A few more acres got added to the wildfire tally and the week was mostly about staying out of the heat and away from the plume. Eventually the heat subsided, but the opposite happened to the smoke cover.
Every week it’s a game of guessing where the weather patterns are going to move the veil. The Crooked River might be sitting at 20 AQI (Air Quality Index) on Saturday and by mid-week have shifted to three times that number.
We’ve managed to re-direct travel plans, but with a tropical storm messing with the weather and 3 more major fires it’s not lookin’ good for outdoor activity.
There was a short trip over the Cascades to a favorite German Deli and some Willamette Valley fruit stands. But the rest of the week was spent avoiding smoke-ladened air.
This has become the new normal for Central Oregon . . . we’ll make it work.