Date:         Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:35:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Subject:      So Cal fire Off Topic.
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"

My S.O. spent the day today going from Borrego Springs (east of the fires,
down in the desert) up to Julian and back with her horse trailer, helping
friends and others evacuate their stock to the desert, in case they get the
evac. order there.  She says the barn, down in Borrego,  where she keeps her
horses and give some lessons is FULL of goats, chickens, horses, mules,
lamas, Alpacas,  etc...all  being crammed in and  boarded by the Barn owners
for the 'refugees' from the fires....  She tells me so far, she's only
smelled smoke once, being east (upwind) of the burn area, but at night, the
sky is full of reflected flames...
  And Mike is right about the soon to be following mud events....after the
previous fires, called the "Cedar fire",  of a few seasons ago, huge
mudslides make it clear into Borrego Springs, about 20 miles and 4000' from
the burn areas...
  Sheesh...
  Don Hanson