Lightning Fires
On Midsummer's Day 2008, much of Northern California was struck by dry lightning, starting over 1,090 wildfires in the already drought-stricken super-dry brush. Although there aren't any fires burning within our immediate vicinity, we are getting smoke from fires on the Foresthill Divide and from other fires further north in the Sierra and West of Redding.
Monday 23 June:
Monday 23 June:
Sunday
29 Update:
Today we saw Bald Mountain for the first time in a week. Bald Mountain is
about ten miles away.
Coming down Old Foresthill Road, looking across to the quarry:
