Effects from the Wallow Wildfires in Arizona

A massive forest fire in far eastern Arizona is raging. The winds have been from the south and southwest for several days. Last night was evening 2 of acrid smoke layering itself over Albuquerque, 240 miles away from the fire. It's not nice at all out there. The smell in the air is thick with that sour smell of the death of trees.

After the winds calmed down, the inversion layer set in and the smoke is just...here.

Bicycling is definitely out of the question. Swamp coolers are off. Windows are closed.

This morning, I awoke to a pink-red haze from the smoke. Don't know if pics can capture any of it. You have to combine it with the odd denseness of the air and the sad stench. Zoomed pics from the deck.



Looking over the garage roof, normally the Sandia Mountains are crystal-clear. Just between the phone/power cables you can barely make out the outline of the mountains.



That being said, looking down at part of the garden shows health and vibrancy. But time to go back in, otherwise I'd have to put on a face mask!

Effects from the Wallow Wildfires in Arizona

A massive forest fire in far eastern Arizona is raging. The winds have been from the south and southwest for several days. Last night was evening 2 of acrid smoke layering itself over Albuquerque, 240 miles away from the fire. It's not nice at all out there. The smell in the air is thick with that sour smell of the death of trees.

After the winds calmed down, the inversion layer set in and the smoke is just...here.

Bicycling is definitely out of the question. Swamp coolers are off. Windows are closed.

This morning, I awoke to a pink-red haze from the smoke. Don't know if pics can capture any of it. You have to combine it with the odd denseness of the air and the sad stench. Zoomed pics from the deck.



Looking over the garage roof, normally the Sandia Mountains are crystal-clear. Just between the phone/power cables you can barely make out the outline of the mountains.



That being said, looking down at part of the garden shows health and vibrancy. But time to go back in, otherwise I'd have to put on a face mask!

Werner-Gilchrist House at Cornell and Silver SE

I've been walking or driving by this house for the past 28 years and slightly knew the owner in the early 80s. Even then, he was battling to keep the place from falling apart, but kept the landscaping up around the area. This property encompassed a half a block. My rentals are only 2 blocks further south. This was a historic home, before there were even streets in University Heights and had nothing to do with UNM, which has just started a few years before about 1/4 mile to the NW. Sad. I had posted about this house about 3 years ago, but can't remember quite when I did, without a tag.

Werner-Gilchrist House at Cornell and Silver SE

I've been walking or driving by this house for the past 28 years and slightly knew the owner in the early 80s. Even then, he was battling to keep the place from falling apart, but kept the landscaping up around the area. This property encompassed a half a block. My rentals are only 2 blocks further south. This was a historic home, before there were even streets in University Heights and had nothing to do with UNM, which has just started a few years before about 1/4 mile to the NW. Sad. I had posted about this house about 3 years ago, but can't remember quite when I did, without a tag.