[pct-l] South Lake Tahoe fire

[Daniel Braunstein]

A friend of mine and I hiked up Freel Peak today and on the way back home decided to go through South Lake Tahoe (the fire had not yet started when we were on top of Freel, so we didn't know). We drove very close to the fire area coming down 89. It was already very big and pretty scary looking. We are watching the Reno news right now and it looks even scarier.
 
Daniel



> Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:27:15 -0700> From: zaqueltooocool at gmail.com> To: pct-l at backcountry.net> Subject: [pct-l] South Lake Tahoe fire> > Saw this story on the news.....also online.> > Eight homes have been destroyed with more endangered by a massive> wind-driven blaze raging in the south Lake Tahoe area near Angora Lake> Ridge.> > El Dorado County Lt. Kevin House confirmed at least eight homes had already> been lost to the wildfire that broke out around 2:15 p.m. Sunday in the> upper Angora Creek drainage.> > By 5 p.m., estimates of the fire and its damage varied with reports of up to> 50 homes already burned and from 350 to 500 acres lost.> > Evacuations were in place for residents in the Echo Summit area, including> the Mount Raineer, Pyramid, and Mule Deer areas.> > House said evacuees were being told to go to the South Lake Tahoe Recreation> Center on Rufus Allen Blvd.> > Gloria Hildinger of Angora Lakes Resort said her resort had been ordered to> evacuate. She said the fire was within about two miles of the resort.> > Multiple agencies were already on scene to help battle the blaze.> > At least three air tankers were sent to battle the fire, though high winds> were reportedly keeping the planes from attacking the flames.> > PCT MOM> _______________________________________________> pct-l mailing list> pct-l at backcountry.net> unsubscribe or change options:> http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
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