Just across the Aibmuloc River from Vancouver OR.Where is Portland, WA located?
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About 100 miles from Seattle, OR.Where is Portland, WA located?
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Oh, I see. Quite the history buff. Seattle, Oregon Territory?
Saw there was Vancouver, Oregon Territory in a response too!
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All rain has missed us here. Desperately need it though.
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Grsthegreat - the rain missed us also. Yesterday afternoon - a few drops were seen on the little lake. Not enough to even wet the leaves out on the lawn. We are supposedly getting more today. But - more what??? Just more hope.....??
However - the cooler weather and raised humidity has helped contain the brush fires. Strangely - small ones are popping up everywhere. Three miles north of me - right along the county road. Burned an acre or so. At a lake about five miles east of me - again a couple acres.
The fire fighters are being stretched beyond belief. All this small crap and they are still working on the big one - the Gray Road fire.
Some rain would be a real relief.
However - the cooler weather and raised humidity has helped contain the brush fires. Strangely - small ones are popping up everywhere. Three miles north of me - right along the county road. Burned an acre or so. At a lake about five miles east of me - again a couple acres.
The fire fighters are being stretched beyond belief. All this small crap and they are still working on the big one - the Gray Road fire.
Some rain would be a real relief.
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Yesterday I had to take Brownie in for his summer haircut. All of a sudden - it became immediately clear how all these fires were really affecting us here.
Went five miles north on the county road. It's closed due to fire and fire vehicles. I turned around and took the only other route to get to Cheney. Twenty five miles extra for a normal ten mile trip.
I-90 is closed - in both directions - diverted onto 904 and thru Cheney to get around the Gray Rd fire. Both of our local, county roads were closed.
When I got into Cheney - what a MESS. ALL of the I-90 traffic was being diverted onto highway 904 and right thru Cheney. There were semi trucks backed up - in both directions - as far as the eye could see.
By the time I picked Brownie up from his haircut - the small county roads were back open. All the I-90 traffic was still diverted thru Cheney though.
This I-90 diversion could go on for quite a while. At least until they get a handle on the Gray Rd fire.
Went five miles north on the county road. It's closed due to fire and fire vehicles. I turned around and took the only other route to get to Cheney. Twenty five miles extra for a normal ten mile trip.
I-90 is closed - in both directions - diverted onto 904 and thru Cheney to get around the Gray Rd fire. Both of our local, county roads were closed.
When I got into Cheney - what a MESS. ALL of the I-90 traffic was being diverted onto highway 904 and right thru Cheney. There were semi trucks backed up - in both directions - as far as the eye could see.
By the time I picked Brownie up from his haircut - the small county roads were back open. All the I-90 traffic was still diverted thru Cheney though.
This I-90 diversion could go on for quite a while. At least until they get a handle on the Gray Rd fire.
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A little rain here, but still smoky