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Posted by Brad on August 15, 2009, 13:02:19, in reply to "Smoke on Friday Aug 14 by Big Tree/Mineshaft Flat"
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I was coming from Jenks lake and saw the smoke also and was wondering. Never saw smoke travel so far. The La Brea fire has been creating wierd smoke all over the west. Heres a link that I found interresting.
http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm
--Previous Message--
: Anyone know why the valley was filling
: up with smoke on Friday morning?
:
: We had camped at Mineshaft Flat and
: on Friday morning, and a ton of
: smoke was blowing into the valley
: when we packed up to leave. Not
: sure where from, but seemed the
: cloud was just getting to us as we
: left.
:
: Were there any fires down below in
: the area, or could this have been
: drift smoke from the La Brea fire
: over in Los Padres? I haven't seen
: anything about fires in the area
: since I got back.
:
: The news in Big Bear has been
: reporting that drift smoke from that
: fire has been noticeable in the Big
: Bear valley, so I presume it's
: possible it's related.
:
: -az-
:
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