Keeps the mosquitos at bay unless of course they're on fire and hitting you at 40-90 mph.
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Keeps the mosquitos at bay unless of course they're on fire and hitting you at 40-90 mph.
Usually this is the absolute perfect time to be up there in Sierras, mosquitoes mostly died off two weeks ago but still 2-3 weeks from the major snow threats. Also less people once school starts. Last two years I was probably up there for 20-30 days aug-oct. This year maybe only the 5 I already got in by labor day. Maybe late October if get lucky avoiding snow.
My brother lives just west of the fire over by the Sequoia Complex Fire. They had to evacuate on Monday and have not been able to return.
He sent this image from the fire camera about 1/4 mile from his house:
He said, "At least I have a place to destroy the One Ring should I ever have the need."
He sent this image from the fire camera about 1/4 mile from his house:
He said, "At least I have a place to destroy the One Ring should I ever have the need."
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I am on the west coast right now (Sonoma/Mendocino county line in CA) for a MUCH needed break from work and Iowa in general. The drive through the Sierras was VERY smoky, as was the Central Valley. The immediate coast wasn't terrible, but you could tell the air was not clear on Sunday (when I arrived). Monday was better. Tuesday was absolutely beautiful as the onshore winds kicked up and pushed the smoke inland. I can see pretty far up the coast this morning from the window in the house I'm renting, which is great. The weekend is supposed to be smoky again because the winds will switch back to offshore. Hopefully, it's not as bad as last week was for everyone here.
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