire only active fire in California) and thanks for the information about the Arizona fires. I left Tucson three weeks ago on a (mostly) camping road trip in Northern Arizona, Utah, Wyoming (Yellowstone NP), Idaho, Oregon, and northern California. I didn't have internet access most of the time (also, I didn't want to be online) and hadn't checked on Arizona's weather since I left. I knew it was going to be hot there. I am sorry to see the large fire burning near Superior, AZ.
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Re: 2021 Fire/Smoke Impact Reports
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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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Yankee Fire 6/15 (Contained)
A small (20 acre) wildfire started yesterday afternoon in the Yankee Canyon area (Hwy 187) near Lake Isabella. It seems they should have this fire contained rather quickly; it's already 40% contained. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7541/
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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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Fire west of Horseshoe Meadows Rd, Alabama Hills evacuated
Sigh, fire west of Horseshoe Meadows Rd... why can't we have nice things?
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Alabama Fire 6/18 (Contained)
Inyo Co Sheriff's Dept:
CodeRED alert- Please be advised there is a wild fire west of Horseshoe Meadows Road (above Lone Pine). All residents of Granite View and Horseshoe please evacuate at this time. If you have received this message and are camping in the Alabama Hills please evacuate at this time.
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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: 2021 Fire/Smoke Impact Reports
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/ ... bama-fire/
I believe this is the Whitney Portal Road fire
I believe this is the Whitney Portal Road fire
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