catbirdseat Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Just called Marblemount Ranger Station. Even though there are several fires in the area there are no road closures at present or expected for the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I could count three seperate fire plumes while spending yesterday climbing Buckner's North face. Â It was pretty odd because in the afternoon the smoke had created a haze all around us. It made my lack of sleep hallucinations even more wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marek Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 just flew over cascades yesterday returning from chicago basicly everything north of glacier pk was smoke covered and more intense spots around cascade pass area, some more plumes to the north as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Driving up to Chiwawa River area yesterday, noticed (by way of smell and sight) a thick pall of forest fire smoke on the Stevens Pass Highway from about Index on. Â We saw a fire plume start up in the vicinity of Dome Peak while we were up on Dumbell. The fire was directly in front of Dome from our vantage, so was probably somewhere near the head of Sulphur Creek. I remarked at the time how I wouldn't want to be climbing Sinister Peak right then, as the plume billowed directly into that peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babnik Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 i saw some cutting accross all the way to where i could see it on I-5 in a similar area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted September 1, 2003 Author Share Posted September 1, 2003 Just got back from an attempt on Johannesburg. The smoke from the fire to the west of Jberg was obscuring the valley about half of the time. All of my gear and clothes including my body came home reeking of smoke. I had to wash every thing, including my harness, pack, sleeping bag and slings. Met one party turning back from the Ptarmigan Traverse because of the smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jja Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Yesterday the smoke reached all the way up to the unnamed glacier on forbidden, and for most of the day jberg was completely obscured. Like cbs, all my shit stinks like smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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