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How near is that Horseshoe Meadows fire to Mt. Whitney?
#47945 08/09/16 06:12 PM
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I need to know where that fire is and the status...my daughter is hiking up to Mt. Whitney from Horsehoe Meadows..Coming up the back way...should be at Whitney tomorrow (8/1016)////any info/?

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Judy #47946 08/09/16 06:40 PM
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There is a mandatory evacuation of Horseshoe Meadows Campgrounds (Cottonwood Lakes, Cottonwood Pass and the Equestrian Camp) – hikers and campers will be escorted out. There is also a hard closure of Lubkin Canyon Road and Horseshoe Meadows Road.

from the first link below

CA & HI Continuing Fires/Incidents
http://hotlist.wildlandfire.com/threads/54125-CA-INF-Horseshoe
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http://hotlist.wildlandfire.com/threads/54124-CA-INF-Horseshoe

Re: How near is that Horseshoe Meadows fire to Mt. Whitney?
Judy #47966 08/09/16 07:31 PM
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Coming out at WHitney she will be fine. SHe is moving away from the fire, which has not affected the WHitney Portal area and is not likely to.


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Judy #47967 08/09/16 07:35 PM
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Best, most current info will be here, Inyo COunty SHeriff


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Judy #47970 08/09/16 08:13 PM
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For current info I also recommend the John Muir Trail and Mt WHitney facebook pages. there are a couple of posters in Lone Pine talking to firefighters etc. One reports that Horseshoe Meadows was completely and successfully evacuated,everyone there safe so far.


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saltydog #47971 08/09/16 08:17 PM
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Update from Inyo SO: 25 Acres, No Containment


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lomarena #48058 08/10/16 02:45 PM
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Report from Incident site:

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4943/

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Bob West #48062 08/10/16 10:13 PM
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Posting from Lone Pine. My car is parked at Horseshoe Meadows. FS won't allow anyone in so I'm taking bus home.

Word I got is that it can be days before anyone can get in.

Lots of hearsay, but I heard hikers heading out at HM are being routed out to Whitney Portal.

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Steve C #48071 08/11/16 03:57 PM
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Called the Ranger station today(as I am hiking this Saturday). Mount Whitney hike from Whitney portal is not affected by the fire.

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Steve C #48072 08/11/16 07:30 PM
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Hikers coming out at HM are being evacuated or escorted down from there, not turned back into the Wilderness. Hikers with HM Traihead reservations are being sent to the Portal. Recent Inciweb report is looking very good. I ambetting you can go get your car back in a couple of days.

Oh yeah, welcome back. Fire and spam attack were prpared especially for your return.


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saltydog #48075 08/11/16 09:32 PM
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I gave up, took the Eastern Sierra Transit bus from Lone Pine to Lee Vining this AM. Then three hitches got me home through Yosemite. The hitch hiking beat using the bus and family.

I only waited 5 minutes or so at each location before I got picked up. First by Israeli tourists, then French tourists, then a dude from New York. Thank goodness for out-of-area people!!!

I have a friend in Lone Pine who may be retrieving my car Saturday. Word is people will probably be allowed to retrieve their cars then.

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Steve C #48083 08/12/16 07:24 AM
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Inciweb indicates HM is open for retreival now.


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saltydog #48084 08/12/16 07:40 AM
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So they're salting the wound... I gave up and went home, so now it will take EXTRA time to get the car.

All during the fire, they were escorting exiting hikers' cars out of the area. But for people outside, they just couldn't manage to allow access.

The costs to me in time and expenses are giving me a real burn.

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Steve C #48088 08/12/16 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted By: Steve C
The costs to me in time and expenses are giving me a real burn.


Was that punintentional? Or just an oversight?

A hot-button issue?


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Snacking Bear #48093 08/12/16 04:18 PM
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I could only see red, so missed that. grin

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I know it's a bit late but I was backpacking out in the Cottonwood Lakes area from the 8th through the 11th. Camped up near Long Lake when the fire started. Heard a couple of loud bangs on the 9th(sounded a lot like the detonations you hear coming from Camp Pendleton military exercises down near where I live north of San Diego) certainly an unusual sound in the backcountry.

Watched the smoke billow all day from what appeared to be the parking lot, until probably 4 or 5 helicopters came in with buckets and tanks to suck up water mainly from one the South Fork Lakes nearby. Quite a sight to see. They ran all afternoon until just after dark. As well as a few fly overs from what appeared to be a rescue chopper. We were just about ready to get helivaced out of there but nothing ever happened.

Next day, the 10th, we planned to day hike Cirque Peak and on the way up New Army Pass ran into a few people that said that had actually spoken with the rescue chopper pilot near the Cottonwood Lakes. Said they were prepared to get carried out, but I guess it didn't happen. By this point the smoke had diminished significantly, but the choppers were still making their rounds picking up water from the lakes. They continued in fact all day till just after dark once again. Made the view from Cirque Peak all the more impressive!

Anyway, next day we hiked out past Golden Trout Camp back to the parking lot. It was eerily quiet, with no one being allowed to enter the wilderness we didn't see anyone all day. Just the choppers buzzing overhead.

When we got back to the car midday on the 11th the parking lot was pretty quiet, no rangers or "escort" of any kind. We just loaded up and started to drive out.

Before long we rounded a bend on Horseshoe Meadow Rd and saw the whole mountainside burned out. Tons of various fire trucks, forest service vehicles, hot shots, and firefighters all down the road working on controlling the fire. We never did get any kind of escort, but we never felt in any danger driving down the road.

Finally at the bottom a somewhat confused looking police officer moved some cones so would could get through the road closure and down into Lone Pine.

Suffice it to say, I don't think anyone hiking Mt. Whitney was in any immediate danger. The prevailing winds, at least where we were, were pretty strong toward the North-East. And the fire seemed to be fairly well in control by midday on the 10th.

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beachcamp #48099 08/12/16 11:17 PM
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Beachcamp, thanks for that description. Do you have any pictures of the choppers hovering over the lake? Please post a few or send them to me (email is in my profile).

I'm sure I'm not the only one who would love to see them.

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beachcamp #48100 08/13/16 03:07 AM
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Thanks beachcamp. I quoted that over to the Wildland Fire Discussion joint.

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QITNL #48117 08/15/16 12:55 PM
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Just saw this on the Inyo NF Facebook page:

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#HorseshoeFire Areas Re-opening

The Inyo National Forest, in conjunction with fire personnel, has reopened the Horseshoe Meadows Road up to Horseshoe Meadow. All campgrounds and trails have also re-opened.
Crews will still be working in the fire area and visitors are asked to please be aware of emergency equipment when travelling on that road. Slow down for your safety as well as the safety of fire crews working in the area.

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