Wednesday, May 28, 2014
This is what we are dealing with right now. Fire!
The effort to extinguish two large wildfires is nearly a week old. While hundreds of firefighters from across Alaska, around the Lower 48 and Canada try to get the fires under control.
The fire that has covered Anchorage in a blanket of smoke is the Funny River fire:
The Funny River fire has grown to 106,000 acres as of 9 p.m. Saturday. Fire officials say 20% of the blaze has been contained, and the evacuation advisory is still in effect. No major activity is expected overnight.
The smell outside is pretty strong, and the skies are overcast with this nasty grey haze.
I had planned on going hiking tomorrow, but I think I will wait until this all clears up.
I am too far away from the fire to have to worry about the flames, but the smoke is pretty nasty here in town, and I have noticed that I have been sneezing a lot and have had occasional coughing spells.
Which is no surprise considering the fact that just two days ago the air quality was considered unhealthy for everyone. That does not make hiking or camping terribly attractive right now.
So much for Memorial Day weekend.
It has been a particularly dry spring, and I have little doubt that the fire season is just now getting started.
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