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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 25, 2013 - 10:46pm PT
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it's rushing the papercabin-duckwall line Another new one for me. Roughly where is that?
The advantage of the SW winds is it will help keep the fire away from Greeley hill etc.
To the NE the fire's running up onto the granite where the fuel is much less dense.
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bob
climber
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Aug 25, 2013 - 10:58pm PT
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Here is a pic from Sherlock Rd, just off of Whitlock near Midpines. Whoa
This evening around 6:30
Bob Jensen
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Aug 25, 2013 - 11:10pm PT
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Another new one for me. Roughly where is that?
it's the line they set in the canyon below tuolumne city in hopes of turning it back toward the clavey. if it breaks that line the contingency line is basically 108, and that means a whole lot of stuff up in smoke. seriously, if it jumps that line, then pondo hills and possibly everything up to miwuk are gonna get hard evacs.
sounds like they got heliloads dumped on the saddle down on paper cabin ridge, and its calmed down.
props to the folks who are spending the night on the dozer line down there in hell as that smoke plume falls back.
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SalNichols
Big Wall climber
Richmond, CA
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Aug 25, 2013 - 11:26pm PT
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The scale of this thing is mind boggling, and the tools used to fight it seem almost inconsequential. How much area does 1200 gal of retardant cover anyway?
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:13am PT
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An old friend that i used to work with in the Meadows, took this video of a DC 10 dropping the orange right over his place in Tuolumne co.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HS05Bw7rR0
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:13am PT
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We've now adopted a fire crew and truck from San Diego. They're here doing reconnaissance and playing deep backup to the main lines. They pulled into the big driveway of out-of-towner's second home to sleep for the night.
Nice Guys. One of them is a serious climber. We gave them showers and birthday cake.
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Mtbphoto
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, Ca
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:33am PT
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Drove over Sonora Pass this evening. Never been over it before, but it was a ghost town, no surprise though. The smoke got so bad we were coughing with all the windows rolled up in the car.
Saw about 20 firetrucks including 5 or so trailers with bulldozer on them. Also lots of "Thanks Firefighters" signs which I am sure are much appreciated.
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Aug 26, 2013 - 06:59am PT
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Erik,
Best of luck to you; prayers sent. I know you have worked hard to get that place established.
Certainly some kind tacoians will offer you a safe haven; just don't wait too long to get out.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 26, 2013 - 10:41am PT
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Yesterday afternoon 5:30 PM PDT
This morning, 0715 PDT. 14 hours later
It's gobbling up the hills on the south bank of Hetch Hetchy. Has obviously jumped the road there.
Moving east of Mather Camp in the Park in a big way.
Right up to 120 and the Park boundary outside the Big Oak Flat entrance.
More movement up Pilot Ridge and NE towards Hell's Mt. Looks as if there was major spotting up there.
Great thing about Yosemite is there are so few back roads. All wilderness. Great until you have to fight a fire. No way to get enough men/women in there for effective backfires. Which aren't much use in heavy timber anyway. So it's up to hotshot crews, where it's safe, (let's not forget Arizona a few weeks ago) and the aerial attack. But also very few structures to have to protect.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:17pm PT
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From my friend in Twain Harte...sorry if this is a repost.
Remember - BBQ for the firefighters. The BBQ is in the parking lot of Coldwell Banker Realty at 5:30 this evening. If you want to help or bring food you can call Danelle Rodgers at 743-4226.
https://www.facebook.com/thankyourimfirefirefighters
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:21pm PT
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Sunset In 'n' Out Burgers.
Lookin' to the future with the Cooking Channel's Lauren Nickell.
"Everybody got some change comin' sometime. I gave you TEN dollars, Bill."--TM Herbert just weeks after his sex change next year (what a bitch)
If I were to predict serious sh#t, it would happen. Seriously.
Best of the future, Bill, Lauren, Andy.
Count yer blessings (I'm sure you must)
And count yer chickens (boom or bust).
That BOOM! is the sound of those large pines in back.
Paint It Black.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Wishes-He-Was-In-Arizona
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:25pm PT
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Let's hope the wind does not come straight out of the west
Seems like Hetch Hetchy will serve as a barrier.
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Adamame
climber
Santa Cruz
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:41pm PT
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The fire has already moved past Hetch Hetchy.
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:49pm PT
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Tuolumne, yesterday about 2pm:
The view from the base of East Cottage dome about 3pm:
Close up:
Crystal clear - for yesterday at least!
Still pretty much smoke-free past Glen Aulin:
The view from 120 near White Wolf around 7pm:
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 26, 2013 - 01:08pm PT
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^^^^^^ dyamn!!!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 26, 2013 - 01:20pm PT
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Good pics, bro!
Happy you got to enjoy the mountain air, too.
From KQED, the home of raider scum. Trash-talking, you bet.
Same peaceful spot in May, FWIW; the big long sunset-viewing turnout above Wawona Tunnel.
It won't get burned again. Or will it?
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Aug 26, 2013 - 01:34pm PT
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Let's hope the wind does not come straight out of the west
actually, if there's gonna be wind, everyone is hoping it does come out of the west. any other direction and there's gonna be major residential and commercial destruction and probably folks dyin.
better to hope for no ambient winds and a whole lot of monsoon moisture but w/o the lightning.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 26, 2013 - 01:49pm PT
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This was in May.
Kiss it goodbye.
Edit: I just got off the phone with the Rev, who has no computer, so he hadn't heard the news about Berkeley Camp.
His words: "Holy shit!" As I posted earlier, the Nickells are fine; daughter Amy has moved back to her place on Ferretti Road for a couple of days now. Denise's and her mom's are fine, according to the Rev if Amy has been allowed back to the same neighborhood about a mile or so distant.
He has promised to call and let me know any news he hears from now on.
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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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Aug 26, 2013 - 04:47pm PT
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Khanom
Great post. The CC [Central Command] would like the people to go to that site for information. They have been having problems with everyone on Facebook, twitter and calling in since it is screwing up [overloading] their communications. People getting wrong info and spreading incorrect information. They had one guy call in from the UK and asked if his daughter who lived in Modesto is OK. So they are trying to get the word out go to their site that you just posted and will get correct info. That is one.
Nice job
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Aug 26, 2013 - 04:54pm PT
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hey there say, timid... sad to hear that... will and am, still praying...
and a hey there, out to khanom...
say, mouse... thanks for the updates... and prayers,for all of them...
i keep checking in and hoping for better news, :(
wow, it (fire) is like 'looking for any and all' ways to 'feed itself'
bad bad... :(
dear god, please just let up 'up and fall over' like a dead bug...
and go no more... oh my...
nita, wonderful to hear a post to give out info for helping the firemen...
you are always so refreshing and how much more so, in the midst of this fire...
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