The Santa Barbara Fire

In the early dawn this morning, we noticed the sky had what we thought were high thin clouds...........
Then the sun came up and the orange-brown was vivid in the sky. We were getting smoke from the Santa Barbara Fire in the Antelope Valley. Before heading home I had to fuel my Titan at the Shoppette and then go to the Exchange. When I walked out of the Exchange, I could actually smell it. Jets taking off would be lost from sight in short order as it was heavy over Edwards AFB.
I stopped at the turnoff to California City and shot some pictures with the Trusty Nikon...and here they are for your perusal.

Cal City Boulevard looking North

The San Gabriel Mountains

Another view of the San Gabriels

The San Gabriels all but invisible in the smoke

Looking West along the 58 toward the Tehachapi

Another shot West along with the utilities service road

Another view of Cal City Boulevard

The TV stations from LA are covering the fire a lot. Here is a link from KTLA 5.

Brush Fire Burning in Santa Barbara County Grows to 4,000 Acres; 5 Percent Contained

The Old Retired Petty Officer asks for prayers for the people affected by this fire.

Here is a bit from the story about the fire............

"The fire had scorched 4,000 acres and was just 5 percent contained, officials stated Friday on the U.S. Forest Service’s Inciweb fire information site.

Officials estimated the fire, which has been referred to by authorities as both the Scherpa and Sherpa Fire, would be contained sometime Wednesday afternoon, according to the site."