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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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weed farmer too careful,
hunter no good, crap in hole, leave paper all over the bushes,
start fire to roast weeny,
fire get out of control quick,
cost big money,
hunter in trouble,
next time hunter buy Spam at super market, save money, tax payer happy,
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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120 W outside the park and Tioga Pass Road closure still in effect according to Sept 6 am RimFire update:
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3660
My guess is that it won't be until middle of next week. Still a lot of backburning going on right along TPR.
Carson City had a merciful, but brief respite from the smoke yesterday and people were joyfull about seeing blue sky and being able to open their windows again. However, that means it's back to hot dry winds and Red Flag warnings for more potential fires.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Approximately 2,490 structures remain threatened in areas near the fire perimeter to the north, south, and southeast portions of the fire.
There was limited spotting of embers across firelines on the fire's northern flank in the area of Clavey Meadow, and on the southern flank along Tioga Road. Firefighters are having success containing these spotfires. It ain't over till its over.
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Climbnc
Trad climber
Carrboro, NC
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Looks like 120 is open
Great news - Highway 120 west of Yosemite and the Big Oak Flat Road reopens today at noon! Yosemite Valley will be accessible. Along with the road, the Big Oak Flat Information Station will also open. The Hodgdon Meadow and Crane Flat Campgrounds remain closed, as do the Tuolumne and Merced Groves of Giant Sequoias. Additionally, the Tioga Road will remain closed between Crane Flat and 1.5 miles east of White Wolf through this weekend as firing operations continue. View the news release: http://www.nps.gov/yose/parknews/bofreopens13.htm
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Towards the end of that video, the Glacier Point shots. Note how the fire waxes and wanes with the time of day!
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TrackerTodd
Mountain climber
CA
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Awesome picture lost! haha
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Nkane
Trad climber
San Francisco, USA
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So I just got up to the valley after driving the newly reopened 120. It's hard to tell the extent of the destruction at night, but i think it was less than I feared. Lots of scorch marks but the trees mostly still had their needles. Not the apocalyptic hellscape I was dreading. It'll be easier to see heading back on sunday. Smoke was still heavy.
But what really gave me hope was seeing a little fox scamper across the road right in the middle of the fire zone. Made me think that not all the natural beauty was torched by this thing.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, khanom...
thanks for the update...
say, i just heard from matt...
?think the phone lines still may not be working, as, he called from
a track phone...
foggy looking, up there at his place, he said...
but he's got some work, at least... very thankful for that...
say:
man oh man, i just hear his more detailed story of getting his horse out:
FIVE mile hike through NIGHT by moonlighT--and THE SKY was clear, at that... poor horse was balking, turned out he had a bit of metal--must have just happened at the start--in his foot... all is well now, though, it was not in a serious-to-do-worse-damage, type depth... whewwwwwwww....
well, keep up posted, khanom, thanks again for sharing...
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cultureshock
Trad climber
Mountain View
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Drove through the burn zone from yosemite back to groveland on the 120 on Sunday 9/8.
Seems quite apocalyptic. Lots of damage visible on both sides of the road.
Side roads like Evergreen and Hardin Flat are marked Closed due to wildfire, permit required for access.
Valley was clear of smoke on Saturday. Sunday the winds changed and smoke was everywhere.
Sun was super red all day very similar to this:
Regards to those in the burn zones. Looks like it will be quite some time before things are back to "normal".
We spotted quite a few smoking trees along the 120.
 Luke
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Thanks High T!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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that animation is WEIRD! Watch the durned thing "breathe" in and out.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, cultureshock...
thanks for the share...
still keeping you in mind khanom...
still praying for the firefighters...
tried to hit a few more taco, pasts, as well, but got to go now...
:)
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TrackerTodd
Mountain climber
CA
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Great pics High T, sure does show some tough people.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 10, 2013 - 12:17am PT
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hey there say, khanom and all...
wow, matt called me for a bit, on a track phone so they must not have phone service, yet... his voice sounded rough, so i am wondering if it was from the smoke :O
sure hope all these folks will be okay, after all this... wow, hard breathing that smoke, :O
but--what can you do? filter it somehow??
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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Sep 10, 2013 - 12:19am PT
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That is an astonishing photo
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