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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Aug 23, 2013 - 05:16pm PT
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klk, I wanted to look over the complex fire map, but the link appears invalid now?
That was one big fire in 1987, but I don't recall it coming this far the the north and northwest.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Aug 23, 2013 - 05:25pm PT
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thanks q.
just as well to download the fire history map now, since he's edited it since i posted the first link:
http://tiny.cc/hvfa2w
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Aug 23, 2013 - 05:31pm PT
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It's starting to get nervous on this side of the river (Grroveland is south of the Tuolumne River, Twain Harte, Tuolumne and other communities are north of it).
Ponderosa Hills is under an evacuation advisory now - they may get an evacuation order. The fire seems like it is a long way away from this subdivision, but in those canyons...
We live seven miles from Ponderosa Hills and are giving some thought to thinking about some plans.
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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Aug 23, 2013 - 05:45pm PT
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Brad, was the TH update meeting last night or tonite? Good luck and let's hope it doesn't get that far. So much for God's Bath..
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Aug 23, 2013 - 05:48pm PT
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Brad, was the TH update meeting last night or tonite? Good luck and let's hope it doesn't get that far. So much for God's Bath..
It's tonight - Vicki's going.
I'm kinda proud of my oldest girl Katie. She's done with work and hasn't left for college and so she's been hanging around home.
She got in her car a few hours ago and headed to the evacuation center in Sonora to help "in any way she can."
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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Aug 23, 2013 - 05:53pm PT
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That's bc you raised her well! Let us know what they say. My dad's not going.
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willm
Social climber
Oakland
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Aug 23, 2013 - 05:55pm PT
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Good to know about Conness, del cross. I was going to drive up there tonight and have a go. Smoke in the eyes sounds like a bad time.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Aug 23, 2013 - 06:11pm PT
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brad, i would have stuff ready to go, just in case. if nothing else, the smoke could get bad enough to put ten years of age on yr lungs.
this is radder than the 87 complex fire. one of the fastest anyone's seen, and the convection is really scary. prevailing winds might not even matter.
the canyons are prime for blow up scenarios, that's why they've been prepping the t-city line for awhile now.
trying to get my mom to come down to the coast, but she doesn't want to leave the animals. she has the car ready to roll.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Aug 23, 2013 - 06:37pm PT
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hey there say, mtnyoung...
as to this part of quote:
She got in her car a few hours ago and headed to the evacuation center in Sonora to help "in any way she can.
wow, how very wonderful for her to think of others and do this, of her own
free will... >:D<
also, khanom... great to hear the update of these places... :)
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Aug 23, 2013 - 06:37pm PT
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Yeah, it seems that it could really race up the North Fork to Tuolumne City.
QITNL, Kibbie is NE of Cherry, Laurel is NE of Eleanor, no?
Thanks for all these updates.
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Aug 23, 2013 - 06:55pm PT
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Wow....Great air footage Mike, and great updates QITNL. Sure looks like the fire could get into the Valley...Yikes!
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Aug 23, 2013 - 07:01pm PT
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Pelucidwombat: it doesn't look like you're going to be allowed to come up here!
From a local news station:
"The Advisory Evacuation has grown. Areas include Soulsbyville, Willow Springs and areas on the south side of highway 108.
Tuolumne County Sheriff Jim Mele says, "It is advisory and there are no mandatory evacuations in those areas at this time."
Also, roadways into Tuolumne City are being closed to the public. Only residents, firefighters and law enforcement are being allowed into the area."
Shit!
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Aug 23, 2013 - 07:02pm PT
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From the current satellite hot spots it doesn't look like Mather/Evergreen Lodge and PML are out of the woods yet. Really scary how much wooded terrain there is in easy reach of this thing.
Obviously the water in Cherry and Eleanor will be affected--post-wildfire runoff has elevated levels of metals, etc. So far I don't think anything in the Hetchy watershed has burned (but it will certainly get some ash if the wind turns, if it hasn't already).
[edit: correct, this is the hetchy watershed map.]
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ecflau
Gym climber
CA
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Aug 23, 2013 - 07:27pm PT
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Pelucidwombat: it doesn't look like you're going to be allowed to come up here!
From a local news station:
"The Advisory Evacuation has grown. Areas include Soulsbyville, Willow Springs and areas on the south side of highway 108.
Tuolumne County Sheriff Jim Mele says, "It is advisory and there are no mandatory evacuations in those areas at this time."
Also, roadways into Tuolumne City are being closed to the public. Only residents, firefighters and law enforcement are being allowed into the area."
Shit!
For those who are bad at english (like me) ... does that mean 108 is closed, or "game time decision" ?
EDIT : sorry if that sounds cold, for people who this fire actually matters and affects their lives, and i'm just looking to have fun going out to play.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 23, 2013 - 07:42pm PT
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Right up to the entrance gate**
that really brings it home.
That would of course be the Hetch Hetchy gate, not the main 120 gate. At least not yet
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TrackerTodd
Mountain climber
CA
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Aug 23, 2013 - 07:45pm PT
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Man ,that is close. Thx for the updates everyone.
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