As evening sets in….

The smoke cleared out of the valley around noon, and now it’s fairly clear. There’s still a lot of smoke coming off of the mountain side at the top of Pickens Canyon (Briggs Terrace/Ocean View). Jane’s over visiting friends where she can get a pretty good view; I might have more information later.

There are little bits and thin lines of flame along the ridge line of Mt. Lukens; many of them have been burning since yesterday afternoon, but there are some further west, near the antennas. The wind, such as it is, is blowing gently up the hill, so the flames aren’t spreading quickly. I understand that it’s very difficult for the helicopters to get up that high or I’ve no doubt that they’d be waterbombing at least part of the line.

Current stats: 42,500 acres and 18 homes destroyed (not sure where, not here). All the local schools are closed tomorrow, as is JPL.

So, could be better; but from La Crescenta’s point of view it could be so very much worse. God be praised.