[justshe]

Morning Grampa Dave,

Update from the Apple fire on the North Umpqua. I'm adding a few details just for other Oregonians that are familiar with this area.

Fire started at 50 acres Friday afternoon/evening and is at about 5,000 acres by this morning (Sunday). Highway 138 between Roseburg (Glide) and Diamond Lake was closed as of 5 a.m. this morning between milepost 38 and milepost 50 due to smoke and fire danger. Small community store and a few residents at Dry Creek are stuck smack dab in the middle of the closure. Roseburg is the closest town to where we live (65 miles) so access for food/mail/medical emergency is cut-off unless you make a tortured, windy 120 mile detour.

To visualize the closure: With the closure between the "X"s

Roseburg..Glide......X----Dry Creek---X...Me...Diamond Lake


The fire is not burning in....or near to...any wilderness areas. But it IS very difficult to fight because of the steep terrain and gusting winds up the canyons. And that's the news from here!( Cough, cough...choke.....)

[madfly]

I just saw on MSNBC headline runner that an Air Tanker goofed up and dropped a load of fire retardant on a river, affecting fish in a 4 mile area. Anyone else have anything?

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the map.

You may be shopping at Prospect or Shady Grove for awhile.

Stay safe!