Not another bomb from Fox studios,
but the station fire 30 miles away
We live about 20 miles south of L.A. proper; another 20 miles beyond L.A. was where this fire was - right in the middle of the mountain range that separates us from Stacy's folks up in Agua Dulce off the Antelope Valley Freeway. We could easily see the smoke plumes from our house. We got to see them REALLY well when we drove up to see Stacy's folks. You might say we had front row seats.
Stacy's Dad tried to call us earlier in the day to tell us not to come up since the smoke was so bad he couldn't see his back fence, but we were out and didn't get his call. By the time we got there, however, the winds had shifted and the smoke plume was towering over the house, but not swamping it.
As the fire made its way up the mountains we got some insight into what things must have looked like in Pompeii. It seemed a little odd swimming abreast of an inferno, but in California you are largely desensitized to the absurd.
Stacy, doing her best Nero impersonation.
Someone from over around Loyola Marymount took an amazing time-lapse video of the fire. Click here to see it.
1 comment:
Wow Steve that is unbelievable, especially that shot of the house with the smoke plume behind it. I think that would really freak me out! I can't imagine what it must be like for anyone with breathing difficulties living in that area. It would take me some time to get used to the landscape there....everything looks so bare to me! LOL! I remember thinking that when we visited years ago. The year we were there they were experiencing a worse than usual drought and the mountains were pretty much all brown. You got some amazing pics, thanks for sharing.
Hugs, Kim
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