And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Yosemite smoke
It's surprisingly smoky up in Yosemite today. Must be some forest fires burning down south.
That's from the Aspen Fire on the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County, probably 15-20 miles from the park as the crow flies.
ReplyDeleteThe fire is burning along the San Joaquin River near Mammoth Pool Reservoir.
The fire has been burning for more than a week, it is approx. 14,000 acres, lightning caused.