King Fire

Mandatory evacuations for our area was downgraded to voluntary, and our voluntary evacuation order was lifted. Yay!

 

Are they evacuating and closing down the Crystal Basin area? If so, then access to the Loon Lake and Wentworth trail heads to the Rubicon might be down for a while.

 

A few of my friends back home had to evacuate and everyone's posting pics on Facebook and Instagram. I hope for the best for you guys. Stay safe.

 

Yes, that whole area was evacuated yesterday. They were having spot fires on the north side of Big Hill Lookout (between Union Valley and Icehouse. The northern edge was just about at Stumpy Meadows (that got evacuated too). While there were no evacs called for Loon Lake, there's no safe way in or out of it.

 

Well the girlfriend, dog, and I left last night once they started doing evacuations on our side of 50. Back now to start grabbing some furniture. Just glad it didnt jump 50!

 

this is sad...Its so beautiful up that way too There's days when I grab the family, the dog, and the truck, and just go for a long drive up that way...this sucks

 

I fell suck just thinking about it. Uncle toms is probably ip in smoke by now. This fire is moving fast and taking out so much. If the stupid activist wont be so concerned for there stupid frogs alot the this area would have been thinned out by loggers. Now them dam frogs are bbq'd.

 

The fire is at 110^2miles now or 70k acres. That's a huge jump in size. A friend of mine's son is working on it and says it's just raging.

 

I just arrived at a friends cabin in Kingvale, north of 80 and it is really smokey up here. Ash all over the ground. I just saw the 111 sq acre number this morning and read that it is only 5% contained. Some of our smoke could be from the smaller Dog Bar fire, but I dont really think so. I feel sorry for all those that are closer and in danger.

 

I know man, NOT UNCLE TOMS!!

 

Been getting super smokey down here in Reno/Sparks. Crazy how large the fire got in the last 24hrs, hopefully the wind lets up and they make some headway at containment!

 

Oh man. Someone has been arrested for starting the King Fire.

 

GOOD! Now let him burn!!

 

I'm beyond disappointed that someone would even consider doing that.

 

letting him burn? or what the asshat started?

I mean why?? Why on earth would you do that to a place so beautiful that people call home, and many visit to get away from the city BS. Now that really ticks my ass!

 

Fire is a normal process; it doesn't need help from some asshat.

Maybe his punishment should include work on a fire crew?

 

ahh gotcha! psshhh, I don't think that's enough for what he started. Man, I feel for those firefighters. Lets keep our fingers crossed and hopefully this is over soon

 

Maybe not.

 

I'm glad uncle toms is ok.

 

Me too.