Flymph
Life of the Party
If you have ever been through Jasper Naitonal Park you realize the stunning beauty of what nature as to show in the Canadian Rockies.
Jasper National Park Fire
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for the safety of those impacted.
The Park fire near Chico just blew up overnight, 80K acres and growing.
www.mercurynews.com
Near the scar of the Camp fire that burned Paradise, CA and killed 85.
Park Fire map: Explosive wildfire near Chico now over 160,000 acres
The evacuation zone covered more than 600 square miles in Butte and Tehama counties.
www.mercurynews.com
Been through Jasper many times, great skiing and hiking; much nicer, in my opinion, than the more famous Banff. The drive from Jasper to Banff is one of the great drives in North America, tough to beat. Hopefully the town will be spared. Pray for cool air and rain.
The Park fire near Chico just blew up overnight, 80K acres and growing.
Near the scar of the Camp fire that burned Paradise, CA and killed 85.Park Fire map: Explosive wildfire near Chico now over 160,000 acres
The evacuation zone covered more than 600 square miles in Butte and Tehama counties.
wife just got off the phone with her brother who lives in Chico, who are obviously keeping an eye on the fire.
As for utter conflagrations:
10 Largest Wildfires in U.S. History | WFCA
Explore the details of the top 10 largest wildfires in U.S. history, from the Dixie Fire in California to the Yarnell Fire in Arizona with this list from the WFCA.
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Flymph
Life of the Party
This is so true. Chelan fire keeps pushing 30,000 acres with folks up at Stehekin evacuated this morning! This fire is still only 14% contained. Local weather forecasts going back up to the 100s next week! Apparently this is nothing compared to the Oregon fires which have reached over 270,000 total acres burning!
50% of Jasper's structures burned down:
Uptonogood
PNW raised
I’ve been through Jasper a dozen times heading to northern Alberta goose hunting. It tragic to think of the human borne damage. I also have to think about the bighorn sheep, elk, moose, mountain goats and their young. Tragic all of it.