It's fire season again

[john peck]

I think I figured out where to move to avoid the fires in the Western U.S.;

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Central and Northern Nevada are looking pretty good right now!

Not much to burn there, but it´s a good place to find obsidian. Even the jackrabbits have to carry lunch & a thermos.

 

[reed scott]

cause there is nothing to burn

Now now. There is plenty to burn. Lots of Nevada has lots of forest. It's surprising actually when you look at a whole state topo map view.

 

[reed scott]

I think I figured out where to move to avoid the fires in the Western U.S.;

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Central and Northern Nevada are looking pretty good right now!

Check out Grass valley Nevada. Looks like a nice town. Home of Bolton Ebikes.

 

[Art Deco]

cause there is nothing to burn

The smoke ... the smoke and the dust ...

 

[reed scott]

Grass Valley, NV

 

[reed scott]

 

[Sierratim]

Now now. There is plenty to burn. Lots of Nevada has lots of forest. It's surprising actually when you look at a whole state topo map view.

The Ruby Mountains in Northern Nevada are beautiful, headwaters of the Humbolt River.

 

[Art Deco]

The Ruby Mountains in Northern Nevada are beautiful, headwaters of the Humboldt River.

Is that the river in the novel "A River Runs Through It" ? Fly fishing?

 

[BlackHand]

Pretty sure that was set in Montana though I'm not sure which river

 

[reed scott]

Not much to burn there, but it´s a good place to find obsidian. Even the jackrabbits have to carry lunch & a thermos.

You have an interesting mind.

 

[Sierratim]

Is that the river in the novel "A River Runs Through It" ? Fly fishing?

Not the "A River Runs Through It" river, but good for some fishing near its headwaters. It flows generally east to west terminating in the Humboldt Sink ~225 miles from its headwaters. One of the few western rivers that does not reach an ocean. It is a part of the Humboldt Wildlife Management Area.

 

[Art Deco]

You have an interesting mind.

He's one of those folks that are crazy enough to spend real money on a bike that you still have to pedal uphill ...

 

[Art Deco]

Not the "A River Runs Through It" river, but good for some fishing near its headwaters. It flows generally east to west terminating in the Humboldt Sink ~225 miles from its headwaters. One of the few western rivers that does not reach an ocean. It is a part of the Humboldt Wildlife Management Area.

I'm not sure why the name is familiar since I've never been there, but it is. Maybe I saw it in the travel books I got to plan a trip out your way this summer. BC( Before Covid), That was the reason for the van and the bikes.

 

[Sierratim]

I'm not sure why the name is familiar since I've never been there, but it is. Maybe I saw it in the travel books I got to plan a trip out your way this summer. BC( Before Covid), That was the reason for the van and the bikes.

Hope to see you out here one day... The Western US is beautiful, esp when the fires are under control.

 

[FlatSix911]

I think I figured out where to move to avoid the fires in the Western U.S.;

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Central and Northern Nevada are looking pretty good right now!

cause there is nothing to burn

Yup, Central Nevada is basically a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland...

Atomic Nevada

Atomic Nevada? Probably one of the coolest threads of the Silver State's history. Here are 24 reasons you need to get the lowdown on all things Nuclear Nevada. #WeirdNevada

travelnevada.com

A Real Nuclear Apocalypse Would Be More Beautiful Than the World of 'Fallout 4'

It would also be much, much more devastating

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[john peck]

Fallen trees on electrical lines, Lightening strikes, careless campers, climate change, whatever your favorite cause of these fires.
we are at war here in the west & fighting for our lives. Never have we faced anything remotely close the the immense scale of
this disaster. It is very hard for me to regard this as just so many random coincidences, & I am mad as hell!

 

[john peck]

Visibility 1/4 mile, the house is sealed save for a cracked window to allow a bit of oxygen. This is a siege & suffocating.
No flames nearby, but that doesn´t really matter. Leadership would muster every resource to fight if we had any.

 

[PatriciaK]

Wearing a mask with a filter inside the house today...

 

[john peck]

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Wearing a mask with a filter inside the house today...

We are fortunate to have two very good air purifiers to deal with particulates, but what´s left seems somehow oxygen depleted.
We´re watching ´ The Desolation of Smaug´ on TV. Howse that for irony?

 

[fooferdoggie]

air quality is 367. it got worse when the sun came up.