California Fires.

I am sure most of you have heard about the raging fires that have been going on out in California the past few days, but believe it or not, the shear size of the fires is affecting us here in Steamboat. Below is a picture from today of the haziness that had taken over Steamboat for the past two days because of the massive amount of smoke and ash in the air that has been traveling east from California. Apparently, winds from hurricane Jimena thats off the coast of California are what is blowing the smoke and ash our way and making the town look like this.

According to an article in AP that I found on comcast.net, the wildfire is 190-square-miles and has destroyed 53 homes. Around 3,600 firefighters and aircraft were working across a 50-mile span to try to put a stop to this huge fire. A couple other smaller, but still really big, wildfires are present but are becoming much more contained than the 190-square-mile fire.

So good luck to all the firemen and everyone who is battling this fire. Hopefully they are able to put a stop to it soon for all the people who are in danger or now need to rebuild, but I'm sure most of us here at the Alpine Campus wouldn't mind our mountain view back either. Peace.