Last week as we were leaving home and heading up to the Y, M saw a cloud of smoke and exclaimed that it looked to be very close to the highway. As we got closer we learned just how close it was. It was on the top of the ridge in the narrows of the canyon.
As we came around the fourth curve, you could see the flames on the
ridgeline at the top of the cliff that dropped to the road. So it was
seriously only about 300 feet above the road! Luckily it was a very small fire. Only about 2.7 acres and quickly put out as it was burning in the undergrowth on very rocky soil.
But since it had just been reported only an hour before we started our
drive (the news actually didn't have any information until we had
already passed the first emergency crews!) the manpower on it was quite large, as you can see from the line of firefighter vehicles lined up alongside the road.
Honestly the only reason M even had her camera that day was because Clifford was coming to school!! After school and we had picked up C we went to the school to meet Clifford and find a new book from the fair. I got an animal book and a dancing kitty book; C got a Dora and a Clifford book.
We have to enjoy the last few weeks of summer and nice weather we have, so twice last week M let us jump outside in the bouncy house.
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