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isobars
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:58 am Post subject: Roosevelt is clear and already sailable before 8 AM Monday |
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I'm sitting at Roosevelt under perfectly clear blue skies. No sign of any fire anywhere (it's declared under control). It's already blowing low 20s before 8 AM. (The park was full of weekend campers on Sunday PM, with no sign of any evacuation.) |
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isobars
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Ditto Tuesday, except for lighter wind. |
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isobars
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:25 am Post subject: |
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Uh, Oh ... we have a new issue today/Wednesday. Tuesday was another gorgeous day, with no sign or scent of smoke, but just as the wind got sailable, the park was evacuated in earnest so the firefighters could use it for camping, staging their efforts, and a helicopter pad. No way to know how long that will last.
Every foot of State Road 14 (i.e., the Washington side highway) was closed by midday. Not sure why ... again, not a speck of smoke east of Roosevelt and none visible to the west. You'll want to check that closure out via the internet before considering driving to any Washington launch.
It was neat watching the tanker seaplanes skim the water just east of Roosevelt every few minutes, then fly RIGHT over our heads at full throttle because of their full, oversized pontoons of water. These are specialized aircraft with what sounded like huge engines ... reminded me both visually and viscerally of the powerful P-51 Mustangs that played a huge role -- some say vital -- in the good guys winning that war. |
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isobars
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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isobars wrote: | Uh, Oh ... we have a new issue today/Wednesday. Tuesday was another gorgeous day, with no sign or scent of smoke, but just as the wind got sailable, the park was evacuated in earnest so the firefighters could use it for camping, staging their efforts, and a helicopter pad. No way to know how long that will last. |
Turns out that never happened. Oh, the windsurfing park was cordoned off for several days, but they didn't use it despite using another site for that purpose. It's available again now, just in time for a week of little more than gentle breezes. |
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