Others. The pink road.

[Redk]

90 miles on the helix today (Others) looking for opportunity out the back road.
Hot and dry !

I did know I was headed into an area that had burned a week ago...
Even then, it was a real surprise when the gray asphalt turned pink before me !  Really weird !
The borate bombers have a lot of colorant in the loads they drop.  It stays a while before blending in...
redk

[GLV55]

You took a wrong turn and mistakenly got on the "Ladies Only" road. 

[Redk]

lol

Actually, it was my chosen destination...  My intent was to see if there might be opportunity for us .

Reality sets in when you get a 1st person, hands on view of a calamity.  It was grim.

I dunno...  Perhaps I should pursue contact with the owners of the property to see if they would hire someone to manage recovery and a major rebuild...  Didn't seem like the time, though.  I'd expect they are still in shock.
redk

I've just Gotta get a handy camera to take more pics !  The slr is just not ez to carry on the scooter.

[GLV55]

Burned out areas are always so shocking in how desolate they are and how complete the destruction can be in a fast moving fire. So sad...

[Stig / Major Tom]

Man !
A 3 engine full sized jet. That can't be a cheap way to prevent fires.
Geez.
Stig

[MJR]

Burned out areas are always so shocking in how desolate they are and how complete the destruction can be in a fast moving fire. So sad...

And on the flip side while traveling through burnt areas can have a feeling of passing through a cemetery as soon as the old or new plants start growing back it's seeing a rebirth which is amazing.

Man !
A 3 engine full sized jet. That can't be a cheap way to prevent fires.

It's a DC-10 privately owned and leased out to various agencies for fire fighting. California uses it regularly. http://www.10tanker.com/the-plane.html

[Scooter Dan]

Saw the result of a massive fire in the Southern Cascades in the Williamette National Forest near Sister's Oregon a few weeks ago.

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[Mr. Paul]

And on the flip side while traveling through burnt areas can have a feeling of passing through a cemetery as soon as the old or new plants start growing back it's seeing a rebirth which is amazing.

It's a DC-10 privately owned and leased out to various agencies for fire fighting. California uses it regularly. http://www.10tanker.com/the-plane.html

Thanks for the correction MJR! Guess I need to bone up on my jetology.

[Redk]

Burned out areas are always so shocking in how desolate they are and how complete the destruction can be in a fast moving fire. So sad...

Agreed, yet there is a flip side...
There will be quite a bit more runoff in the rainy season...  and there is a bit of placer gold in the area...  alluvial deposits will probably get a bigger than usual shuffle and there could be more found by the hobby miners panning in some of the creeks next spring.
redk