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Showing Original Post only (View all)Multnomah Falls Engulfed in Flames by Out-of-Control Wildfire [View all]
Someone set off a bottle rocket.
A wilderness is destroyed.
The perfect metaphor for the dawn of the Anthropocene Age.
What we are doing to our planet?
At 5:30 today I stared at the red sun for a while before metering my camera directly at it and took a photo, f8 at 1/125 second.
There were no shadows today in the subdued orange light under the blanket of smoke that makes me wonder what planet this is.
http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/09/05/multnomah-falls-engulfed-in-flames-as-out-of-control-wildfire-races-west-through-gorge/
Firefighters battled through the night to save the historic Multnomah Falls Lodge as the Eagle Creek Fire raced westward overnight.
The falls' iconic lodge, built in 1925, is still standingbut the fire keeps burning nearby.
Firefighters battled through the night to save the historic Multnomah Falls Lodge as the Eagle Creek Fire raced westward overnight.
The falls' iconic lodge, built in 1925, is still standingbut the fire keeps burning nearby.
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I was just reading that too. It jumped the Columbia. Here's the latest, including evacs, OR&WA. Fuck
uppityperson
Sep 2017
#14
It's tragic. I hiked the trails up above Multinomah Falls early yesterday morning.
CentralMass
Sep 2017
#12
My father-in-law has spent years rebuilding and maintaining the Nesika Lodge above the falls
cemaphonic
Sep 2017
#17
I'm afraid the real question is why are there so few people who are NOT stupid? nt
Binkie The Clown
Sep 2017
#25
Oregon State Police -- We need your help! seeking witnesses or those with information ...
L. Coyote
Sep 2017
#32
It's sad and very scary. The mountains are buring all around the northwest. Oregon,
OregonBlue
Sep 2017
#43
I agree. I'm actually looking for a wetter place right now. It's been over 100 and often over 105
OregonBlue
Sep 2017
#49
I will check those out. Where I live has a lot of bubbas so I was hoping to find someplace wetter
OregonBlue
Sep 2017
#63
Eagle Creek Fire is threatening destruction that constitutes a major disaster.
L. Coyote
Sep 2017
#45
Raining on the Oregon Coast this morning, a welcome change in weather for firefighters.
L. Coyote
Sep 2017
#64