Fire Season 2014

[DaveyTree]

I was up in Tuolumne over the weekend. Fire was still going behind half dome. On top of Cathedral I could see a small fire north between Cathedral and 120 (I think it's called the Meadow Fire) and another small north of 120 but to the east a bit.

[John]

How was the smoke situation up in the meadows?

[DaveyTree]

Friday night you definitly knew therer was a fire in the area and the first half hour into Cathedral. After the breeze picked up it cleared out quick and was clear through when we left Sunday.

[susan]

View of Bass Lake Fire last Sunday from near Friant Dam area

[susan]

O man the king fire now. Can hardly wait for winter at this rate.

[susan]

And now just learned of a fire in June when checking in with Jeff and Mony. They are ok at this moment, but the fire is still very threatening. Hoping for the best! Let us know if we can help!

[susan]

Stoked! Three cheers for rain!

[mungeclimber]

btw, they found a suspect for one or two of the fires near Oakhurst.

[John]

Really? I never heard it was arson. Burn him at the stake.

[mungeclimber]

http://www.sierranewsonline.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=4350:juvenile-arrested-in-string-of-suspected-arson-fires&Itemid=467

[susan]

Burn him at the stake.

No no, if fire is his thing, that might please him. And so young, I respect the fact they don't release his name. But so curious what he looks like. Facebooked the fellow who started the King's fire, for instance. Someone had begun a false FB page based on his mugshot.

Anyway, hopefully they found the culprit and that there wasn't anyone else in cahoots.

[John]

Anyone else still seeing smoldering fires existing from the French Fire? Saw one friday night right off the road and then the top of an already burnt tree was smoking like a chimney. We have seen them every weekend we have been out there since they re-opened Minarets. Weird.

I didn't think they can still be burning. There has been rain too. The good news is there isn't much left to burn around where we have seen this.

[John]

Fire ban lifted for Sierra NF on the 31st.

Actually saw smoldering remnants from the French Fire yesterday and it was even surrounded by snow.

[NateD]

How much of a dusting was there up there? Have a pic or two to share?

Way to get after it despite the weather.

[mungeclimber]

I wouldn't call it a dusting. Saturday left 6" of light pow on the ground at the 6k level. Will post conditions pics after a bit here. Just got home.