I was going to go for a 100 mile drive today to unwind & check my fuel 'economy'. Willits is exactly 100 miles one way from where I live so left a note for wifey & took off.
It wasn't to smokey when I left, this is Mt. St. Helena area from Calistoga:
I had Hiway 128 to myself which was great because long stretches of it have been recently re-surfaced which made for an excellent cruise.
When I hit 101 I noticed some new smoke and thought it was odd because the nearest fires WERE up by Redding. I was suprised to see this much smoke from way up there...
Well, it didn't take long to realize that the Hopland area was burning up. Turns out this fire started yesterday afternoon.
This and the creeping traffic soon took away my enthusiasm so I turned around at Ukiah & headed home putting the fires behind me. Or DID I...?
Not 10 minutes of entering my house I got an alert of ANOTHER FIRE that had just started at Lake Berryessa!
It said no evacuations were ordered at that time.
That changed 30 minutes later and evac orders are now in place for some areas out there.
I must say that I am WEARY OF THIS!
It wasn't to smokey when I left, this is Mt. St. Helena area from Calistoga:
I had Hiway 128 to myself which was great because long stretches of it have been recently re-surfaced which made for an excellent cruise.
When I hit 101 I noticed some new smoke and thought it was odd because the nearest fires WERE up by Redding. I was suprised to see this much smoke from way up there...
Well, it didn't take long to realize that the Hopland area was burning up. Turns out this fire started yesterday afternoon.
This and the creeping traffic soon took away my enthusiasm so I turned around at Ukiah & headed home putting the fires behind me. Or DID I...?
Not 10 minutes of entering my house I got an alert of ANOTHER FIRE that had just started at Lake Berryessa!
It said no evacuations were ordered at that time.
That changed 30 minutes later and evac orders are now in place for some areas out there.
I must say that I am WEARY OF THIS!