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Subject: California fires

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Wes

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Date Posted: 19:25:58 09/16/14 Tue

It has been about six weeks since we got back from our California trip. While we were there, we were close to a number of fires, but the one that ravaged Weed, CA earlier this week stuck closer to home than usual.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/california-wildfire-ravages-small-town-weed-n204631

Weed is, or perhaps I should say was, a pretty little town in the far north of the state, not far from Mt. Shasta. About half of it went up in flames. I remember the Chevron station about halfway down the above story; we got gas there. It leaves a weird feeling.

We saw several wildfires on the trip, and there have been a number of places that have had big wildfires in places we went through, such as near Burney Falls north of Mt. Lassen, and in the upper Columbia River Gorge west of The Dalles. Parts of Yosemite National Park have burned, but at least no place close to where we were.

I sure hope the weather gives the area a break. I hate the thought of so many places we enjoyed going up in smoke.

-- Wes

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