After leaving Bend I headed northwest on another one of my scenic roads, Route 20 (a gorgeous drive). This road took me very close to one of the wildfires currently burning out of control in Oregon, the Whitewater Fire. This photo was taken shortly after passing through Detroit, Oregon. Before taking this I drove through the little town of Idanha which is where I could smell the smoke, although today it was blowing away from the road so it wasn’t too bad. The Whitewater Fire is now up to 5,200 acres.
The Spruce Lake Fire, down by Crater Lake, continues to grow and is now up to almost 4,700 acres. Friday authorities closed West Rim Drive, which goes around the west side of the lake. The fire is expected to reach the road by today. That fire is still only 5% contained.
I have not found any more news about the Crescent Fire, which I came across about 3 hours after it started on Thursday afternoon. Evidently they were able to get it under control will all the ground crews and air support which were used to fight it.
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