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Lacey
Social climber
Nevada
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OH NO, SO SAD!!!!!!!!!!! MY HEART ACHES FOR HIS FRIENDS & FAMILY AND THE FIRE COMMUNITY..... RIP..... :(
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, T hocking... oh my, your home... thank god it was saved... oh my... i had not been up on any fire news and had not heard nor seen of this...
prayers for all the firefighters and my condolences to the firefighter that died, :(
very awful stuff, for these firefighters, :(
and for california folks, up there... :(
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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More bad news in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) —A wildfire that broke out several miles south of the massive Rocky Fire in Northern California has prompted the evacuation of residents who were forced out of their homes days earlier by the blaze.
A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection official said the new fire was reported about 3:30 p.m. Sunday near the community of Lower Lake.
Capt. Joe Fletcher said the fire grew to about 2,000 acres and could merge with the Rocky Fire, the state's largest wildfire which has burned more than 107 square miles.
He said firefighters and air tankers battling that fire were reassigned to attack the new fire.
Authorities in Lake County issued a mandatory evacuation order for an unknown number of residents of the Jerusalem Valley area.
An evacuation and shelter site for pets is available at Old Water Park in Clearlake.
Containment for the Rocky Fire, which originated in Lake County and destroyed 43 homes, increased to 85 percent on Sunday, officials said.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Aug 10, 2015 - 01:12am PT
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hey there say, ... bump... thanks, joey, for the update...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 10, 2015 - 02:49am PT
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The remark about Dobbins caused a spark of interest here in Middle Earth.
When I spent my first five years in Redding, we owned a Dalmatian by the name of Miss Dobbins, or "Dobbie."
Tad's Rancho is about a stone's throw from a huge water tank sitting next to their local fire station. It's totally flat around the area.
Compared to other spots he is in a high coverage zone, lucky for him! Glad you got outta town, Tad. Hope you had a cool time down east!
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Kelly Morgan, Whitefish MT
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Aug 10, 2015 - 07:50am PT
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A new fire in Glacier NP. Started yesterday afternoon, not much info yet. Burning in a remote, rarely visited part of the park. Forecast is calling for high temps, low humidity, high winds.
Edit- Here are a few more shots (I took about 300 pics on the way home)-
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Aug 10, 2015 - 02:54pm PT
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That's the Rough Fire: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4456/
I've been watching it because I was going to climb the Obelisk with my cousin next month, but now I think that'll wait for the new dozer road there to overgrow a bit, plus the fire looks like it's ready to run up the canyon right to the foot of the Obelisk.
Red is the fire, yellow the Obelisk, orange is approximately the indirect dozer/handcrew line on Rodgers Ridge, and blue the general direction of the approach from the nearest road access.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Aug 10, 2015 - 09:12pm PT
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Super smokey in Pine Creek today. Must be blowing north and over the mountain.
... and Jeeze- the whole north west of CA is on fire...
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Aug 13, 2015 - 11:57am PT
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Judging by the current inciweb report it's burned down past Tehipite Dome and is at the river directly across from the Gorge of Despair.
I love that Gorge and if the fire burns up through it I'll be heartbroken.
I know, it's the nature of things but...
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Aug 13, 2015 - 12:22pm PT
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Unless it made a heck of a run in the last 10 hours I don't think it's pushed quite that far. Here's the map from about 2:30 last night.
Earlier inciweb reports said they're trying to stop it at Tombstone Ridge, taking advantage of the large vegetation-free granite outcrops there to help reinforce the line.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Aug 13, 2015 - 01:28pm PT
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You're right easy. I'll have to tune up my map reading skillz.
Thanks
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Aug 13, 2015 - 02:11pm PT
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No problem. I happen to have been keeping an extra close eye on this fire, because it squashed my Obelisk plans.
Based off my luck over the last two summers, expect the next big fire this season to be above Mineral King. :/
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Aug 13, 2015 - 02:19pm PT
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The Rough fire. Looks like the bulk of the active area is just south of Obelisk Mountain. Another active area is in the SW.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 14, 2015 - 03:04pm PT
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Uh, oh, this is from my front yard. East Fork of Azusa Cyn.
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Radish
Trad climber
SeKi, California
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Aug 14, 2015 - 03:13pm PT
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Tehipite Valley has been getting Smoked Out this week from the Rough Fire! This was from our pilot yesterday.
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Radish
Trad climber
SeKi, California
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Aug 15, 2015 - 02:26pm PT
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Big Header starting to show on the Half Dome Webcam. This is the Walker fire too I think..........
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 15, 2015 - 02:40pm PT
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I was just wondering about that Walker fire. Thanks for the pics Dean
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 15, 2015 - 03:45pm PT
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I am able to see it from my window. Photos from the fifth floor.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Aug 15, 2015 - 04:01pm PT
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Tehipite the day after the rough fire started.
Lol, didn't even notice the smoke plume behind Vitaliy until after I got home and looked through the pics.
Tehipite at high noon three days after the rough fire started. My lungs are broken.
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