Yea  he is cute. bush tail too.

Quote from: Rick on September 11, 2022, 10:48:57 AMYea  he is cute. bush tail too.

Second one I've ever seen up here since they are predominantly nocturnal and stay in the forest grubbing for bugs.
This was a really luck shot.

Quote from: Solar on September 11, 2022, 10:34:09 AM   


https://rumble.com/embed/v1h1jm1/?pub=17yzhh

Looks like a racoon squirrel.

Quote from: T Hunt on September 12, 2022, 11:05:31 AMLooks like a racoon squirrel.

Yep, they're in the Raccoon family.

Has the fire danger passed over yet?

Quote from: Possum on September 12, 2022, 03:07:19 PMHas the fire danger passed over yet?

Nope, not until the rains come. They've done an amazing job of getting a handle on the fire, cutting lines along my side, but the N/E side heading towards Tahoe is a real problem area, where hand crews can't get into safely.
Canyons and loose boulders on literal cliff sides makes it a deadly place to be. This area is about 18 miles for Tahoe.

This is all my old patrol area when I was law enforcement for USFS, I can testify, it's no mans land, very desolate and full of brush. They're trying to draw a line above the ridges, but it may be a futile effort in places and the fire will most likely jump up ahead of them after sneaking up the canyons and running the ridges.
But further up country it kinda levels out, where it will be within about 12 miles or less as the crow flies to Tahoe.
This fire, barring rain, will go well into November.

Well well well, I said the fire wouldn't end till the rains, and here we are, facing one of the earliest serious rain storms in decades.
We went from 100 plus degree days, to fuckin looking at snow on the peaks of the sierra. Rain may start tonight and carry on through Wednesday, with a possible accumulation of 2" of rain.

The fire threatened our Sequoia, the further most grove in the West, thousands of years old grove about 15 miles West of Tahoe.
I just hope the rains come in slow and not downpour over burned areas creating rockslides and endangering lives of those on the fire.

Anyway, I'll make a prediction for the West, we're in for a nut biting cold winter. These really hurt because the West doesn't get below zero temps very often, it's been 30 years since the last one came through, and with our steep mountain roads, for some who can't get out, could be life threatening.

Quote from: Solar on September 17, 2022, 04:42:00 AMWell well well, I said the fire wouldn't end till the rains, and here we are, facing one of the earliest serious rain storms in decades.
We went from 100 plus degree days, to fuckin looking at snow on the peaks of the sierra. Rain may start tonight and carry on through Wednesday, with a possible accumulation of 2" of rain.

The fire threatened our Sequoia, the further most grove in the West, thousands of years old grove about 15 miles West of Tahoe.
I just hope the rains come in slow and not downpour over burned areas creating rockslides and endangering lives of those on the fire.

Anyway, I'll make a prediction for the West, we're in for a nut biting cold winter. These really hurt because the West doesn't get below zero temps very often, it's been 30 years since the last one came through, and with our steep mountain roads, for some who can't get out, could be life threatening.

Do the sequoias handle sub freezing temps ok? Im not sure if they are deciduous or not.

Quote from: T Hunt on September 17, 2022, 08:04:19 AMDo the sequoias handle sub freezing temps ok? Im not sure if they are deciduous or not.

Yeah, they do well in freezing temps as long as they're mature enough.
Sequoias are in part of the Cyprus Family, Sequoia sempervirens, or better known as the giant sequoia.
The forest of Sequoia is over millions of years old and its rings tell history thousands of years back in climate, be it deep freeze or hundreds of years of drought.

Only fire is their worst enemy and mans stupidity.

Quote from: Solar on September 17, 2022, 08:12:09 AMYeah, they do well in freezing temps as long as they're mature enough.
Sequoias are in part of the Cyprus Family, Sequoia sempervirens, or better known as the giant sequoia.
The forest of Sequoia is over millions of years old and its rings tell history thousands of years back in climate, be it deep freeze or hundreds of years of drought.

Only fire is their worst enemy and mans stupidity.

Like evergreens?

Quote from: T Hunt on September 17, 2022, 08:35:32 AMLike evergreens?

Yes, conifers are evergreens. With the exception, these are the tallest trees in the world.

Quote from: T Hunt on September 17, 2022, 08:35:32 AMLike evergreens?

Here's an interesting page on the tree itself.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-the-giant-sequoia-the-super-tree-built-to-withstand-fire/

Quote from: Solar on September 17, 2022, 08:46:07 AMHere's an interesting page on the tree itself.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-the-giant-sequoia-the-super-tree-built-to-withstand-fire/

Great article!

Quote from: T Hunt on September 17, 2022, 04:41:10 PMGreat article!

I didn't even know they were there till it became part of my patrol routine.
Kind of a hidden little gem compared to Yosemite or the Big Trees to the North.

Well, well, well... Nature put a damper on the mosquito fire.      
Damn near put it out, but there will be weeks of mop up to follow because of stumps, the roots continue to burn underground, connecting to other roots and running.

Seen it on every fire, 300' away, a fire starts. But the upside is, the fire is pretty much out.