By the afternoon the view from my front door looked like this.
And by night fall the same view looked like this.
The wind is blowing the smoke and fire to the east. We actually have clear skies above us right now. They have evacuated homes in Palmdale to the southeast of us. It is scary and sad to watch. It is burning some of the trails I have run above the aqueduct.
2 comments:
Karl, it sounded on the news like the fire was getting awfully close. What's being recommended in terms of being outside and breathing the air? And what exactly is burning in the desert?!?
Erin,
The air quality is much better today. Most of the fire is out as far as I know. Friday the air quality was aweful so Andi took the boys down to Acton for the day. We actually spent the night down there. If you had any respiratory conditions it would not have been a good idea to be outside.
To answer your second question. There is lots of dry brush, chaparal and grass that burns quickly, it is great fuel for the fire. The 30mph winds don't help either.
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