“Two guys said they could see the fire from New Army Pass today”. . .
I had no idea that the Fish Fire had started the day before I left for this trip. I could smell smoke at the Cottonwood Pass trailhead the first night, but it didn’t seem too bad. The next morning I woke to clear skies and what appeared to be another beautiful summer day in the Sierra. . . but the conditions took a turn for the worse in the afternoon.
By the time I reached Miter Basin the smoke and ash made it unbearable. I met a hiker who told me, “two guys said they could see the fire from New Army Pass today”. New Army Pass was only a few miles away. The fire was in Kennedy Meadows, less than 30 miles south, and it was heading toward us.
For the whole story check out: Sierra Wandering ~ 08/24 – 08/30/2013
