I now live on Mars
- Thread starter Jexnell
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How sad to see Oregon burning to the ground. I’m afraid the High Sierra is going to be pretty much toast as well.
We are still well below the fire line and it looks like the creek fire above us is about 10% contained and slowing down as much of the fuel is consumed. Fire burns up the mountain quickly. Downhill it takes longer.
Today I have been smelling mostly Douglasfir but occasionally I will smell aromatic western red cedar burning and once in a blue moon and I will catch the smell of a burning tire on the breeze. The smoke has lifted somewhat and is not as dense but the air quality is still quite bad. I have swept up a good bit of ash from my boat yard today.
We are still well below the fire line and it looks like the creek fire above us is about 10% contained and slowing down as much of the fuel is consumed. Fire burns up the mountain quickly. Downhill it takes longer.
Today I have been smelling mostly Douglasfir but occasionally I will smell aromatic western red cedar burning and once in a blue moon and I will catch the smell of a burning tire on the breeze. The smoke has lifted somewhat and is not as dense but the air quality is still quite bad. I have swept up a good bit of ash from my boat yard today.
So far our only danger is from lots of smoke and it has been coming in waves. As the winds change slightly we get fresh breezes and then smoke.
Working outside I keep ducking into my shed where I have an oxygen tank. True, it’s just welding oxygen, but it’s more pure than California’s normal air has been for 50 years.
I was planning to barbecue a pork roast on the grill but I decided that I should cook it in the oven instead.
Working outside I keep ducking into my shed where I have an oxygen tank. True, it’s just welding oxygen, but it’s more pure than California’s normal air has been for 50 years.
I was planning to barbecue a pork roast on the grill but I decided that I should cook it in the oven instead.
