Jefferson is on fire...
- teperilloux
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Jefferson is on fire...
My friend just took this pic from 26 heading back to pdx. Looks to be west of Jefferson Park Ridge. This should ruin a lot of eclipse plans for sure. Looks like it's not in the park at the moment.
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Just before going out of range she said there are 2 stacks now and getting bigger rapidly. Dang it!
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Couple of media reports:
- Wildfire closes four trails in Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Salem Statesman-Journal
- New wildfire burns 65 acres in Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, KTVZ
Credit: Melissa Schwartz
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It's likely up on the ridge above Wild Cheat Meadow, somewhere between Triangulation Peak and Jefferson Park. Given the trails WNF closed, I'd say it's somewhere in the rugged terrain near Wild Cheat. This is unfortunate, as this is some of the most scenic terrain in the entire Mount Jefferson Wilderness, and some of the least-known. Most hikers go to Triangulation or Jeff Park without bothering to check out the terrain in between.
It's somewhere on this ridge:
This is Wild Cheat Meadow:
The trail along the ridge above Wild Cheat Meadow:
Hopefully this gets contained before any of these beautiful places see too much damage.
It's somewhere on this ridge:
This is Wild Cheat Meadow:
The trail along the ridge above Wild Cheat Meadow:
Hopefully this gets contained before any of these beautiful places see too much damage.
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Re: Jefferson is on fire...
Wondering what caused this. There haven't been any thunderstorms in the area, have there?
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There's been a red flag warning for much of the central cascades for at least the last few days. With no rain and continued winds in the forecast, I hope they get a handle on this quickly.
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I just saw an article that said it was from a month-old lightning strike (no idea how they can figure that out). We just had some crazy lightning in Bend today, but not much rain so hopefully no new blazes get started up :/justpeachy wrote:Wondering what caused this. There haven't been any thunderstorms in the area, have there?
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I don't think they should be fighting this if it's lightning caused, especially in a wilderness area. Healthy forests need fires, even ones we all enjoy hiking.jessbee wrote: I just saw an article that said it was from a month-old lightning strike (no idea how they can figure that out). We just had some crazy lightning in Bend today, but not much rain so hopefully no new blazes get started up :/
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If this isn't already going somewhere else too.... ALL access to the park is closed as well as the PCT thru there.
http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon- ... rson-park/
http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon- ... rson-park/
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That's going to suck for PCT thru-hikers. It's getting to be prime season now for the bulk of them going through Oregon, though the snow in the High Sierra's may have delayed the main bubble by a couple weeks.