Smoke in the High Sierra

[Iggy]

Hi Iggy. Are you hosting down in the Owens Valley or up at one of the higher elevation CGs, or over on the west side? Three weeks ago, I was down 395 south as far as Lone Pine, and smoke in the Owens Valley was horrible, but at 8000-9000' at Whitney Portal, Big Pine Crk, and Lake Sabrina the smoke was minimal. Also the smoke all along 395 north of Mammoth was also bad.

Anymore they seem to have the fires in CA pretty much under control, so things should be improving over the next few weeks. Top of Mammoth looks very nice today. When I was there you could barely see the Minarets through the smoke.
https://www.mammothmountain.com/cams/summit-cam

I'm east of Porterville, at 5000'. Hopefully, the prediction for cleaner air comes true, because I'm up here until October.

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[QinReno]

I added another image via edit.
https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/data/im...03956-2018240204658_250m_ca-north-000_143.jpg

I'm sure you got hammered by the Ferguson fire near Yosemite and also the Lions fire south of Mammoth, but at least things look much better now. From several weeks ago...
https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/data/im...12056-2018209212927_250m_ca-north-000_143.jpg

 

[QinReno]

Foo, another huge fire blew up in California yesterday. You can blow up the first image to see the actual flames.

- https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/data/im...12618-2018312213438_250m_ca-north-000_721.jpg
- https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/data/im...12618-2018312213438_250m_ca-north-000_143.jpg
- https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/imagery.php

 

[QinReno]

Another update on the mess in California. After 7 or so years of drought in the west, and 100s of fires every summer in 7 or 8 states, you'd think people at "every" level would start to take more proactive action instead of just pointing fingers at each other.

Latest satellite image included, smoke cover over 400-miles long in the central valley. Coming down I-5 from OR+WA will be a mess. Second pic is San Francisco bay bridge a day or so ago.
- https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/data/im...03911-2018320204617_250m_ca-north-000_143.jpg
- https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/imagery.php?op=fire&fireID=ca-north-000