Bad news for PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) hikers: Shadow Lake Fire

[DemoTex]

The Shadow Lake Fire has close the PCT from OR-242 to the Santiam Pass. Avoid that stretch this weekend. And check for recreation area closures near the Sisters/Mt. Washington areas.

Meanwhile, 165,000+ acres burn in central Oregon with high spread potential this weekend. I'll link a useful wild-land fire tracking site below (InciWeb), before my pics. Click on your state in the pull-down in the upper right for wildfire info.

http://www.inciweb.org/


New moon setting over the Crater Buttes on 8/31/11


Heavy frost on the morning of 9/1/11

[Suich]

1. My neighbor just turned me onto that site a couple of days ago.

He's climbing at Smith Rock this weekend.

Since the temperatures are going up for the next week on my side of the Cascades, I would imagine things are going to get a lot hotter where you are.

You and Nick take care. Thanks again for the pics!

:hi:

[murielm99]

2. In the bottom picture, the one with the frost...

There is something funny looking in the upper right quadrant. It looks like a gray and white striped sausage with a raccoon hiding under it.

What is it?

[Nostradammit]

3. I'm guessing it's a tree stump.

But it could be a gray and white striped sausage with a raccoon hiding under it.

Oregon is a crazy place.

[classof56]

4. Yep, it's a crazy place all right...

But mainly west of the Cascades!

Cheers!
:fistbump:

[Nostradammit]

5. Delightfully crazy!

:thumbsup:

[csziggy]

6. Tree stump cut at two levels with some bark left on the lower front

The two levels make three horizontal stripes, the bark makes an irregular vertical striping.

[lunatica]

7. The Big Picture and the Little Picture

Thanks for such wonderful photographs.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear DemoTex!

Damn, I'm too late to recommend!

But I can still kick, so that others can see these glorious pictures...

Thank you so much for them.

:hi:

:kick: