At the Foot of the Restricted Zone
by Samantha ~ September 3rd, 2009. Filed under: adventures.
Los Angeles is burning.
Again.
It’s rather close this time around, and I spend one day driving around to no avail trying to find a decent vantage point. Finally, later that night, I found one from the top of Taget, and sadly, I didn’t have a camera on hand. The hills looked like volcanos in the not so far off distance. The following day, I tracked down my friend Darren, whom is as ready to spring forward into potentially terrible decisions as I, and we went straight to the source.
At one point, we managed to get up the mountain top and look straight into the heart of it. Before I could even put the car in park, we were ushered away by the fire fighters. It was, in the literal sense of the word, awesome. Not to marginalize it by chalking it up to a pop culture reference, but it was like looking into Modor, or one of the circles of hell of dear ol’ Dante.
What have I learned from this experience? Well, for one, follow the smoke, sirens, and news vans for the best views. Two, smile real big at the police at road stops, and they’ll let you walk on by.
Should you be so kind, the Pasadena Humane Society is accepting donations
download Winter of Frozen Dreams dvd The Rebound rip The Candy Snatchers full of all kinds to help with the disaster relief of the displaced animals. Cash is always welcome, as are food and supplies.
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More images to come as I continue to sort through them.
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September 4th, 2009 at 7:47 AM
Nice shot of the Sikorsky (S-64). It looks like a mosquito smashed into your lens.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:48 PM
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September 5th, 2009 at 12:04 AM
That IS a good shot of the chopper. The other pictures are positively apocalyptic. Hell and Mordor are apt comparisons.
How bad is the air where you are?
September 5th, 2009 at 7:20 AM
The air has cleared up considerably the last few days where I live, although at the beginning of the week, it was wretched. Ash on the cars and a bruised colored sky.