This is the latest map put out by Cal Fire on the country burned so far. About the right 40% of the map, north to south, is in Yosemite or the Emigrant Wilderness Area.
Keep in mind that not all the country is burned completely. Some is, but other areas will have a spotty burn pattern with stands of trees that will be ok.
Here is a picture looking south on the ridge between Eleanor Lake on the left, and Cherry on the right. You can just see a bit of Cherry through the saddle in near ridge. From the map, the burn will be everything in the distance, and between the two lakes here pretty close up to the vantage point of the photo.
This is Eleanor from the inlet. Both those far hills are burnt, and most everything on the left. As you can see, it's getting to be granity at the inlet, which will slow down or stop the fire, depending on brush conditions. It was pretty country.
Notice our canoe floating next to the big rock at the bottom of the picture, which gives a perspective on the size of the country.
Horrible, just horrible. Please stay safe out there.
ReplyDeleteWill do. I saw some Wyoming Hot Shots driving north on 99 this morning, away from the fire, which leads me to believe they are getting a handle on what's left of things. Likely the fire is simply petering out in the granite country.
DeleteI hope you live a safe distance from the fire!
ReplyDeleteI'm safely to the west and in the valley. My backwoods stomping grounds, however, have been severely scorched.
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