The beautiful Columbia River Gorge, just East of Portland Oregon
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238425)
Walnut Creek, California
September 20, 2020 12:29pm CST
Usually I stop to pick blackberries and check out the lovely waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge when I take the "Northern" route home from Montana.
This photo (looking East) shows what it looked like as passed through. I think it was September 9. The waterfall parking lot was closed. The air was thick with the smell of smoke.
As I headed South on I-5, I saw all the signs signs saying that most of the secondary highways were closed. I later learned that parts of I-5 had been closed the day before. I was lucky.
Sorry to those on the East Coast and in Europe who are experiencing haze from all of our wildfires. We've been able to see some blue in the sky over the last couple of days. but it's still hazy here too.
Any haze where you are?
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
21 Sep 20
Oh dear that is devastating. Yes haze abounds here too big fires still burning Colorado.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
21 Sep 20
@TheHorse It is truly so very sad.
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@TheHorse (238425)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Sep 20
@RebeccasFarm I'm glad they finally had rain up North. We need some here.
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@ptrikha_2 (49779)
• India
20 Sep 20
No haze as yet. However, in Northern India, when the summer crop (mainly rice) is harvested in late October/ Early November, stubble is burned a lot. And some of it is also done in some Pakistan areas.
The wind carries smoke and pollution from that.
Though there have been some steps in the recent years, it gets tough.
Yet the haze reaching Europe is very worrisome for the weather of the whole world.
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@ptrikha_2 (49779)
• India
22 Sep 20
@TheHorse
There have had been steps by some state governments and NGOs.
Yet there are many who are not so co-operative and that does not helps.
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@ptrikha_2 (49779)
• India
29 Sep 20
@TheHorse
There are variable fines plus cancelling licenses in case of any vehicle movements.
Yet implementation can be tough and riddled with corruption.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Sep 20
we've had haze but nothing like what your settings. i keep hoping for rain to knock a couple of those fires down
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@TheHorse (238425)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Sep 20
@DocAndersen Still sunny but hazy this afternoon.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Sep 20
@TheHorse so am I, tough right now to be out west.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
20 Sep 20
I almost thought for a sec that this scenery was meant to look like this, but what I understood is that It looks this way due to the wildfires, am I right @TheHorse ?
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@TheHorse (238425)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Sep 20
@jvicentevalera I'm going to look for a picture or two of what it "normally" looks like.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
21 Sep 20
@TheHorse haha me included. Thing is I am not familiar with the place, had I been familiar, I would have gotten you. =(
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@wolfgirl569 (136160)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Sep 20
Lovely view. Glad you were able to travel through.
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@wolfgirl569 (136160)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Sep 20
@TheHorse Hopefully the next time you go through it is.
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@TheHorse (238425)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Sep 20
@wolfgirl569 I must have some pix around here of when its pretty. Lemme look.
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@LindaOHio (223055)
• United States
20 Sep 20
They say we are getting some of the smoke from the west coast. It's all so sad.
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@LindaOHio (223055)
• United States
21 Sep 20
@TheHorse I'm still praying for rain!
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