Extremely rugged mountain terrain.

No offense, but not like those gentle little foothills in the center and middle of America.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada

Google Maps show the "location" of the fire as about 15 miles NNW of Shaver Lake, and the San Joaquin River is in between, closer to the lake. The resort town of Shaver Lake Heights is at 5600 feet altitude, not the highest point in that part of the Sierras (e.g. nearby Mount Gabb is 13,747 feet), but if I recall correctly the highest point in the state of Kansas is about 4000 feet.

Shaver Lake looks to be about an hour's drive NE of the Fresno-Clovis area (Devin Nunes' district includes parts of Fresno and Clovis, I think). But for Covid this would probably be when their busy resort season was slowing down. Per CAL FIRES, as of ~7:30 PM yesterday it was 36,000 acres, 0% containment.

We used to go tent camping on the Ker River, north of Lake Isabella.

One of the most dramatic rivers in the entire world (further downstream closer to Bakersfield)

https://eaglerafting.com/

A fast river rafting is the type of thing on my bucket list (even though because of my physical ailments and limitations it should not be.

Another thing is offshore "cigarette boat running. I can hear those from my home.

I feel awful about the people trapped by fires.

Per CAL FIRE, it's up to 163K acres, still 0% contained.

Wow. Prayers for everyone... hell on earth.

There has been several arrests of Antifa types caught setting these fires. I think most of this is arson/terrorism. Wildfires seem to be a cash cow for the State of California, they need the money!

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There has been several arrests of Antifa types caught setting these fires. I think most of this is arson/terrorism. Wildfires seem to be a cash cow for the State of California, they need the money!

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