The only sign of fire visible along the road was near the town of Gasquet and the Cave Junction area (which has had pictures posted of those previously). There was some spot burning for a mile or so along the 199 just outside of Gasquet, no jumps of fire to the other side of the road that I could see. I was not able to discern if it was a careless cigarette (1st choice)or the Biscuit fire.
Smoke hung over the area and the smell of the fire was present even near the coast. They must have worked hard to keep the fire away from the 199 and the clusters of buildings located along it.
The ABC news station here was announcing this evening that the gov. is reporting that approx 200,000 acres were lightly burned, except for undergrowth which did burn. I will reserve comment on that until they open the area up and let people see for themselves, not a press release attempt at damage control on their ( somewhat sooty) image. The National guard is still blocking roads from the public view...due to safety reasons of course.
Has anyone seen the north side?