I was on Escudilla middle of last week, exploring the southern end mostly, poking around old logging roads and exploring ridges. The aspen were regenerating like crazy and the unburned groves down below on the east face were seeding up into the burn area. When the wind blew the aspen cotton drifting...

Yeah, I posted that a little while ago. It's exciting, too, as that area needs fire, and being a lightning fire, the FS is more likely to let a fire like these two grown in a wilderness. It can't actually be what the name claims if you exclude wild forces that acted on these ecosystems for millions...

Tomorrow is forecast to be a very windy, extreme fire danger day, so I'm afraid that it will easily be a big spread day. It's interesting that this fire is still being managed by a Type 2 team, while Gladiator is under Type 1 management. I assume that despite the size disparities of the two fires, ...