http://cbs13.com/local/Yosemite.Rock...2.1145839.html
I'm sure they'll have the guests back in their rooms in no time.
http://cbs13.com/local/Yosemite.Rock...2.1145839.html
I'm sure they'll have the guests back in their rooms in no time.
Yikes! The Ahwanee bar has the best prices for Heineken & Corona in the Park!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Well John, now you have your drink 'on the rocks'.
Oh, blueberry, if that pun were a fart, the room would clear....
Peter Collins
On the intent of the First Amendment: The press was to serve the governed, not the governors --Opinion, Hugo Black, Judge, Supreme Court, 1971 re the "Pentagon Papers."
Originally Posted by Peter Collins
Sheesh, Yosemite's having a tough August...
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.d...79986/-1/rss02
I bet that's never happen before...oh wait...Not in Yosemite anyway...oh wait...
At least they've gotten away from calling these fiascos "controlled burns".
Geez, at least this problem was man-made, so to speak...
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.d...89996/-1/rss02
Ah, the National Parks. What a great place to...grow pot?
Rockfall update: Guests will be allowed to return to the Ahwahnee at 4:00 PM PDT today. Staff who live in nearby dorms will also be allowed to return.
The Big Meadow Fire is 2200 ac and is 10% contained. Big Oak Flat Road from Crane Flat to the Valley floor is closed. Crane Flat campground and Foresta have been evacuated. Additional fire fighting resources have been ordered.
The fire is burning in brush and dead fuels in the area of the 1990 A-Rock fire. Apparently, the winds went 'out of prescription' soon after the prescribed fire was ignited. Erratic winds caused the fire to spot over a control line, and 'off to the races'.
My wife works in Yosemite and had to be evacuated from her dorm near the Ahwahnee. She said that the smoke from the fire is obnoxious, and ash is falling on the valley floor.
Highway 120 is open to Tuolumne Meadows and Tioga Pass.
A tough August in Yosemite, indeed.
-Preston
Preston-Columbia CA
"If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse; that comes a little cheaper."
Thanks for the update, Preston! I'm glad I'm headed to Seattle.
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