Bobcat Fire in West Fork

walker · Post by **walker** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 3:22 pm

Looks like it's on the northeast side of Cogswell Reservoir not far from the dam:

http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/cameras/I/wilson-e-mobo-c.html

BobcatFire.jpg

walker · Post by **walker** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 3:39 pm

If I'm not mistaken, seems to be ascending Glenn Canyon towards Monrovia Peak as well.

For reference, I think the lower part of Cogswell-Rincon-RedBox connector road is visible sloping upwards just right of the dam - looks like the smoke is coming out of the canyons behind that ridge.

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stonehillnews · Post by **stonehillnews** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:47 pm

Dima and I happened to be up near Little Jimmy today.

This photo was taken at 12:57

stonehillnews · Post by **stonehillnews** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:48 pm

We got turned back on ACH at 4:28. We decided to stop for food in Wrightwood instead. We’re here now.

Post by **Sean** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:53 pm

The plume seen from Temple City. It's dropping ash on my parents' house.

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Post by **HikeUp** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:24 pm

Snowing here in NE Pasadena.

walker · Post by **walker** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:35 am

You can follow the progress in the archive of towercam images.

In the afternoon it split into a north and south front:

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Then around sundown the flames started to show themselves:

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And then it started to look more like the crack of doom:

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And now it looks like something out of Hieronymous Bosch - The next time anybody tries to go to the Mermaids, it should be somewhat less brushy...

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Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:01 am

Saddened by the fire but great shots!

Post by **dima** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:47 am

map:

https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=34.2369 ... a=modis_mp

It advanced North quite a bit last night. Looks like Mermaid ridge is passable now indeed. And since I checked this morning the South front advanced a LOT. White Saddle has burned, or is about to. Taco WILL be able to hike all of Silver-Fish road!

Post by **Sean** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:52 am

No official map yet, but it's approaching 5000 acres in size with zero containment.

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7152/

Screenshot from Dima's link:

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AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:27 pm

Probably another Station part 2 at this rate.
Granted there was 2,000+ assigned at part 1, but 100 should do it this time lol...total joke alll the way around.

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:56 pm

Girl Hiker wrote: Saddened by the fire but great shots!

I can say for sure that a fire is actually good for the area being burned...a clear indictment of our fire policy.
Now of course, it will be greater than SG wilderness, but who cares? The state wants it all burned.

Also,I feel for the residents, but this particular problem of Monrovia has been known for ages.
But there is pipelines they said, so no pre-burns...well, OK then.

I have spent a number of times at the Pasadena club steps resting of travels...its sad, such a nifty historical place.
Mr.Wetherby and his associated friends are such hospitable people. I hope somehow the cabin made it, but I noticed 2 hot spots right on it.

walker · Post by **walker** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:22 pm

On inciweb what do the yellow vs. red marks mean?

At this point, Big Santa Anita Canyon and Monrovia Canyon could be in jeopardy.

Didn't burn in Station Fire, so plenty of fuel.

walker · Post by **walker** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:23 pm

Sorry, I meant the caltopo map, not inciweb.

ReFreshing · Post by **ReFreshing** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:55 pm

walker wrote: If I'm not mistaken, seems to be ascending Glenn Canyon towards Monrovia Peak as well.

For reference, I think the lower part of Cogswell-Rincon-RedBox connector road is visible sloping upwards just right of the dam - looks like the smoke is coming out of the canyons behind that ridge.

BobcatFire2.jpg

Just saw the flames cresting monrovia peak as I drove by about an hour ago... ?

ReFreshing · Post by **ReFreshing** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:00 pm

walker wrote: Sorry, I meant the caltopo map, not inciweb.

Different colors show when that detection occurred. Red is the most recent.

patrick · Post by **patrick** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:31 pm

man, that's sad... camped for a few days in Devil's Canyon near where it meets the reservoir ~6 weeks ago, a really cool area, tons of wildlife. There are a few buildings by the dam, which according to that caltopo map must be gone by now. Looks like it's only 3-4 miles from the eastern edge of the Station fire now.

patrick · Post by **patrick** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:33 pm

Just saw the whole forest (and a bunch of others) are closed for the next week — https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ltbmu/ne ... EPRD799171

ReFreshing · Post by **ReFreshing** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:40 pm

patrick wrote: Just saw the whole forest (and a bunch of others) are closed for the next week — https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ltbmu/ne ... EPRD799171

Sucks but I think it's the right call to make right now.

Post by **Sean** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:16 pm

ReFreshing wrote: Just saw the flames cresting monrovia peak as I drove by about an hour ago... ?

We can see the flames now from across the valley in Alhambra.

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walker · Post by **walker** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:48 pm

Another valley of fire hellscape tonight:

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The fishing club cabin is probably a gonner for sure - looks like Clamshell or Rankin is keeping it to the east for now...

Post by **dima** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:20 pm

I was looking up from Arcadia earlier as the fire came over Monrovia peak. There were two bulldozers clearing (or maybe re-clearing) lines near Clamshell peak.

maxmapper · Post by **maxmapper** » Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:44 am

RIP that one weed grow south of Twin Peaks

walker · Post by **walker** » Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:17 pm

RIP that one weed grow south of Twin Peaks

And the various ones in the canyons just north of Twin Peaks.

Post by **dima** » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:34 pm

Imagine what it's like to be the farmers. I guess they're walking out to the desert? Nobody's picking them up anywhere else.

walker · Post by **walker** » Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:11 pm

What a difference a day makes. Cooler temps seem to have slowed it down a lot:

Bobcat200.jpg

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:15 pm

walker wrote: What a difference a day makes. Cooler temps seem to have slowed it down a lot:

Bobcat200.jpg

...the left of your picture I think is mostly a big plume of smoke out of the south. The fire is moving towards Wilson right now also(and fast)
Twitter shows the fire creeping down to Monrovia....had to do a double take. The winds have getting stronger for an hour and it looks like its going into the East Fork too.
I imagine all the fire force is cursing it now.

walker · Post by **walker** » Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:27 pm

I stand corrected, embers picking back up with a reflective glow in the sky towards the left/north side and spots visibly further down Monrovia ridge to the right/south - it's like a bomb went off.

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Post by **Taco** » Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:06 am

My mountains.

I’m sorry.

Yeah, silverfish Truck Trail is likely easy to hike now. I rode partway up the road the other week to see what’s up, and teams cleared the road to the firebreak, where they hiked up. Once things calm down, I may hike the whole thing with my bike.

I’m real bummed about everything. I’m gonna distract myself now. Good luck, guys.

Post by **Sean** » Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:52 am

Looks like it's crossing the ridge into Santa Anita Canyon.