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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-30
Send the S.O.S. cos I'm crashing. I'll see you guys tomorrow. Have a great night. # finished big meadow, but there was fire outside the northern coordinate. Making one more run to pick it up (via @NIROPS_N149Z) # I think he's referring to a back fire set to burn down veg and make a fire…
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Photo of the Day: Dusk at Sunrise by Taylor Davis
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of sunset at Sunrise High Sierra Camp from Taylor Davis. What I really like about this shot are the tones and great colors. Very nice. Great shot, Taylor. Hey if you think this shot is awesome you should see the rest of Taylor’s photos. You can…
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Tioga Road Delays – Possible Closure
The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park will have restricted access, between Crane Flat and White Wolf, beginning Monday, August 31, continuing until fire operations along the road are complete. This segment of the road will have controlled access with a pilot car during daylight hours, and be closed completely each night. Motorists should expect…
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Big Meadow Fire Update
The Big Meadow Fire on August 27th. Photo courtesy NPS. Yesterday, firefighters made good progress improving fire lines east of El Portal. The active portion of the fire is in the north and northwest flanks away from Foresta and El Portal. Today, the highest priority continues to be improving fire lines east of El Portal…
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Going High Tech on the Big Meadow Fire
Today’s modern Army rolls on the backs of satellite communications and high tech reconaissance. Likewise today’s modern fire commander has at his disposal some of the top thermal imaging equipment to help pinpoint potential problems, hotspots, spot fires and gauge the size of the fire. Here’s a thermal imaging map from the USFS (Forest Service)…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-29
Clouds and higher humidity are expected tomorrow. Let's. Hope no thunderstorms ruin it by starting more fires. # Still a little hazy and smoky but definitely not as bad as it was yesterday. # Currently the air in Yosemite is unhealthy for sensitive groups. The smoke from the nearby Big Meadow Fire is clogging the…
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Photo of the Day: Rockscape by Tom Grubbe
To try to keep with some normalcy amid all the fire stuff I decided to get back to posting a Photo of the Day. Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Lembert Dome and some glacial erratic captured by Tom Grubbe. If you’d like to see more of Tom’s photography be sure…
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Looks Like Rain
It sure looks like it’s raining. I don’t see anything on doppler but I hope it is.
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It’s Almost Pretty
So the sun is setting and the clouds are overhead. The air still smells of smoke and haze lingers. But even with all the destruction the fire brings, there is beauty in shots like this. With so many homes threatened you don’t want it to be pretty but, you can’t help it. It’s almost pretty.
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A Really Cool Shot of the Smoke From the Big Meadow Fire
@reeks707 captured this shot of the smoke plume from the Big Meadow Fire pushing up through the cloud layer as he flew over. Wow! Nice shot.