Fire North of Sedona

azbackpackr · Posted: 6/19/2006, 8:50 pm Post subject:

IGO, they have closed all of our national forests in Arizona quite a few times in the past few years, almost always in June. And they have always been able to reopen them again after a couple of weeks of monsoon. For example, the year of the Rodeo/Chediski Fire the Apache Sitgreaves NF was reopened on July 13. The fire was more or less extinguished by the end of June, and then the rains came soon after that. So I wouldn't worry myself about the August and Sept. GHOTMs.

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PageRob · Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 859 Location: Page, Az.

Heard on the radio that 89A through OC is closed.

89A up here, between Jacob Lake and Bitter Springs is also closed temporarily this afternoon, due to heavy smoke and reduced visibility.
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IGO · Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 4144 Location: Las Vegas

Las Vegas was covered in smoke this morning. First the smoke was coming from some fire close to town but west of here then the wind changed to come in from the east and it brought smoke with it also; I expect that was smoke from the Brin fire. I couldn't see Mt Charleston from my place it was that thick.
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RedRoxx44 · Queen of the Walkabout Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 1167

I haven't read thru all posts but a fire on Navajo Mtn also, which may make it pretty smokey up that way.
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PageRob · Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 859 Location: Page, Az.

I think (at least earlier) that the Navajo Mtn. fire's smoke was blowing East. Driving down to Marble last week, when it was still clear, I couldn't see any smoke coming from that direction. I'm still not sure exactly where that fire is though, in relation to NM. Are there any online maps of it?
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azbackpackr · Posted: 6/20/2006, 6:12 pm Post subject:

Clear as a bell here! However there are some really big fires right now nearby in the Gila National Forest. I have talked to several people from Reserve, New Mexico, today--they are pretty nervous right now. (People who live in Reserve do most of their grocery shopping in Springerville/Eagar.)

I'm gonna go look on nifc.gov and some other sites, because here in AZ the news media likes to pretend that New Mexico doesn't exist.

PageRob · Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 859 Location: Page, Az.

Just like the national news likes to pretend that Arizona doesn't exist (unless, of course, its on fire and people are in danger).
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http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/predictive/intelligence/daily/swcc_news_notes.htm
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GeorgAz · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Scottsdale

Go to www.azcentral.com and look at some of the reader photos...scarey and soo heartbreaking...our most truly beautiful and soul-fulling place at risk. Hope it is stopped soon.I'm sure you're all holding back tears thinking about all the beauty of that canyon and West Fork and all our so special places there. Please dear Father and Earth Mother, stop it. Sad

desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

Major Depressing ...... Sad

It's heading towards Westfork ....
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mike · What box? Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134

Anyone know what the trail they've labeled as "Bootlegger" is? That's roughly where the AB Young trail is. Is Bootlegger the trail along the west side of Oak Creek that AB Young branches off of?
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GTG · Posted: 6/22/2006, 12:58 pm Post subject:

mike · What box? Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134

Yep, 231 is the road to the fire tower. Looks like maybe the new line will be along the AB Young trail up to the tower then along 231. AB Young starts upstream from Junipine Resort, which is labeled on the map, too. Maybe "Bootlegger Trail" is actually the AB Young. AB Young starts across the creek from Bootlegger Campground, so maybe they just got the name wrong.
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