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The entire western US has a ton of fires

Found a fire map site
https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fire/state/wyoming

It could be more useful since it shows the icons for fires that are already out vs those that are hardly contained at all. You have to click on them to see their status. There is a 3 horizontal bar thing on the left with a legend and another on the right that lets you change what is included in the map. Use the right one to get rid of lightning strike markers.

@KDOGG331 @perchie.girl gave a very good description of the very southern area. If you want to see what So. Cal (and Cal in general) REALLY look like, bring up Google Maps in satellite view. What isn't paved over is dry scrub. The only real green is in the Central Valley (due to irrigation) and north of San Francisco and in the higher elevation hills around and south of San Francisco. Put the little orange "person" on I5 just north of San Fernando (where the paved over area starts to thin out) which is north of Los Angeles. That is what most of south and central CA looks like. You may now disabuse yourself of the Hollywood image of California.
 
JaeG said:
That is a heck of a lot of fire. I know some NZ firefighters were helping with the Californian wildfires and we often send them over to help out in Aussie when there are nasty ones. I'm sending 'stay safe vibes' Kens way :hugs (and the way of all those firefighters - I have nothing but respect for all that they do).
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perchie.girl said:
San Diego county is a bout the size of Ireland. One of the few places in the world that has a Mediterranean climate. Costal its pretty lush because the Ver cold Ocean temp. Moderates the climate. But as you go inland just a few miles it gets drier and on average hotter. Most times only about 20 percent but it can drop to ten to fifteen....

About fifteen miles from the coast we have mountains.... Another thirty and it starts turning into desert. By the time you get to my house its high desert... 3000 feet... No trees... only pink rocks and Chaparal... Chamise Sage Red shank and few others.

scrub oak here and there if there is water close enough to the surface. Then another ten miles and it gets really dry Because the land drops dramatically as you head toward the Imperial Valley.... Some of which is 50 feet below sea level. Summer Temps are 110 .... sometimes more. They pack up their riding horses and bring em to a lodge up here to let em cool off in 90 degrees...

There is NO perminant pasture... With the exception of a few places of about a hundred acres or so.... Green grass.... Sign no need to water.... But even those are drying up.

Water table has dropped a hundred feet During the drought. My well is 450 feet deep. from the pump up I have a column of water about 250 feet. This means my Water column is only 150 feet deep. six inch pipe that means I have approximately 153 gallons of water instead of 255.

Nothing grows unless it can live on what the desert offers because I cant water it.

Thats why I dont garden... even If I can switch to grey water ....

deb
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bruceha2000 said:
The entire western US has a ton of fires

Found a fire map site
https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fire/state/wyoming

It could be more useful since it shows the icons for fires that are already out vs those that are hardly contained at all. You have to click on them to see their status. There is a 3 horizontal bar thing on the left with a legend and another on the right that lets you change what is included in the map. Use the right one to get rid of lightning strike markers.

@KDOGG331 @perchie.girl gave a very good description of the very southern area. If you want to see what So. Cal (and Cal in general) REALLY look like, bring up Google Maps in satellite view. What isn't paved over is dry scrub. The only real green is in the Central Valley (due to irrigation) and north of San Francisco and in the higher elevation hills around and south of San Francisco. Put the little orange "person" on I5 just north of San Fernando (where the paved over area starts to thin out) which is north of Los Angeles. That is what most of south and central CA looks like. You may now disabuse yourself of the Hollywood image of California.
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Thank you both! Very helpful and interesting! I hadn't realized California was so varied or dry, although I guess I've seen glimpses on reality TV shows, not Hollywood or movies ha I will do that Google Maps thing today since I am watching the dogs most of the day today
 
Good morning, all. Busy day around here - gotta get packed for 9 days in and around Cheyenne (with, of course, one formal which screws up packing every time - can never make up my mind) and then get Fee up to the boarding kennel. Lordy, I hate driving with that dog in the car. She gets totally out of control and drives us crazy trying to get into the front seat. We have a barrier now, and this will be the first time we've used it. Wish us luck - she's gentle but she doesn't know her own strength. Tam moved into her house so she's not here to Fee-sit for us.

Kendra is almost back to her old self. She still walks kinda funny - not that she didn't before - so we suspect that nerve is still a little touchy. But the swelling is gone and the leg is much warmer and nice and pink. It's just a slightly darker pink than the other leg. But it looks better daily.

Ken got home last night. Idiot! The meeting broke up around 9, so he opted to come on home instead of spending the night. Walked in about 3 am and scared the peewadding outta me. Good thing my boyfriend left early. ;) And Fee didn't make a sound when he came in. Some watch dog!! Death on flies, but anything bigger and she's not interested.
 

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