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Journeys through the mist

Year: 2007 (Page 14 of 21)

Little Goose Canyon Fire 8/15/07 AM

Aug 15, 2007 /

This morning the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) website reports:

Little Goose (Bighorn National Forest): 4,575 acres at 40 percent contained. This fire is burning 15 miles southwest of Sheridan. Moderate fire behavior was reported. The communities of Little Goose and Teepee are threatened. Evacuations are in effect.

And according to a post dated yesterday on the Sheridan Media website:

CERTAIN RESIDENTS ARE NOW BEING LET BACK INTO THEIR HOMES NEAR THE LITTLE GOOSE FIRE – A big announcement came down this afternoon regarding some of the residents with homes near the Little Goose fire …residents and homeowners below the upper snowmobile parking lot on Red Grade Road and those on County road 77 are being allowed to go back to their homes, however you must first pick up an evacuee pass at the Big Horn Fire Station from County Commissioner Steve Maier…

Oops!

Aug 14, 2007 /

I had posted a screen capture from Google Earth that I though showed some of the fire damage, but on closer inspection, it did not. For any of you that caught that post before I deleted it, I apologize.

Little Goose Canyon Fire Tuesday Evening

Aug 14, 2007 /

Big Horns Fire Tu EveningThe eastern slope had cleared quite a bit by about 8:00 pm. This is a shot of the still smoldering area south of Red Grade road. It reminds me somewhat of the Scottish Moors although it’s not mist, it’s smoke. The good news is that the next few days are supposed to be calm with temperatures in the high 80’s and low 90’s here in Sheridan, which should equate to even milder temperatures on top of the Big Horns, and make it somewhat easier on the firefighters.

A silver lining

Aug 14, 2007 /

With all the smoke in the air from the Little Goose Canyon fire, the sunset on Monday evening was spectacular, and seemed as if it was going to last forever. These were snapped with my point-and-shoot digital. I would have loved to have had my large format film camera with me, but then again, where I would actually like to set up in on private property, and I need to get permission before doing so.

Little Goose Canyon Fire 8/14/07 early afternoon

Aug 14, 2007 /

I zoomed in as far as I could and then cropped this image to show everyone how close the fire was to homes in the foothills. The firefighters did a remarkable job – as they always do – concentrating on saving personal property in the area.

There are still some hot spots here and there on the eastern slope. These appear to be in very rugged, steep canyons that will be difficult for firefighters to access. I suspect these hot spots will be hit with water drops from the helicopters once the fire in contained.

This shot is at Red Grade road, and you can see that the fire came right up to it on the south. Again as you can see, they did a wonderful job of saving homes and buildings. There may be some damage here and there, but it looks like most were saved.

There still seems to be quite a bit of smoke in the area above and west of Little Goose Canyon and there are quite a few cabins up in that area. Luckily the terrain is milder and there are roads the firefighters can use as well as lakes to supply the helicopters.

It isn’t over by any means, but (knock on wood) it could have been so much worse.

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