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Willow Creek Fire, Week 3

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Posted by Jim DeWitt on July 13, 2010 at 12:30 AM
Willow Creek Fire, Week 3
The Willow Creek Fire, SSW of Fairbanks, has blown up again. This shot is from the Jeff Studdert Dog Mushing Field on Farmer's Loop Road, taken this evening.
Posted by Larry Fischer on July 13, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Jim,

Are not most fires in AK started by lightning?
What started this one?

the fisch
Posted by David Taylor on July 13, 2010 at 5:08 PM
How has your weather been Jim? We've been getting fairly consistent rain down here in Anchorage. Be safe and hope you are getting great shots. :toast:
Posted by Jim DeWitt on July 13, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Larry: the claim is lightning, but the US Army was doing maneuvers in the area at the time. Because there's a lot of unexploded ordinance in the area, they can't fight it from the ground.

Dave: Smokey, smokey, smokey. Partly cloudy above that; we get a shower every now and then. The light is funky - the smoke seems to favor yellow-orange light. Find a reason to visit Fairbanks sometime.
Posted by David Taylor on July 16, 2010 at 12:07 AM
Hey Jim -
I'd love to get up there, might make a trip up this winter if the skies look favorable for the aurora. It'd be great to finally meet you. :toast: