Tag: Fire

  • Wildcat Fire Location on Google Maps

    View Larger Map I know many visitors are curious exactly where the Wildcat Fire is located in Yosemite. It’s currently burning between Pate Valley and Whaterwheel Falls along Return Creek and the Tuolumne River. The maps in Google Maps for the area is pretty good but the photo isn’t that great so here a photo…

  • Summer Fires Already Burning Around Yosemite

    This years early spring brought with it an unwelcome guest, an early fire season. This year the Sierra is extremely dry and already there are fires burning in and around Yosemite. The three fires listed below started the afternoon of May 18th when a monsoonal flow brought a mass of unstable air over the Sierra.…

  • Telegraph Fire Moving North – 40% Contained

    The Telegraph Fire has switched direction and is moving north into the Stanislaus National Forest tonight even as evacuees are being allowed back into their homes in some areas. The fire is now 40% contained and has so far destroyed about 25 homes and out buildings. Thankfully most of the injuries sustained have been minor…