Bridge Fire
Rattlesnake and Iron are the 2 most "remote" peaks...will this ease the way?
My time up Rattlesnake in Dec 2008, the brush was thick but the trail was clear - I assume someone had brushed the trail at some point that year. I can envision a very difficult trudge otherwise. Now maybe it will be a cinch.
Looking south from near Rattlesnake Peak...do you see a trail? There was one, but???
My time up Rattlesnake in Dec 2008, the brush was thick but the trail was clear - I assume someone had brushed the trail at some point that year. I can envision a very difficult trudge otherwise. Now maybe it will be a cinch.
Looking south from near Rattlesnake Peak...do you see a trail? There was one, but???
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How many years do you suppose Rattlesnake will be closed off?
The over-under in Vegas is a decade.
Station Fire redux.
The over-under in Vegas is a decade.
Station Fire redux.
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It's been four years since the Bobcat Fire and everything has reopened except for Chantry, which reopens this October. So, my guess for the Bridge Fire area is three or four years, with Baldy and Mtn. High ski zones reopening sooner. Even after the Station Fire, areas were reopened within a few years, like the Strawberry Peak Trail. But so many trails were affected that it took many more years for crews to fix the pathways. In fact we still haven't finished restoring them all. It's different for trails in the high country, they rely more on sawyer crews clearing the dead trees, and less on trail crews fixing tread and clearing brush.
https://recovery.lacounty.gov/bridgefire/
Looks like the RV park and its water tower burned and / or were damaged. Several structures at Thompson. It appears they're actively doing assessments (e.g. Thompson Ranch structures weren't on here initially) so I would expect more dots to pop up through the canyon.
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That is a VERY good link. Thanks. The remaining question mark is Widman Ranch, which isn't on that map (yet?) It's in a wider part of the canyon, so maybe it survived. If they're all gone, upper Coldwater Canyon becomes accessible, which would be excellent.
Here's an LA Times article detailing all the trails that burned. I was able to read it via a FB link but you might need a subscription via normal browsers. Looks like Vincent Gap to Baden-Powell survived but the mine burned. Grassy Hollow visitor center burned, and the PCT along the Blue Ridge burned. I'm guessing we lost Blue Ridge and Guffy campgrounds, maybe Lupine too, which is a shame. The East Fork, of course, is pretty much toast to the Bridge to Nowhere.
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CalFire has a pretty good 3D map of the burn and evacuation areas here:
https://calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.co ... b5e010e8d4
https://calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.co ... b5e010e8d4
Looks like the map has been updated.
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https://recovery.lacounty.gov/bridgefire/ appears to show 5 structures destroyed at the Widman Ranch.
thanks for the link. Glad the upper part of Mt BP did not burn.Uncle Rico wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:53 am CalFire has a pretty good 3D map of the burn and evacuation areas here:
https://calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.co ... b5e010e8d4
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Always disappointing to see your favorite areas affected... but the cycle continues.
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Happened on this video of Blue Ridge campground. Grim.
That's a lot of cutting already, I'm surprised. Considering it's no-fee and only six spaces I thought it would be mostly ignored until most everything else is cleaned up.Slowest_Hiker wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 11:33 am Happened on this video of Blue Ridge campground. Grim.
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Maybe prioritized as part of keeping the road clear for access to the comm site?