The Santa Anas return...
We're currently camped out less than a mile from the origination point of October's Harris Fire, the second largest of the 2007 San Diego County wildfires. About a hundred yards behind our campsite lies the remains of the first home consumed by the fire. The campground miraculously escaped heavy damage, though a number of old oak trees were lost. I've been researching the event and interviewing survivors, and plan on posting an article in the next few days, as the wildfires in SoCal appear to show how little this Administration learned from Katrina.
However, in the meantime, the Santa Ana winds are scheduled to start again any minute (literally, if you follow weather.com's detailed forecast.) We were scheduled to head back into Chula Vista (ironically, the end point of the Harris Fire,) but learned we won't be allowed to take the trailer "down the hill" during the Santa Anas. Not that I would ever want to. But flooding rains are due Thursday - Saturday, so I'm hoping for a window on Wednesday.
But we do get to go through a "border checkpoint", despite not crossing a border (or being within 5 miles of one.)
