John - the bad news is that the fire is now moving north and seems to be just about to overtake Jackass Mdws, Clover Mdw, Norris Cr TH, Granite Cr, etc. Hard to say beyond that uphill, since there's quite a bit of rock, and healthy firs predominate rather than dead pines, but still with a lot of old downfall present. They're expecting it to get very active due to increased winds in the deep canyons upriver from Mammoth Pool. Eventually that pinches itself off with a lot of nearly bare cliffs and what already burned a year or two ago. If it turns the other way again from there however, and hits the massive pine plateau beyond Kaiser Pk, all hell will break loose. They've been trying to establish a defensible line in between. And now with a bit of smoke clearing, they can start using planes effectively.
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