forest fires

[Corey_lax]

im wanting to head up to my cabin this weekend neer princeton. i dont really have a clue what the forest fire situation is up there... anyone live up there and can help me out with if its smoked in or what? is there a website with updates as well cuz manning park on fire now too.
thanks
corey

[Wes Rempel]

I have a friend that just came back from his place in Tulameen. They had ash falling there and lots of smoke.

[Corey_lax]

errr.. k... well i hear its supposed to rain friday and the ash situation can all change with wind and what not so who knows... i really wanna go fishing tho
thanks for the reply

corey

[Iron Glove]

Try the Wildfire site: www.for.gov.bc.ca/pScripts/Protect/WildfireNews/index.asp
Princeton is in the Kamloops District.
Tulameen is smokey, we're heading up to the cabin Friday for opening of hunting season. Son lives in Princeton, says its real smokey and lots of ash falling.
Travel on the Hope Princeton is not recommended due to smoke - daughter came back from Tulameen Saturday and had to turn the headlights on. If its real bad tomorrow we'll go in via the Coquihalla.
Hope to catch some rainbows and kokanee - won't need the smoker, just air dry 'em !
:p

[Iron Glove]

For some reason the web site didn't come out right in my message - should be: /Protect/WildfireNews/

[Iron Glove]

Just got off the phone with my kid. Says Princeton is not too bad this AM, less smoke than yesterday. All depends on the wind direction I guess.
The BC Road Reports site has a web cam in Manning, East of Allison pass and not too much haze to be seen. Same on the Coq. cams.

[Corey_lax]

hahahha air dry the fish... thanks a lot for the updates....
we are heading up friday as well. we are at missezula lake so i geuss a little more north of your place in tulameen. hopefully its all good. see ya on the highway.

and if u talk to your son tomorrow before you leave it woudl be great if u could post what the situation is up there. not that its really goinna stop me too much. i can get to my cabin from the coquihalla connector anyways.

thanks
corey

[Iron Glove]

Well, the kid and the news reports all say that the situation has improved as the winds are from the North, blowing the smoke back into the US where it belongs.
We'll be taking the Hope Princeton.
With all the ash in the air in Tulameen I might not be able to refinish the deck, just might have to fish and hunt instead. :D

[Kellykins]

I'm sure they're hard at work to get it under control, unlike these Kodak moment loving slackers at the Nechako fire!

[mabb]

*quietly -doesn't- point out that he made a comment many moons ago about the potential of incredible damage from forest fires this year*

*can't resist*

I hate to say I told you so, but ....

[Corey_lax]

and we are off!... thanks for the updates everyone

[ynotrusty]

Some picks of the road near Manning.Check out the time.:(

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/ynotrusty/sept06081Medium.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/ynotrusty/sept06076Medium.jpg

[Corey_lax]

wow its a lot better now... on the way up on friday there was a little glow but not much smoke. you could smell it but it definatly wasnt bad vision in it. just got home now on sunday and couldnt even smell smoke the whole trip.

[Lone Ranger]

Yeah, I came down Friday from Grand Forks and from Princeton to Manning East Gate with the recirc and A/C on it was still like sitting in front of a camp fire with the smoke blowing in your face. I was starting to complain to myself about how bad it was then a couple of guys passed me on motorcycles.. That shut me up in a hurry!!! Poor bastards.

Once you hit Headley (Bromley Rock to be specific) its fine, but from East Gate to Headley its the worst. If I didn't have to go back up there again, I wouldn't for the sake of my lungs... (Mind you, its probably not as bad as sucking in diesel exhaust all day..) LR