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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jackson fire 'update'^^^^
September 04, 2014 02:16 pm
A wildfire burning near Highway 120 and Jacksonville Road has grown to more than 60 acres.
The Jackson Fire was reported at 11:50 a.m. and has burned mostly grasslands near Lake Don Pedro’s Moccasin Marina.
An air-attack, several engines and five strike-teams are battling the blaze.
The fire was 15 percent contained as of 3:15 p.m.
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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There was a fire above Sherwin lakes today.
I took some pics.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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That Skycrane is awesome to watch.
6 years ago there was a fire in Castle Rock State Park, just across the next ridge from me. Due to overgrown vegetation they couldn't get engines near it until they cleared the fire road with 'dozers 24 hours later.
Meanwhile I went to my neighbor's place where he has a view down over Stephens Creek reservoir, 2000 feet below.
Watching that giant insect suck up 2750 gals of water in less than a minute then climb up the mountain we saw the pilots literally face to face as they rose just above the trees.
7 minutes round trip from reservoir to fire to reservoir. They and the CalFire Huey from Alma held the fire until hand crews could hike through the forest to get to it.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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As of 08:30 Jackson fire is 70% contained
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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From CalTrans site: State Hwy 49 IS CLOSED 13 MI SOUTH OF THE JCT OF SR 140 /AT CHOWCHILLA RD/ (MARIPOSA CO) DUE TO A WILDFIRE - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE
Smoke plume looks bad from near Mariposa.
From Cal Fire:
Bridge Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated: September 5, 2014 2:20 pm
Date/Time Started: September 5, 2014 12:42 pm
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit / Mariposa County Fire
County: Mariposa County
Location: Highway 49 at Harris Road, 10 miles east of Mariposa
Evacuations:
Evacuations are in place for homes on Harris Cutoff Road and all of the Ponderosa Basin Area.
For more evacuation information visit the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office Nixle
Road Closures : On highway 49 between Worman Road and Chowchilla Mountain Road
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Bridge Fire now at 300 acres
25% contained
700 structures threatened
Hwy 49 has one way traffic south of the 140 junction due to the fire.
Otherwise roads are open
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Biotch...The Sherwin Lake fire must have been a campfire...Hasn't been any lightning recently...There was a similar fire about 6 years ago in the same area that was threatening the town and was also started by some campers...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, all... oh my, i been so busy, i did not see the latest fires near groveland again, :O
also, OH no, OAKHURST again, :(
prayers for all concerned... oh my, :(
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Wong & T Sucking,
Would you two bitches take you're crap someplace else? This is a great thread that provides good usefull information for people. Instead you two shitheads have to chime in and prove that neither of you need dic holes in your underwear.
STOP IT. GROW THE F*#K UP!
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Exactly the response I expected from two children.
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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@Khanom,
No good deed goes unpunished, eh?
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WBraun
climber
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Behind Half Dome right now!!!!
High winds and the fire is raging/
Look on the web cams .....
Little Yosemite Valley closed and is being evacuated ....
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, khanom... oh no...
and werner...
say, i don't know my bearings...
as to much of yosemite, etc...
where is the areas that this is moving into ...
and what possible areas, around it, are in danger, please... ?
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WBraun
climber
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khanom
You have it correct.
Late this morning the winds were really howling in the work maintenance yard here and then suddenly I look up and see the smoke rising from behind half dome.
The fire jumped its contained area from the fanning by the winds and took off.
It looks way more radical in real time here.
They are trying to get a whole lot of people off half dome now as we speak.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, khanom ... and werner...
thanks so very much, for the info...
thank you, both! :)
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Hope they are herding the tourist-hikers at Sunrise High Sierra Camp
out of the death zone? Looks like they are dead center on
the fire track. With spotting it may already be there.
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