Firefighters are slowly, very slowly, getting a handle on the Raphael fire north of here.
We are in no danger except for the incredibly smoky skies.
Here's what it looks like this afternoon.
That photo doesn't really do it justice.
Here's the view toward the town with the Bradshaw Mountains to the south nearly being obscured.
It's a stinking mess with the north wind blowing the smoke down to us and, I read yesterday, even 80 miles further south into Phoenix.
The only experience I have with them is at an extreme distance. I recall the smell of burning wood and the news saying it was a forest fire up around James Bay.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear this.
ReplyDeleteHope the air clears there as soon as possible. There are fires burning in California as well. It seems so early for "fire season."
ReplyDeleteWe're holding our breath, California is drier than a pop corn fart, been cool here in SoCal, so there's that
ReplyDeleteI like the message in your photo. All that smoke, and the sign saying STOP.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like it is going to be a bad year!
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