My last post for a few days. Why? (PHOTOS - DIAL UP WARN)

[DemoTex]

Dr. DemoTex is visiting the lookout tomorrow! Yippee! She has been in Portland for a few days and will drive down tomorrow. I told Nick today - he is crazy excited.

Rooster Rock Fire update: RR is 50% contained with a total containment date estimated for 8/10/10 at noon. I saw no smoke today from Rooster Rock (45 miles away). The visibility was the best it has been all week. I could see the Three Sisters all day. The burn acreage is listed as 6134, up 4 acres from yesterday - but there were reports of 6300 acres last night. Rumor is they used napalm pingpong balls for the backfire yesterday (Google it - it is for real).

Here are some pics from today:


Down there, it is hard to see the forest for the trees. Up here, I see ALL!


Ground Hog Butte Sand Pit OHV/ATV recreation area four miles due north of my lookout.


"The Potholes"


Antelope Springs Butte with the power-lines on Pine Ridge in the distance.


This dust devil in "The Devil's Garden" is almost always there.


Looking across the top of China Hat to the Newberry Volcano Rim a couple of hours ago.


South Sister and Broken Top as seen across the top of Lowullo Butte (with its sparse pines).

[Rhiannon12866]

1. K&R! Wow! Spectacular photos!

Keep safe! :yourock:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear DemoTex!

How wonderful for you!

I can imagine you'll be too busy to visit with your cyber-friends!

And of course, the pics are wonderful, esp. the sunset ones...

We'll be here when you return...


:hi:

[denbot]

3. South Sister and Broken Top photo is now my desktop..

K&R

[pinboy3niner]

4. Wow--those are striking photos (as usual)

Hey, if you're acting on the doctor's orders, who am I to question it?

And, btw, Napalm Pingpong Balls would make an excellent name for a rock band. :)

[DemoTex]

6. Only if it is a very "hot" band.

Know what I mean?

[pinboy3niner]

8. OK, that made me laugh out loud

I think you've gotten the better of me, sir--THIS time. :evilgrin:

[cliffordu]

5. Thank GOD it's a different Rooster Rock.....

I thought the nude beach was on fire.

[DemoTex]

7. If it is anything like Phuket Island

The bare butts on the nude beach are what's on fire!

[Suich]

9. Thanks for more terrific photos, mac!

You kids have fun, ok? And give my regards to Dr. DemoTex!

;-)

[xchrom]

10. have fun! nt

[northofdenali]

11. Fantastic fotos as usual, DemoTex -

be SAFE up there. Our fires have been "managable" this year in the Interior but I well recall 2004 when we had 6,200,000 (Yes, MILLION) acres burn. We relied on a lot of Outside firefighting help that year!

Thanks for what you do, and give Mrs. DemoTex my best.

From July 2004 in Fairbanks at about 1:30 a.m. (we don't do sunsets much in summer):

[BrklynLiberal]

18. wow... great pic....1:30AM!!!

[Catshrink]

12. Awesome photos - thanks!

Enjoy your visit with Dr. DemoTex. I'm sure Nick will be thrilled to see his mommy.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. beautiful, all of them

enjoy your time with DrDemoTex.

[lunatica]

14. Thanks for the update!

[LWolf]

15. Those are beautiful.

The smoke had dissipated enough yesterday that my grandson and I spent the day hiking in the area around Paulina Lake. We had a wonderful day, although keeping up with a healthy ten yo kicked my decrepit ass.

[stevedeshazer]

16. That last photo was intense for me

I climbed South Sister with a couple of friends on September 4, 1980.

Wow, it's been almost 30 years.

We camped out the night before at Sparks Lake before the trek.

10,358 feet. There was a frozen lake in the crater near the summit. You could see Mt. Rainier in Washington and Mt. Shasta in California and all the high peaks in between.

That was a hell of a good day. Thanks for the inadvertent reminder.

[BrklynLiberal]

17. Jaw droppingly astounding pictures!!!

enjoy your R&R!!

[Crystal Clarity]

19. K and R

Very nice pics as always! :hi:

[Scurrilous]

20. Kick

:kick: