Fire Season 2014

[DaveyTree]

Even though fire is healthy for the forest, it sucks to know a lot of beauty will be lost.

On another note, we may have new dirt roads in the end to find new jewels we missed before or some great camping spots created by the fire crews. We may get more elder berries out of it in the long run.....Think Positive.

What is this about Hoffman!? When?

[susan]

Thanks DaveyTree. It would be a huge loss... we all treasure those forests, and the fire's aftermath will create new access issues and hazards. But you are right that with most change comes opportunity of some sort. And fire is otherwise considered healthy to prevent massive forest fire devastation.

Holding tight to the idea that the line through the pass will keep the fire from sweeping through the ridge.

[mungeclimber]

barriers put in place to discourage future use as jeep or OHV trails.

grrr

[mungeclimber]

why is it that I can't get the modis thermal spots to show up anymore when I refresh the ArcGIS site? are they not doing those readings?

[susan]

Ok there's hope. Sixty percent contained. But it doesn't look like they updated the inciweb fire outline for today yet.

The bulldozed line runs up the ridge supposedly right behind this beautiful formation.

[susan]

FYI - DaveyTree, seems there is not a set Hoffman Plan just rumblings, unless there's something I don't know about... which is entirely possible since we said we couldn't make it for dates proposed a while back...

[mungeclimber]

oh yeah, I think there may be a couple of Hoffman weekends being rumbled about. I've been lagging on the comms. sorry. Will try and get on the ball soon here.

[John]

From the Inciweb site:

Estimated Containment Date-Tuesday August 12th, 2014 approx. 06:00 PM

Pretty precise estimation for something like a fire!!! Good news though!!

[YETI]

wow, that is a 2 week fire.

awesome

[mungeclimber]

The interior parts of the fire continue to cool, but some areas may still produce smoke for several more days.

[susan]

Interesting article on last year's Rim Fire:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/http%3A//www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bow-hunter-charged-in-historic-Yosemite-wildfire-5675072.php#photo-5078928

And shot by Stuart Palley / EPA from this year's El Portal fire:

[mungeclimber]

http://www.sierranewsonline.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=4045%3Aphotos-of-campgrounds-after-french-fire&Itemid=468

[John]

Wow. Rock Creek CG looks pretty darned normal in those photos. There's hope!

[susan]

It's really good to see some hope from those photos! Rock Creek camp looks amazing. Mile High not so much. Can't wait to see for ourselves. Having acute homesickness pangs for the closed areas.

Love the light cast in these trees in the photo...

[mungeclimber]

The interior parts of the fire continue to cool, but some areas may still produce smoke for several more days

smoke vs. bad forecasts

bah