has anyone come off the MF in the last couple of days? how is the fire near stanley affecting the air? other concerns? we have a launch next week. thanks for the info.
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Just got off the MF 2 days ago. Some mornings were smoky and some mornings were not. A lot of this was determined by the wind. It was extremely smoky at boundary creek. The further away we were from boundary the nicer the conditions were. Apparently there is a new fire somewhere in between salmon and the take out at cache bar as there were helicopters with buckets taking water of the main just before cramers rapid.
I spoke with a shuttle service today that reported intermittent fire related road closures but nothing definite.
I was on the Middle Fork last month and am looking for the possibility of another run in August. Please let me know if you hear of anyone who would include a cataraft that could carry gear. I've done several runs at low water.
Just off the MFS late Friday. It was smokey along most of the river but tolerable. The was some ash fall about 1/2 way down the river. There were several fires burning to the North of Cache Bar. It was very smokey in Stanley form the Halstead fire. Hwy 21 was closed at Banner Summit this morning, but I detoured through Bear Valley to Lowman. By the time I got to Lowman the reader board said Hwy 21 was open with a pilot car. Highway 55 had been closed at Banks yesterday. The fire was still burning but traffic was not impeded.
Supposed to launch on August 30th, and just got a call form a buddy in Stanley today stating that the road to Cache Bar is "CLOSED". This may be only for a few days, but really hoping that this disaster does not impede our scheduled launch from Boundary Creek on the 30th!!!
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