Smoke everywhere

This is what the plume from the Thompson Fire looked liked this afternoon from Los Alamos.  The peak above the trees is the Pajarito Mountain Ski area. I was standing across from the Holiday Inn Express on the Main Hill road looking west.  The fire is now about 800 acres on the west side of the Valle Grande. Pajarito Mountain is just east of the Valle.  So it is still far away, but LA residents are watching. At a get together last night one friend was joking that she was considering installing a U-Haul trailer in her garage and storing things there that could always be ready for evacuation.

And the Tres Lagunas fire in the Sangres is now 6100 acres.  The smoke from both is mingling above us, and likely to descend with the cool of night tonight.  Praying for those fighting both blazes, those evacuated from their homes, and all dealing with the hazards of the smoke.

Fire season

 It's that time of year.  We have winds, very low humidity, and wildfires.  To the east is the Tres Lagunas Fire (above) north of Pecos in the Sangre de Cristos(above).  It grew from 500 acres to 1,000 acres over night last night.  To the west of us is the Thompson Fire in the Jemez Mountains (below).  It started today between Jemez Springs and the Caldera.  We have plumes on both sides of us.  Currently the smoke is south of us, but we'll see what happens over night.

We have a friend fighting the fire in the Pecos Wilderness, and know many firefighters in the Jemez.  Please pray for God's protection and safety on them.  And an end to this drought would be awfully nice!