Our time here at Boice Cope has often felt a bit like a refuge camp. For us while we wait for our new motor, for others due to the wildfires in the area. Over the past month the wildfires have closed Interstate 5 from California, forced evacuation of Merlin residents where our motor work is being done, and pushed others out from the Mt Shasta region. We have had fire fighters come through here in conveys heading to the fires as relief and others vacationing here during their breaks.
We thought that was all done once a bit of fall rains started, but no. The Klondike Fire, 33 miles inland from us over towards Grants Pass, which started on July 15th from a lightning strike has flared up again. A change of wind brought the smoke and ash west towards the coast for a short time. Last night while cooking dinner, we looked up to see smoke rolling in. At sunset, we took a couple of pics and a video to share.
Our fingers are crossed with the hope of rain in the areas that have been fighting these fires all summer.
