The evening's MODIS Map....

July 19, 2008, about 7:30 pm...

Just back from town and we have the evening's MODIS map (click to enlarge) update with comments, from Jim Kasson:

"I’ve zoomed out a bit in this afternoon’s map so that we can see the newly-active southern part of the fire. It is not a threat to people in the Carmel Valley, but I thought that many would be interested in the larger picture."

• No new activity in the Div NN/RR/TT triangle, or in the Piney Creek region. However, there are four hot spots south of there, between Rocky Creek Camp and the Girl Scout Camp. The southernmost of these is just north and about two miles east of Tassajara Hot Springs. I haven’t put the fire line that goes from Div OO to the Indians Fire on the map, but I will. It is labeled Div PP on the fire maps. 

• Only one new hot spot in the northern fire (actually two, almost on top of each other at Sulphur Springs Camp). I expected more activity from this fire today. There seems to be a lot of smoke coming from this area, and the smoke may be hiding the fires from the satellite.

• The Miller Mountain fire continues to be the most active, spreading mainly west, southwest, and south. No new activity as close to the MM fire line as the three hotspots from last night.

• There is new activity way down south near Hanging Valley Camp. There was a pair of hot spots last night that I didn’t mention this morning. Now there are seven more, fairly well spread out. To the east of these new fires is the area burned out by the Indians Fire. To the west is land that was burned out earlier in the Basin Fire. The land to the south is unburned.
  

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The dragon snorts...

July 19, 2008 about 2 pm

This picture was taken from Lambert Flats looking toward Chews Ridge, behind Kincannon Canyon. Whatever happened, there's some fuel burning in this one!

Eyewitness reports from up on the ridge said that this burn was a considerable distance away, in the area of Miller Mountain.

(picture courtesy of Steve Scarlett)

Eric Walters noticed that that spot where the fire jumped the dozer line was active again today:

"They had a helicopter dropping water on it this afternoon. I guess these things will probably flare up from time to time over the coming days. 

My son and I have been down by the road each evening applauding the fire crews as they return to base camp. You can tell that they appreciate our thanks. 

I wish there was something that the collective community could do to say thanks - especially for Company 77. Maybe when this is all over we could organize a CFC appreciation bbq or something."

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Why we're here...

The awesome beauty that is our home slowly returns...

Taken from near the entrance of Sky Ranch...

At about 7:00 pm....