This was the warning issued by our local Air Quality Control District issued via email:
“AIR QUALITY ADVISORY – SMOKE & OZONE
WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY”

INDIVIDUALS WANTING TO EXERCISE OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE BREATHING.

So try not to breathe. =)

The following clip features a radio recording of a partial list of the fires and their containment as of June 27th. It’s kind of chilling hearing him name location after location.

Little steps get you up the mountain, eh? A couple of weeks ago I wrote that I had a goal to get a video on youtube.com by the end of Road Trip 2008. My sister Erin lent me her camera and a couple of tapes to get rolling.

I was talking with her (using bluetooth headset, the only way to talk on the phone legally in the car in California as of July 1st) driving down Hwy 84 in Idaho when I saw The Sign. Who knew? My map didn’t say anything about it… Exit 147 to Tuttle.

Here it is, first one for fun. Like I said, my intention for the videos is for them to be Project Simplify oriented, like interviews, fun examples, and explorations. But for now, just getting down the technicalities is fine by me.