Ash fallout September 05, 2017, 03:58:56 pm Nothing like luck being on your side ---- there is a few fires here in Oregon. One is about 30 to 40 miles from Portland down the Columbia River Gorge. As luck would have it the winds are blowing from east to west ( a very rare event). Sooo the ash from the fire is landing in the Portland Metro area. The fire has jumped the river. Traffic is shut down on both sides. Commerce traffic is having to take a 80 to 200 mile detour. Eagle Creek fire grows, spreads to Washington; officials say fire a 'high...
Re: Ash fallout Reply #1 – September 05, 2017, 04:36:42 pm Wow, that's awful! I have some friends on their way to Seaside, OR today so just warned them. Keep us updated and hope you are safe!
Re: Ash fallout Reply #2 – September 05, 2017, 04:49:47 pm Getting ready to leave MN on a 3 month trip, but between Irma and the fires out West, we're rethinking our original itinerary which is a tour of the Eastern Seaboard. We leave on Sunday! Maybe we will go to the RGV instead.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #3 – September 05, 2017, 05:40:22 pm Two nights ago in Custer State Park the smoke for far away fires was BAD. Stung the heck out of my eyes. I heard some say it was Montana fires and others say Canadian. No matter, the smoke hung like a dense fog.Front came through and blew it out today. Big, deep blue skies and COOL! It was 39 this morning and is about 66 today. A fine day! Low 70's the rest of the week. 1 Likes
Re: Ash fallout Reply #4 – September 05, 2017, 06:35:41 pm Ash fell pretty heavy overnight covering everything here in Des Moines Wa. It has slowed way down now but is still falling. Make for a beautiful sunrise.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #5 – September 05, 2017, 07:16:44 pm Quote from: Duro - September 05, 2017, 06:35:41 pmAsh fell pretty heavy overnight covering everything here in Des Moines Wa. It has slowed way down now but is still falling. Make for a beautiful sunrise.I guess that's one benefit of our western fires, beautiful sunrises and sunsets.We have family not far from you in Puyallup. Haven't talked with them but I'm sure they are experiencing the ash as well. 1 Likes
Re: Ash fallout Reply #6 – September 05, 2017, 08:44:48 pm Ash in Seattle this morning too. We drove our LD to Wenatchee WA and very smoky all the way today.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #7 – September 05, 2017, 10:04:04 pm The smoke down in southern Oregon is really bad.I haven't been able to see much in at least a month.Went up to Washington last week, took 7 hours of driving before we got into clear skies.Spent 3 days up there in the clear and then drove back.South of Salem just a bit and we hit the smoke again. All the way back to Ashland.Feels and smells like I should be looking to evacuate the area.Hope it clears up soon, might have to wait until the fall rains come, down here that is another month away.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #8 – September 06, 2017, 01:49:23 am We drove 540 miles yesterday, from Washington to the Northern California coast, and never saw a shadow, the smoke was a constant presence.This has gone on for three or four years in a row, in the West.Between the widespread smoke, huge crowds and the growing difficulty of find campsites, we are starting to think the summer vacation may be obsolete.Mostly clear skies in Fort Bragg, CaLarry
Re: Ash fallout Reply #9 – September 06, 2017, 09:41:26 am Murky, muggy, some ash fall yesterday near Olympia; not much route choice back to Bay Area tomorrow, and all ways are smoky. Nothing to do except use the 'Max AC' as much as possible and bash on. This is a dreadful 'fire year' over much of the west; so much destruction and loss. Lightning-caused fires can't be prevented, but several of the blazes are 'human caused' through stupidity and carelessness! 😡
Re: Ash fallout Reply #10 – September 06, 2017, 11:03:18 am Keep an eye on the various air filters...Chip 1 Likes
Re: Ash fallout Reply #11 – September 06, 2017, 01:30:34 pm We had a great eclipse viewing in Albany Oregon (south of Salem) then headed east across Oregon to what was supposed to be three weeks in Idaho. First was the Sisters fire in central Oregon, then the huge Lola fire in eastern Idaho, numerous unnamed ones in Montana and Idaho. Smoke was everywhere. The mountain scenery we went to see was totally obscured by the haze. We got as far as just north of Missoula and gave up the trip. Lungs constantly plagued, and just no fun. Decided to head south for home (L.A.). Loni came down with a horrible flu in North Fork ID so had to lay up for three more days in the smoke. First clear air was in Arco, ID, just outside Craters of the Moon. We had to deal with the Labor Day weekend with no reso's, but in Nevada that wasn't a problem. Like Larry, we pulled a 500 mile day just to get Loni home to her doctor as she couldn't shake the fever and chills. In our 10 years of RVing we've never had a bad trip until this one. Guess we were due. On the bright side, our '06 TK performed flawlessly, climbing mountain pass after mountain pass like a champ, and all coach elements performed like new, even after all the pounding from some of the roads. I continue to be amazed that nothing has come loose or failed. One other thing-- Burning Man was ending just as we hit Northern Nevada. We saw a lot of returnees on the road completely covered in white, clinging, alkaline dust. If they had bikes hanging off the back, they looked liked they had been flocked. All tires were total white walls. One Airstream had tried to seal all its windows with blue painters tape. I can only imagine what havoc that stuff will play with the AC units, vents, and any systems with louvered vents. I'll bet the Road Bear and other RV rental companies are going to be mightily PO'd when those units are returned. -- Jon 1 Likes
