Forest Fire Near New Fork Lake - Tuesday

Near Bondurant

Before the Rim

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At Bondurant

Near 40 Rod

From South of Pinedale

From Near Boulder

As we came home from Jackson on the shuttle, when we got through the Hoback and out past the hills that obscured it we could see a huge plume of smoke and cummulous cloud to the north. At first could not tell exactly where it was but soon could see that it was just south of New Fork Lakes. I got some pictures through the window. We did not see it at about 10 a.m. It started about 2 p.m. at this point it's been burning for less than 3 hours. This is what happens to the beetle infested trees which have died in the last several years. Just sitting there waiting for a spark. You can go to http://www.pinedaleonline.com/ to see some photos and read about it. The radio KPIN said 40 acres but it has to be much bigger than that.

Also see Gina and Sally's blogs to know what they are saying about it. The ranch they were raised on is in the way. Sally says the Butner's from Box R are getting cattle out horseback.(Their parents are our neighbors at the Parkinson Place at Buckskin Crossing.) Awful, not to mention dangerous! The original Box R lodge burned down some years back and a fine collection of Carl Runguis paintings were lost. He used to go there to paint.