June first week - Fire on the Mountain
The
last week of May, while at Boulder Mountain in Utah, I took this photo
out the west deck of Annette and Larry's house, to show the mountain
that direction:
Note
the two little 'peaks' near center, and just left of center. Earlier
this week, from over the weekend, the Lost Lake Wildfire appeared over
this ridge. Annette was in NYC and Larry was alone at the house. By
mid-afternoon, he was ordered by the Sheriff to 'evacuate' - here are
his reasons why:
Also, here:
The fire came within about 3/4 of a mile, but did not come down the valley.
From down in the valley; at the turnoff to Teasdale on Highway 24:
With the winds abating, the Forest
Service dispatched firemen to the nearest homes to the National Forest,
one of which was this one. The truck has foam that could be used to
cover the house, if it came this way.
These
fellows will stay at the house for a week or so. Higher winds are
projected over the coming weekend, not as high as before, but they take
no chances. Crews are in the area from all over the country, as they do
for these fires. They are on the mountain doing "containment" including
helicopter water drops on hot spots. Here is an example.
Larry
is staying in the RV which is 'in storage' down in the valley - he just
sleeps there, no elec or water, but it is shelter. He can come up to
the house for a half hour or so, two or three times a day.
Annette is actually back here in Branson, getting ready for my trip to St. Louis for surgery next week.
These have been 'interesting' times... ;-)
