http://www.nifc.gov/fireinfo/nfn.html I found this link and man oh man can you say GeoMarshmellows... I suspect about 30 caches gone.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian - Team A.I." To: Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Caches Lost in the Fires??? > The Mazatzal Rest Area cache is probably gone. As I understand it, the > backburn backfired, jumped the highway and torched the rest area, and is now > burning down Hwy188 as well. > > Brian > Team A.I. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RopingThe Wind" > To: > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 8:00 AM > Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Caches Lost in the Fires??? > > > > > > >From: "Regan Smith" > > >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > > >To: > > >Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Caches Lost in the Fires??? > > >Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:47:45 -0700 > > > > > >I was wondering is there a count of caches that have been or are in real > > >danger of being burnt? > > > > I was kinda wondering the same thing. I would have to say that Frieza's 2 > > caches in from the Barnhardt Trail are probably toast (or close to it!). I > > really wanted to get those two as they looked like a nice day hike for > both > > of them. There is another cache just north of those (or SW of Payson).... > > that appears to be in the areas of the fires as well. Also, there are > > numerous caches on top of Mnt Graham. I have no idea where those caches > are > > though in relation to the fires. But, I do know Frieza's 2 caches are > right > > in the area of the fires in the Mazatzal range. I have been thru Payson > > several times recently since the day the fires up there started and have > > seen them progress over the past couple of weeks. There are also 2 or 3 > > caches in from the Deer Creek Trailhead that I had already found about a > > year ago. One of which is pretty far in from the trailhead. I would say at > > least 2 of those are possibly toast. The other one is right near the road > > going into the trailhead and close to the Hwy 87. It may be spared. But, I > > dont know where the fire is burning now as they keep closing the hwy and I > > havent gone thru there in several days now. > > > > The good thing is that this fire has burned in mostly wilderness/rugged > > areas and I dont think any structures have been lost to this point. The > fire > > on top of Mnt Graham did destroy an area of radio towers. But, the > > observatory is so far not been effected. > > > > I heard there was another fire along State route 260 east of Payson. But, > I > > havent heard anything about that one yet. There is also another fire SW of > > Flagstaff. I did a bunch of caches in the Flagstaff area back in May and I > > dont think there are really any caches in the very vicinity of that fire. > > There are some caches east of Lake Mary Rd. But, I think those fires are > > burning well east of that area. > > > > Scott > > Team Ropingthewind > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get tips for maintaining your PC, notebook accessories and reviews in > > Technology 101. http://special.msn.com/tech/technology101.armx > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >