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bajabound2005
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EVERYONE was out there helping today! Marines, Army, Volunteer Fire Depts from all surrounding communities; workers from farms and ranches -- today,
EVERYONE was a fireman. And hats off to them! They pulled it off. When we saw those flames licking the sides of houses we thought "that's it" ---
but it looks like all the homes survived; maybe some with a few lick marks, but all is lookin' good right now.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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Sharksbaja
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God I love the solidarity that Mexicans behold in times like these.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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greybaby
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Amen.
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DENNIS
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6:45 AM.... Calm and beautiful, at least from my perspective. Time to check the damage and see what good can be done.
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DENNIS
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I-5 closed, north and south between Oceanside and San Clemente due to one of those infamous backfires being caught up in a wind shift. No
trains....no cars....no nothing can get through.
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Taco de Baja
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Here's a cpuple of LARGE satellite images showing the smoke from the Baja fires (and so cal too) yesterday afternoon.
http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?USA5/2007296/USA5.2007296.terra.250m.jpg
http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?AERONET_La_Jolla/2007296/AERONET_La_Jolla.2007296.aqua.250m.jpg
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DanO
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Anyone have any news about the status of the fires in the Santo Tomas Valley? Last night the forest service map showed several new fires down there,
but their site is not working now.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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bajabound2005
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Ejido Antonio Melendrez took the worst of that fire. 52 houses and their entire avocado grove - and some livestock.
This morning the fire near El Zorillo was still going and there were 2 more almost due east of Maneadero up in the hill/mountains. It looks, right
now, as if those 2 have merged into one giant fire.
In your Baja Almanac, I would guestimate it at page 7, K1 and L1 would be the general location.
[Edited on 10-24-2007 by bajabound2005]
[Edited on 10-24-2007 by bajabound2005]
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DENNIS
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No way that is near Zorillo. Way further back, toward the sierras. An hour ago it looked like the pictures of Hiroshima. A monster mushroom cloud.
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bajabound2005
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"This morning the fire near El Zorillo was still going and there were 2 more almost due east of Maneadero up in the hill/mountains. It looks, right
now, as if those 2 have merged into one giant fire."
The 2 that I'm guessing merged are almost due East from Maneadero and are separate from the El Zorillo fire.
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getsome
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Does anyone know if this fire is near hwy 1?
I am driving down in the morning.
Thanks in advance...
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bajabound2005
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Was, and may still be. 2 nights ago Hwy 1 was closed at El Zorillo southbound and Ej. Uruapan northbound for several hours. Earlier it looked like
the fires we're quite far back from the highway -- up in the mountains.
[Edited on 10-25-2007 by bajabound2005]
[Edited on 10-25-2007 by bajabound2005]
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bajadock
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ALL PIX MONDAY evening, Oct 22...
Punta Banda peninsula, looking southeast, view just north of Santo Tomas
Sky filling with smoke, ash
View from my rooftop deck
Ridge just above trash dump, near Campo LaJolla
Have heard of heroism from firefighters, volunteers of every kind. How spoiled I am when I'm thinking of my house construction, countertop
installation and what beverages I'm serving this saturday.
San Diego visit tues, 10/23 was jaw-dropping with sights of devastation.
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