We're surrounded by a 413K acre fire to the north 100 miles or so. A 244K acre one about that far to the SW, and another one (almost contained) of 105K acres to our SE about 100 miles in the that direction.

And a few smaller ones. Today I can see the plateau 10 miles away, not to mention the Butte 5 miles away. We have a remnant volcanic rock pile that sticks up from the valley floor 1/4 mile from the house that I couldn't see the other day.

Some wind, clouds, and misty rain have helped. Not to mention that whopping 0.01" we got the other day smirk

I feel for you folks getting it now, but we had our smoke for a couple of weeks it seems. No matter which way the wind blow, there was a fire over there somewhere.
A week ago, and that's the color of the light in the sky that day. Range of hill one can just make out is about 1/2 mile away, so this wasn't the worst day.

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Stay safe.

The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)

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