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So on those days where the smoke is at it's worst and for people that live even closer, do they wear masks and some sort of eye protection? Where you live is a gorgeous area.

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Some people wear masks, but I think most people stay indoors. You see fewer walkers and bikers for sure.

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Wow! Thanks for posting, Tom.

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Incredible - thanks for posting. Hoping for rain... What an amazing landscape. I can't imagine what it must be like to have the threat of fires on this scale (or indeed any scale). Wow.

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Oct 17, 2022Liked by Tom Pendergast

Thanks Tom,

We are living in crazy times, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, However I have to admit I am praying for rain. Planning a trip to Leavenworth the beginning of November, it will be a totally different landscape heading over.

I feel so sorry for all the woodland creatures......

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yeah, my buddies and I are already planning to volunteer on trail restoration around there, it’s gonna be a mess.

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What a beautiful place to live.

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It’s pretty great a lot of the time ... soon enough I’ll be writing something about how it will never stop raining and where is the sun FFS?

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Can't be as grey, wet and miserable as where I am. Apart from when we go to my wife's family in Spain for Christmas, I won't see the sun now until mid April.

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Oct 18, 2022Liked by Tom Pendergast

Great article - and you do live in a beautiful part of the world. We were in Kelowna, BC a few summers ago while a fire raged off in the (distant) distance ... but we could still smell the smoke. There's nothing like that smell ... Good luck with your trail restoration!

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The first day of the smoke reminds one of camping ... once you’re on week 6, the charm is gone. Thanks Bryan!

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Crossing my fingers for the rain you need 🤞🏻 Thanks for sharing, stay safe!

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