The fire is blanketing our valley with its smoke, but not as heavily as the previous nearby fire. It started Saturday and quickly grew to a thousand acres due to the abundance of dry brush, steep terrain, and the fact that it hadn’t burned in a hundred years. By Sunday morning it was at 16,000 acres (25 square miles, 6,500 hectares). Electric power to Yosemite has been cut off. People are streaming out of Yosemite Valley looking for a cold drink. Mariposa is booming with the unexpected business. The Fresno Bee has an article.Shown is a blanket of ash on what was a very clean shiny car only three days ago. Since I open the windows in the house at night to help keep it cool, there is now a fine deposit of ash throughout. Oh well.
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