Smoke pictures, Rancho Peñasquitos, 2003-10-26 .. 2003-10-28

Day One, Sun 2003-10-26

• dcp_1195.jpg View to east, towards Poway
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• dcp_1200.jpg South towards Mira Mesa
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• dcp_1202.jpg East along SR-56
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• dcp_1216.jpg Smoke from one fire diverted by another
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• dcp_1219.jpg The Mordor-like glow on the horizon is not visible in this shot.
• dcp_1220.jpg Looking west

  Day Two, Mon 2003-10-27

• dcp_1221.jpg More smoke in the air locally
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• dcp_1224.jpg Ash on my windshield (other areas got a lot more)
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• dcp_1231.jpg Red sky, new moon

  Day Three, Tue 2003-10-28

• dcp_1232.jpg Much smokier; smells like a day-old campfire
• dcp_1233.jpg Getting smokier
• dcp_1234.jpg And smokier. The bluish sky that was visible directly overhead is gone, so it must be pretty thick.
• dcp_1235.jpg The sky is dark brownish orange; this picture doesn't show the color well. The foreground plants appear bright because it's so dark outside that my automatic flash went off.
• dcp_1236.jpg The Sun, still visible. I held my breath while taking some of these shots.
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  Day Four, Wed 2003-10-29

• dcp_1238.jpg Blue skies at last!
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• dcp_1240.jpg This was one of about half a dozen helicopters that flew over, at least one with Navy markings. I later learned that they dropped water on hotspots at Miramar Road and I-15, about 5 miles from our house.
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  Day Six, Fri 2003-10-31

• dcp_1244.jpg Clouds. Good old-fashioned clouds, made of good old-fashioned water vapor. Ahhh! (We even got some rain.)

  Day Seven, Sat 2003-11-01

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• dcp_1247.jpg And a beautiful sunset (not related to the smoke as far as I know).