Twenty miles west of us is the Cedar Creek Fire. It started from a lightning strike on August 1. 45 days later its burned 91,103 acres and is still not contained. This is now the largest wildland fire in Oregon.
So this week we sat under a blanket of smoke. For most of the week air quality levels shifted between Very Unhealthy to Hazardous, with brief bouts of Moderate on the air quality index.
When the smoke gets this bad the only thing we can do is break out a good book and make sure the windows and doors are closed tightly.
There is a break in the forecast as weather patterns shift. However, until that happens we aren’t getting very far from home.
Wow, it’s so thick! The first two pictures are eerie.
Jenny, Thanks for the comment, now those pix were from the worst day but we had a pretty bad week. This week started out much better and the clear creek fire is getting some containment … so we are hopeful
Sorry for you guys! We’ve had a bit of haze but nothing too bad. Hope you get clear soon.