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Mountian Center Fire
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rockhopper Posts: 668
7/18/2013
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Hope they can contain it. This thing is an inferno. I am seeing it driving east every morning to help my Dad.That area has not burned this big since I came to California in 1962. Areas along the PCT have some "Old growth pockets" of cedar 300+ years?? old. I hope that Cedar springs is spared. That has been a favorite spot for generations of back country folks. The section of the PCT along the ridge line from hwy 74 to San Jac. is one of the many highlight sections of the trail. The only positives I can say are forest re-generation, kill those damn tree beetles and excellent X-country hiking after the winter rains.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
7/19/2013
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It looks pretty bad from the news.
http://ktla.com/2013/07/19/mountain-fire-burns-22800-acres-some-evacuations-lifted/#axzz2ZV20sOCX
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
9/1/2013
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Did the lazy tram to Mt. San Jacinto hike yesterday with the girlfriend. The wilderness near Hidden Lake was closed because of the fire. Couldn't see any damage from the fire till Wellman Divide and it was hard to see since it was cloudy and pretty gray. Here's a couple cellphone pics from Wellman. Had to pump up the saturation so you could see the burnt areas.
Wellman Divide by tomteske, on Flickr
Wellman Divide2 by tomteske, on Flickr
Wellman Divide3 by tomteske, on Flickr
Here's the final perimeter map from calfire with the red arrow pointing to Wellman Divide.
Mountain Fire by tomteske, on Flickr
Here's the link to the State Parks emergency closure order from 8/28/13: http://pstramway.com/downloads/2013-State-Park-Trails.pdf Tom
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rockhopper Posts: 668
9/3/2013
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Looks like Fobes ranch got hammered. Too Bad. Looks like the old growth Cedar forest around Cedar springs may have been spared?? I sure hope so. That place is just awesome. I am heading in to check out the PCT after the Winter rains closed signs or not.
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