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cakewalk
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512
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Posted: 2/27/2008, 11:44 pm Post subject: Fire from Rain |
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Well.... You guys got your rain this winter. Happy? I Hope it was enough to replenish some aquifers. The drought-mongers shake their fists at the sky and say "it's not enough" or "too little, too late" Forgive them Lord, the rest of us appreciate it.
I was up on "Butt Mountain" today, It was so overgrown, I didn't recognize the place. You know, every familiar rock, you know where the pivot points are and can calculate every step. ( its real steep) I was not able to see anything familiar. Its a jungle up there. That led me to think about whats going to happen this summer, when things dry out and the hot winds blow, and the dry thunderstorms bring lightning. I hope I am wrong, but I think we are in for a significant fire season. Remember last winter? Pretty dry. Not much fire last summer either.
Its called a desert for a reason. A whole bunch of rain may not always be a good thing.
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threedogz
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 668 Location: Chandler
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Posted: 2/28/2008, 1:01 am Post subject: Re: Fire from Rain |
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cakewalk wrote: |
I was up on "Butt Mountain" today, It was so overgrown,
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paintninaz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515
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Posted: 2/28/2008, 5:31 am Post subject: Re: Fire from Rain |
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cakewalk wrote: |
Well.... You guys got your rain this winter. Happy? I Hope it was enough to replenish some aquifers. The drought-mongers shake their fists at the sky and say "it's not enough" or "too little, too late" Forgive them Lord, the rest of us appreciate it.
I was up on "Butt Mountain" today, It was so overgrown, I didn't recognize the place. You know, every familiar rock, you know where the pivot points are and can calculate every step. ( its real steep) I was not able to see anything familiar. Its a jungle up there. That led me to think about whats going to happen this summer, when things dry out and the hot winds blow, and the dry thunderstorms bring lightning. I hope I am wrong, but I think we are in for a significant fire season. Remember last winter? Pretty dry. Not much fire last summer either.
Its called a desert for a reason. A whole bunch of rain may not always be a good thing.
my $.02 |
Having not been to "Butt Mountain" I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet all that overgrown vegetation you are seeing isn't an abundance of native plants (If it is, then you shouldn't worry much, native plants don't carry fire very well) it's growth from the non-native species that non-desert dwellers have brought here to make the desert "more like home" THAT's the stuff that dries out and spreads fire like wildflowers.
Even the desert suffers in a drought so don't blame the rain, it is a good thing.
my $.02 _________________ ~Tracy
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Hikngrl Canyoneering is my 'Happy Place'
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 5578 Location: Peoria, AZ
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Posted: 2/28/2008, 6:19 am Post subject: Re: Fire from Rain |
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paintninaz wrote: |
cakewalk wrote: |
Well.... You guys got your rain this winter. Happy? I Hope it was enough to replenish some aquifers. The drought-mongers shake their fists at the sky and say "it's not enough" or "too little, too late" Forgive them Lord, the rest of us appreciate it.
I was up on "Butt Mountain" today, It was so overgrown, I didn't recognize the place. You know, every familiar rock, you know where the pivot points are and can calculate every step. ( its real steep) I was not able to see anything familiar. Its a jungle up there. That led me to think about whats going to happen this summer, when things dry out and the hot winds blow, and the dry thunderstorms bring lightning. I hope I am wrong, but I think we are in for a significant fire season. Remember last winter? Pretty dry. Not much fire last summer either.
Its called a desert for a reason. A whole bunch of rain may not always be a good thing.
my $.02 |
Having not been to "Butt Mountain" I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet all that overgrown vegetation you are seeing isn't an abundance of native plants (If it is, then you shouldn't worry much, native plants don't carry fire very well) it's growth from the non-native species that non-desert dwellers have brought here to make the desert "more like home" THAT's the stuff that dries out and spreads fire like wildflowers.
Even the desert suffers in a drought so don't blame the rain, it is a good thing.
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