[ridesthemiles]

Lanie- You just percieve that the desert is bare. Fires in Northern Nevada a couple of years ago burned for miles and miles because no one thought there was any "fuel" out there. Today lots of that area still looks like a moonscape. There is more fuel than you might think. Please stay alert and stay safe. Pack something and the important papers just in case.

[lainie]

Well, we do have a lot of tumbleweeds this year. But I'm 15 miles from the foothills, even.. and I have a clay tile roof, a kubota, a high tower filled with water, a cleared property.. plus there's only like, four homes in a square mile out here. :-)

But I appreciate the concern. I sure hope these fires don't come all the way to the high desert.