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In reply to the discussion: Multnomah Falls Engulfed in Flames by Out-of-Control Wildfire [View all]defacto7
(13,485 posts)61. Thank you dixiegrrrrl.
Thanks for being one of those who feel the sorrow. There seem to be less and less who understand the magitude of what we are loosing. It's a book older than civilization and older than these magificent life forms. And it tells the the story, paints the pictures and sears them into our collective memories with the warning that without unity with the earth we too will pass into oblivion as if we had never existed. But the mark we'll leave will be named destruction then forgotten.
I am deeply hurt by all this and these pictures will be buned into my heart for the rest of my life. I know that upper back country better than the maps. It was my birth, my passion, my life, my family and it will be my end.
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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