Although I haven't been posting regularly here, I have been participating in the Barking Alien Campaign Tour Challenge to develop my post apocalypse setting based on #HumboldtCounty and #DelNorteCounty for #AshesWithoutNumber

#ttrpg #swn #StarsWithoutNumber #CampaignTourChallenge

Campaign Tour Challenge
http://fdouglaswall.blogspot.com/search/label/Campaign%20Tour%20Challenge

I headed out on a backpacking trip to the Preston Peak (high point of Siskiyou Wilderness) area. Day 1, well, that turned out to be a hiking day. The seasonal road closure 5.25 miles from the trailhead was still in effect.

All the details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/05/preston-sanger-lake.html

#California #DelNorteCounty #SixRiversNationalForest #SangerLake

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpaking

#RedFire #DelNorteCounty #CAwx

Justin Roberts, Reporter
Jul 11 at 12:09 PM EDT

The fire is 116.4 acres per the perimeter uploaded to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), which is visible on the Watch Duty map under the Active Fire Perimeters map layer.

Note: Fire perimeters are preliminary and indicate general burn area but do not reflect structure protection efforts by firefighters. A structure within a fire perimeter may not be damaged or destroyed.

https://share.watchduty.org/i/54736?ts=1752250187000

#RedFire #DelNorteCounty #CAwx

ACRES 45 CONTAINMENT Unknown

Cole Euken, Staff Reporter
Jul 8 at 11:56 PM EDT

Red Fire Update from Six Rivers National Forest

Firefighters are working on suppressing the Red Fire burning in a remote area of the Siskiyou Wilderness on the Six Rivers National Forest Orleans Ranger District.

The Red Fire is located approximately 1.5 miles north of Nickowitz Peak near Blue Creek. Cause is under investigation and there is no containment. There are no structures or communities threatened.

Tonight, the fire is estimated by firefighters on the ground to be approximately 45 acres, growing approximately 17 acres over the past 24 hours due to terrain and heavy fuels. An infrared flight has been ordered tonight to inform accurate mapping of the fire perimeter.

Today, the Alpine, Inyo and Shasta Lake Interagency Hotshot Crews worked on fighting the fire with the assistance of air resources. Additional resources are currently on order.

Firefighters reported this evening that fire behavior is still moderate, despite increased acreage and fuels conditions. Work will continue tomorrow establishing containment lines, with a focus on firefighter safety.

Tomorrow at 7 a.m., the Red Fire will be complexed with the Butler Fire under the management of the North Coast Interagency Incident Management Team.

#RedFire #DelNorteCounty #CAwx

Cole Euken, Staff Reporter
Jul 7 at 6:03 PM EDT

The fire has been mapped at 27.8 acres by Intel aircraft. Their perimeter is visible on the Watch Duty map under the Active Fire Perimeters map layer.

Note: Fire perimeters are preliminary and indicate general burn area but do not reflect structure protection efforts by firefighters. A structure within a fire perimeter may not be damaged or destroyed.

Jul 7 at 1:10 AM EDT
Tonight around 7 p.m. the Red Fire was reported on the Six Rivers National Forest. It is burning in the Siskiyou Wilderness Area approximately 1 mile north of Blue Creek. Air Attack estimates the fire is approximately 2 acres. It is burning in a challenging and remote area - per Six Rivers National Forest

https://share.watchduty.org/i/54736?ts=1751925785000

With a little encouragement, I got out to a short backpacking trip on an old trail. The first day was damp set up, but with plenty of trillium! Er, make that pseudotrillium!

All the info is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/03/smith-to-summit-smith-river.html

#California #SixRiversNationalForest #SiskiyouWilderness #DelNorteCounty #SmithRiverNRA #SouthKelseyTrail

#hiking #backpacking #nature #landscape #wilderness #forest#river #SouthForkSmithRiver #travel #hike #outside