So I went up for a quick flight for two reasons tonight... one to try and catch the sun, and more importantly, to see if I could get a look at the forest fires burning around us. Closest one is 15miles (25km) and wind is directing it to us. Bad year for these fires... lightning is starting the majority of them.
Here's a few shots , there is a lot of smoke in the air, so they may appear a little fuzzy.
If you look just left of center on the horizon, you can see the smoke haze. This was taken at 300ft up. I had to be quick, we've had water bombers flying over all day. Across the province, there are many many fires burning... I've included this map...We are east of North Bay.. wish us luck... hopefully they will get the two east of us under control soon. We NEED RAIN!!!! What a summer. I think some of you will be surprised how large Ontario is compared to many US states. Its early but we are discussing an evac plan just in case.
Here's a few shots , there is a lot of smoke in the air, so they may appear a little fuzzy.
If you look just left of center on the horizon, you can see the smoke haze. This was taken at 300ft up. I had to be quick, we've had water bombers flying over all day. Across the province, there are many many fires burning... I've included this map...We are east of North Bay.. wish us luck... hopefully they will get the two east of us under control soon. We NEED RAIN!!!! What a summer. I think some of you will be surprised how large Ontario is compared to many US states. Its early but we are discussing an evac plan just in case.