Title: September 4, 2020 - Delilah
Hike Info : Description : Animals
Fawn by Delilah |
This trip to Delilah may be our last one of the season. In so many ways it was very different than what I was expecting. First we were going up for four days, through Labor Day. Just like we had been doing for the past couple of years. This changed in mid-”flight”. Even though the mountains are busy, Delilah would normally get maybe 5-10 visitors. This year, none will go up the stairs. And then there was the smoke-from many sources/
I got up at 0530. Felt like I could have slept longer.But if we are to get to Delilah by 0900 and go inservice by 0930, we will need to get up soon. I check to see if any lightning happened yesterday in our area: none expected and none reported. Breakfast and finish packing. We leave at 0715 and get to Delilah at 0850.
Our hazy view |
Ash on solar panels |
Most of the rest of the
We usually go out of service at 1800. But we are on extended hours, so we go until 2000. At 1833, we heard a fire toned out in Sierra National Forest. Our ears perk up as I always wonder, did we miss a smoke? Particularly in this haze. But it is nothing visible to us. The fire is a couple of acres at a place called Camp Sierra. This gets us looking around to see where that is-by Big Creek, next to Huntington Lake.
Smoke from SQF Complex |
Our light is starting to go down, but the radio traffic on this small fire is picking up. They have named it the Creek Fire. They would like to get a retardant drop in, but it may be a bit late in the day-not enough light. Also they are having difficulties getting down to the fire. There is a bit of tenseness in their communications. But also real professionalism.
Mt Goddard and Mt Reinstein |
In a pervasive way, this is better entertainment for our dinner. We continue to scan while we eat. But there is a lot of listening. By 1930, what ability to see we had was fading fast. We go out of service at 2000. We take care of our business downstairs-being thankful for lights on the outside. But the lights are also bringing in bugs into the cab. I guess we cannot have it both ways. We read for a while and then turn in.
Animals
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