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SteelBlue · 07-11-2008, 07:53 PM

It's surreal and apocalyptic feeling. There are mushroom clouds in the foothills at the edge of town where today's high winds have pushed the fires. Occasionally the wind will push the smoke away just enough that you can see a tree explode sending flames what seems like 100 feet in the air. Here at home ash falls like snow at certain periods of the day and as the sun sets it takes on an eerie blood red hue.

It's fun (in a relative sense) to watch the bombers and helicopters disappear into the smoke, drop their payload and escape out the back end all throughout the day. All that work, 24 hours a day and the fires are growing not diminishing. Temps above 110 daily and up to 30 mph winds were present all this week. Today the temps feel like the lower 100's but the wind is as high as ever. Many homes on the outskirts of town are threatened today. I think we may be stuck with these fires all summer.

il Padrino Ute · 07-11-2008, 08:11 PM

Take a few pics and post them.

SteelBlue · 07-11-2008, 08:30 PM

Here are some from the local paper. This is the Moon fire burning near a small community called Igo near the West edge of Redding.

http://www.redding.com/photos/galler...fire-igo/6274/

I'll try to snap some shots this weekend.

il Padrino Ute · 07-11-2008, 08:48 PM

The frightening thing is that those are photos of just one of the fires. I can't imagine how much smoke there is in the air from all of the fires.

Surfah · 07-11-2008, 11:42 PM

So my in laws are coming in from Oregon to visit. They're planning on heading west after the weekend with us to see the Redwoods. Guess they should skip it eh?

SteelBlue · 07-11-2008, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by surfah33

So my in laws are coming in from Oregon to visit. They're planning on heading west after the weekend with us to see the Redwoods. Guess they should skip it eh?

I don't know if they have it as bad as we do right now. I know there are some fires toward the coast but I haven't heard how bad.

RockyBalboa · 07-12-2008, 03:48 PM

My Sister and her family from Manteca, CA arrived in town yesterday. On their way driving through they told me the smoke was just incredible.

Gidget · 07-12-2008, 04:33 PM

Crazy pictures of what is going on there. You should post some locally of what's happening near you. As Surfah said, my parents were planning on going back up through there after there visit to SLC, but I think it's for a sure no bueno.

bluegoose · 07-14-2008, 04:12 AM

I just returned from the Redwoods last week (Sunday the 6th). We were about an hour north of Eureka and an hour south of Crescent City. The weather was perfect on the coast - best I've ever seen it there. Highs were in the low to mid 70's, lows in the mid 50's.

There was no smoke within about 60 miles of the coast. Getting to and from the coast from Redding was a different story, as it was very smoky through about 50 miles of highway. They actually closed the main East-west highway through Northern California this weekend due to fire danger.

Bottom line - if you can get there, the Redwoods are great right now. We're heading back in about 2 weeks.

07-11-2008, 07:53 PM	#1
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I wish you guys could see this area today It's surreal and apocalyptic feeling. There are mushroom clouds in the foothills at the edge of town where today's high winds have pushed the fires. Occasionally the wind will push the smoke away just enough that you can see a tree explode sending flames what seems like 100 feet in the air. Here at home ash falls like snow at certain periods of the day and as the sun sets it takes on an eerie blood red hue. It's fun (in a relative sense) to watch the bombers and helicopters disappear into the smoke, drop their payload and escape out the back end all throughout the day. All that work, 24 hours a day and the fires are growing not diminishing. Temps above 110 daily and up to 30 mph winds were present all this week. Today the temps feel like the lower 100's but the wind is as high as ever. Many homes on the outskirts of town are threatened today. I think we may be stuck with these fires all summer.

07-11-2008, 08:11 PM	#2
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Take a few pics and post them. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

07-11-2008, 08:48 PM	#4
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	The frightening thing is that those are photos of just one of the fires. I can't imagine how much smoke there is in the air from all of the fires. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

07-11-2008, 11:42 PM	#5
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	So my in laws are coming in from Oregon to visit. They're planning on heading west after the weekend with us to see the Redwoods. Guess they should skip it eh? __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

07-12-2008, 03:48 PM	#7
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	My Sister and her family from Manteca, CA arrived in town yesterday. On their way driving through they told me the smoke was just incredible. __________________ Masquerading as Cougarguards very own genius dumbass since 05'.

07-11-2008, 08:30 PM	#3
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Here are some from the local paper. This is the Moon fire burning near a small community called Igo near the West edge of Redding. http://www.redding.com/photos/galler...fire-igo/6274/ I'll try to snap some shots this weekend.

07-12-2008, 04:33 PM	#8
Gidget Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: With Surfah Posts: 329	Wow Crazy pictures of what is going on there. You should post some locally of what's happening near you. As Surfah said, my parents were planning on going back up through there after there visit to SLC, but I think it's for a sure no bueno. __________________ I am a philosophical Goldilocks, always looking for something neither too big nor too small, neither too hot nor too cold, something jussssst right. I'll send you a card from purgatory. - PaloAltoCougar

07-14-2008, 04:12 AM	#9
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I just returned from the Redwoods last week (Sunday the 6th). We were about an hour north of Eureka and an hour south of Crescent City. The weather was perfect on the coast - best I've ever seen it there. Highs were in the low to mid 70's, lows in the mid 50's. There was no smoke within about 60 miles of the coast. Getting to and from the coast from Redding was a different story, as it was very smoky through about 50 miles of highway. They actually closed the main East-west highway through Northern California this weekend due to fire danger. Bottom line - if you can get there, the Redwoods are great right now. We're heading back in about 2 weeks.