Re: Ash fallout Reply #12 – September 06, 2017, 02:03:20 pm "I'll bet the Road Bear and other RV rental companies are going to be mightily PO'd when those units are returned."I met a man just yesterday that has three (3) "Prism" (by Coachman) Class Cs. They are mounted on Mercedes 3500 Turbo Diesel chassis. He rented out two of them for 'Burning Man' and regrets it now after the fact. He had them into a detailing shop for overall cleaning and one for repair of a two foot gash across two outer compartment doors.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #13 – September 06, 2017, 02:06:44 pm Living in the Willamette Valley in Oregon I can attest first hand to the heavy smoke here. I had to get a breathing treatment and an inhaler for the first time in my life. My sons live in Portland and they are dealing with heavy smoke and ash fallout from the tragic fire in the scenic wonderland of the Columbia Gorge. That fire is especially sad and I have shed many tears over it for the loss of such a beautiful, spiritual place where I spent many days hiking and camping . It is all gone for my lifetime and probably that of my children. It is especially sad because it was caused by lightning but by a teenager throwing firecrackers into the tinder dry forest off a popular trail.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #14 – September 06, 2017, 02:40:04 pm We stick closer to home during the peak summer months because of the crowds that form in the peak summer months. Popular destinations in MN still best to reserve ahead but it doesn't usually feel mobbed like it did in Yellowstone a couple of years ago. The North shore is busy but there is a lot of room to roam up there and in Northern MN in general.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #15 – September 06, 2017, 04:33:57 pm I'm joining a few of my fellow LDers to comment about this Summer's travels in the PNW. In a word: "YUCK " - all the way from Glacier NP, through Western Montana, Idaho panhandle, Northern Cascades NP and now on the Oregon coast. If not smoke, then heat or fog or heat and smoke or a pause at a Montana ER that determined yes, I was experiencing my first diverticulitis "event" that took about ten days to completely resolve. Indeed, it has been a less-than-perfect Summer, but I agree with Jon: sometimes one has to experience the not-so-perfect "vacation" to appreciate all the previous excellent ones.One high point worth mentioning: The Lazy Daze Ladeze women-only group has been getting together since 2004. Wagonmistress, Laurelee Scholes again did a fantastic job spearheading the 2017 get together on Edson Creek, OR. My heartfelt thanks to the many extraordinary women who contribute to this annual experience...gadget sharing, open houses, cooking, wine tasting, round tables, fire tenders, set up, clean up, teaching, hootin 'n hollerin, bonding, confidence building, supporting, learning and just plain having a wonderful time. It was worth traveling through all the crap to share a few days with these remarkable women! 6 Likes
Re: Ash fallout Reply #16 – September 06, 2017, 04:42:57 pm We have been in smoke more weeks than not since July 6, starting at Prince George, BC. We drove 1,200 air miles from there to Flaming Gorge, UT until we were clear of it. Fires in BC, WA, OR, ID and CO. The smoke popped up around Crested Butte last Friday. We are in Ouray now and it is denser here. Maybe New Mexico???
Re: Ash fallout Reply #17 – September 06, 2017, 05:02:49 pm Relatively clear here in the Tehachapi Mountains, Don, although we did have a little fire break out yesterday:KCFD responds to fire above Water Canyon Campground | News | tehachapinews.com Come on up!
Re: Ash fallout Reply #18 – September 06, 2017, 05:16:34 pm "I was experiencing my first diverticulitis "event"..."LornaOh hey, ain't that just a lot of fun? First time for me I figured it was appendicitis... just grit your teeth and pray! 1 Likes
Re: Ash fallout Reply #19 – September 06, 2017, 08:13:34 pm Link to where the fires are - not including BC.Storm coming to Ouray now.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #20 – September 07, 2017, 09:11:15 am Spent yesterday cleaning off the, up to 1/4 inch, of ash off the top of Baxter. Used lots of water because ash plus water can make lye. Plan is to check air filter in a few days after my camping trip. Clean up took about 2 hours. It is amazing the places ash can hide.
Re: Ash fallout Reply #21 – September 07, 2017, 10:26:29 am We got a bit of ash the other day. But nothing like the ash-fall we received in 1980 when Mount St. Helen's erupted!
Re: Ash fallout Reply #22 – September 07, 2017, 11:31:39 am Quote from: Lazy Bones - September 06, 2017, 05:16:34 pm"I was experiencing my first diverticulitis "event"..."Oh hey, ain't that just a lot of fun? First time for me I figured it was appendicitis... just grit your teeth and pray! My wife almost died of diverticulitis, it is nothing to fool with to or to grit your teeth and hope for the best. At the first stabbing of pain, get thee to the doc, ASAP.Lorna, give my wife a call if you have forgotten what she went through.Larry
Re: Ash fallout Reply #23 – September 07, 2017, 11:37:38 am Quote from: Lazy Bones - September 06, 2017, 02:03:20 pm"I'll bet the Road Bear and other RV rental companies are going to be mightily PO'd when those units are returned."One of our members annually attends Burning Man and has a second RV, used only for this event, not wanting to exposed their LD to this dreadful alkaline dust. Once expose, it is just about impossible to remove all the white, corrosive dust.It's even worse than the red dust of Southern Utah.Larry
Re: Ash fallout Reply #24 – September 07, 2017, 05:51:42 pm Sounds as if the air quality is worsening. Spokane just set a new record:Spokane sets record for air pollution; smoke expected to remain until Friday...
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