It is early Friday morning as I sit here looking outside
while my coffee is brewing. It appears
that we will have another beautiful day here at the trailer and the weekend
looks very promising with temperatures in the mid eighties. This follows a couple of overcast days that
produced some drizzle but not enough to make the current fire danger go away.
Wednesday afternoon I smelled smoke like brush burning. I turned on the fire scanner that I have
installed on my Android phone and listened to our local fire company as they
worked a 20’ by 20’ brush fire just a quarter of a mile away from the
park. They were using two tenders to
provide water since they were out of reach of any hydrants. Shortly after I started to listen the
dispatch called out a fully involved residential fire somewhere in Monroe,
WA. From the sound of the units
responding the place was up a dirty driveway on a hillside and very hard to
reach. No hydrants brought the call for
tenders to assist. When dispatch told
the commander that the first four tenders on the call list were unavailable he
told her that they were in a “defensive posture.” Another words keep the fire from spreading
and let it burn. Too bad someone’s house
had to burn down for lack of water but that is what happens in this area so
many times. Just didn’t realize it was
possible that close to a major town.
We haven’t done much since coming home from our long trip
except continue to thank God we left the east coast when we did. Weather conditions have not improved in many
of the areas that we visited. Flood and
tornados are rampant.
I am planning another trip that will start in Washington
State and travel up into Canada make a loop and come back via Montana and
Idaho. It is a 280-mile scenic trip that
appears to be loaded with miles of natural wonders and small towns. I am thinking late August, early September
after we move back to the condo.
TRIP DETAILS (INTERNATIONAL SELKIRK LOOP)
Today we have some shopping to do and if things go well and
the weather turns out the way I think it will perhaps a hike to Barclay Lake a
few miles farther east up Highway 2.
Hope all is well and thanks for dropping by.
