Ground zero of the August 10, 2018 South Lagoon Mountains Fire seems to be this little canyon on the southwest slope, just adjacent to I-80 (surprise, surprise).
The conflagration quickly spread upslope, all the way northeast to the other side of the ridge, also eventually burning part of Lagoon Valley proper.
To
observe the aftermath,
we have to get out there, of course, first picking up Megan
and
then
heading
roundabout
northwest
to
the freeway,
getting off almost immediately at Rivera
to the first scenes of
scorch,
and
on
towards
Nelson,
right up close and personal
to what looks like
the
ignition point.
Eventually
reversing
course,
take
a
tour
in both
directions of
Lagoon
Valley,
on 80
another short interval
to
Manuel
Campos,
north /
east on Paradise Valley,
to the
housing area that had
fearsome front-row seats to
yesterday's flames.
From here,
contour around to the southeast side,
northward on Peabody,
to another post-inferno frontier,
here formed by
Hancock
and
Discovery.
With direct access homeward still blocked near
perhaps tthe sole housing casualty of the combustion,
head further
northeast
on
Vanden, drop Megan off,
make an errand run
and
return to edit page 57 new-edition Mice and Men, Op. 45 (1992): Act II and compose system 12 Dan Cook Canyon: Six Tethered Tales 'Round Danville, CA, Op. 285 (2018): IV. San Francisco Spite Walls (Dan Cook's Niece / Intermezzo Interruptus), on this toasty 137th day of summer, high down 3 to 101 (94 in Fairfield)...
