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Heavy smoke in the Valley #100239 08/17/15 03:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,010 Likes: 3 Whitney Doug Sr Member
Doug Sr Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,010 Likes: 3 Whitney	Clear in the Portal and above but smoke is dense in the Valley.

Re: Heavy smoke in the Valley Doug Sr #100254 08/19/15 05:17 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 124 Long Beach, CA Ranboze Member
Ranboze Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 124 Long Beach, CA	Thanx Doug. I actually think I could get away this weekend... for a quickie to the Lone Pine area. But if the skies around Cirque or Gould are going to be smokey, I may as well suck smog in L.A.

Re: Heavy smoke in the Valley Ranboze #100256 08/19/15 02:58 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 79 SoCal Jeff81 Member
Jeff81 Member Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 79 SoCal	I've heard of at least one person bailing from a trip at Kearsage pass due to the smoke/asthma issues. Would you say its gotten any worse in the last couple days?

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