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Offline mule ears

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Fire closes Basin road
« on: May 25, 2012, 12:04:47 PM »
From the daily report:

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Current Park Conditions:
The road into the Chisos Basin is closed due to wildland fire

Any one have any further info?
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Offline trtlrock

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Re: Fire closes Basin road
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2012, 02:30:55 PM »
And while we're at it, Old Maverick has been closed for almost a week...

What's up with that?  :eusa_think:
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Re: Fire closes Basin road
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2012, 09:03:00 PM »
The Basin is open, all is well... Figured I'd go check things out myself. Friggin windy though!
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Offline Dennis1993

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Re: Fire closes Basin road
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2012, 09:12:11 PM »
Traffic into the basin was closed for a few hours... heres a really bad picture of the fire...
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Re: Fire closes Basin road
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2012, 06:05:24 AM »
Lighting strike I assume?  Looked pretty small, must not have been windy while they were fighting it.
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Offline Dennis1993

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Re: Fire closes Basin road
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2012, 07:40:11 AM »
It was really windy the night it started so it could have been caused by static on the power lines arcing to the ground, or lightening, I dunno... It pretty put itself out in the morning but they still had the fire crew up there, and a crew from the power company because the fire was right beside a power line pole.
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Offline Flash

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Re: Fire closes Basin road
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2012, 08:28:55 AM »
Dennis, I was trying to figure out from the photo where that was along the Basin entrance road. Now that you mention it was near the power line, I am now thinking it was taken from inside the basin?
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Offline Dennis1993

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Re: Fire closes Basin road
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2012, 08:33:40 AM »
yeah, it was taken from the camp ground looking up to where the power line comes down into the  basin.
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