Bryon That is an interesting route - maybe the most direct I have seen. I think your plan of going thru that old growth is promising, and the fact...

Found a few interesting photos on the Mt Hood NF Facebook page today: I think those along the road were taken on...

That is weird - when I posted it I could see the photo - they must have some sort of "anti leeching" code active. Anyway, I posted the link to the ph...

Anyone recognize this area?

Donald Presley said It looks like the fire is headed towards the Hillockburn trail now. Hopefully it will just miss Hillockburn. The report t...

I think there are a lot more historical/interesting artifacts that got burned - more than just the Gipper.... Sounds like the weather is taking a t...

That is good news, Bryon. Thank you for passing it along. After seeing the news footage from their helicopters of big trees torching, I had expected...

BrianEdwards said The rain today should help. Also, the drive up the beginning of Road 45 is gonna be radically different with no trees blocking t...

Hopefully the rain is reaching the fire and is helping a bit as well. I guess the rain and humidity are a double edged sword - it helps reduce the fi...

BrianEdwards said Looks like the old bridge over the south fork is right at the edge of the burn. Really hoping it survived. The sign on the Christia...

UGH! It looks like you are correct, Don. Looks like they cut off access to High Rock, High Rock Spring campground, Linney, Hambone and Frazier Turna...

Looks like Carter Bridge campground is toast.... But at least the rate of growth has slowed for the moment. Only about 500 acres yesterday. Hopin...

The inciweb update this morning said it was pretty quiet last night due to the increased humidity. They only showed it increasing 58 acres last night...

Wow - that video was really interesting! Parts didn't look as bad as I thought they might though - there is still green amongst the burned areas. N...

I have a feeling we haven't seen the beginning of this one. I think it is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. I sincerely hope I'm wrong...