Pray for it, because this place is on fire and is one of the most beautiful of all the coast. Only a miracle will save it. There are 1600 fire fighters trying to fight this fire, and we need rain really badly here. God, we need the rain and like tomorrow.....Pretty Please?
I wondered how close the fire is. My state (Washington) sent firefighters down there to help out. This used to be what the National Guard helped with, but most of them are deployed elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteYour photo is beautiful.
Judi S
Thanks Judi S and thank you State of Washington. Yes, this is what the National Guard used to do. sigh..
ReplyDeleteThe photo is from a trip in 2006.
This is a link to the latest area map(zoom it in) and the whole area along Highway 1 is closed and under mandatory evac.
http://165.221.39.44/incident/1367/
PS, Three hours ago the fire was five miles from Big Sur, and it's burning from the south and the north. 12% humidity is terribly dry.
ReplyDeleteKSBW-TV reported that the fires were looking like they may merge, and are less than ten miles apart.
I've seen it on the NASA site...so sad. I'm praying!
ReplyDeleteMeribeth
OMG! Are you safe? I'm hoping.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet prayers Meribeth, and sallyjo, thanks I am safe in the south of the state, my kids all live up there and none of the present fires are near them. There have been 1140 fires already in California and this isn't even peak fire season.
ReplyDeleteThis thing now looks like it will burn all the way to the Ocean. I just saw a photo posted at Yahoo news of the mountain on fire that is visible from the camp ground at Big Sur. I hope all the people get out of there because you cannot get away from a fire coming from that direction.
By now, I am reconciled to the losses to the earth. This may be natural cycles but I don't see the birds and animals in the wild as having many other places to go at the moment.