[ARDF] Bastrop State Park on fire

[Kenneth E. Harker]

    The wildfire is stil going strong, but is now well south of Bastrop
State Park, having crossed the Colorado River.  About 50% of the park (and
our Orienteering/ARDF map) burned. The winds are supposed to be even worse 
today.

     http://www.kvue.com/news/Half-of-Bastrop-State-Park-burned-129252883.html

     This is all about 35 miles from where Jen and I live.

73 de WM5R


On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 10:58:31PM -0700, Kenneth E. Harker wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 09:18:09PM -0700, Kenneth E. Harker wrote:
> >      The 2008 USA ARDF Championships were held in Bastrop State Park, east
> > of Austin, Texas.  The combination of severe drought, extreme temperatures
> > (today was our 80th day of the year with a high temperature of 100F or 
> > higher), very low humidity, and high winds from the non-rainy side of 
> > Tropical Storm Lee combined today to result in wildfires across central 
> > Texas.  The biggest fire near Austin is currently burning in and around 
> > Bastrop State Park.  It is 10 miles wide, and has already burned 14,000 
> > acres and 300 houses, mostly east and south of the park.  The park has 
> > been evacuated.  So far, no reports of injuries, but the fire is essentially 
> > uncontained.
> > 
> >      This is the best online video I can find.  The road that the car is 
> > driving on is SH-21, a stretch of which is the northern border of the state 
> > park.
> > 
> >      http://www.newsradioklbj.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=1532738
> 
>       "According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 2,000 to 3,000 
> acres of the 6,500-acre Bastrop State Park have been burned. The park is 
> surrounded by flames, but no structures inside the park have been destroyed."
> All of the structures are on the west side of the park.  [6500 acres = ~2600 
> hectares]:  http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176337
> 
>      The Houston Orienteering Club currently has a two-day meet scheduled 
> for the park on October 29-30.
> 
>      If you didn't come to the 2008 USA ARDF Championships, here are some
> links:
> 
> http://www.texasardf.org/usa2008/
> http://www.wm5r.org/photos/2008_usa_ardf/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoodale/2508124197/in/set-72157605157529562/
> http://www.wa6nol.com/2008_usa_ardf_championships.htm
> http://picasaweb.google.com/mbayern/2008TexasARDF02?authkey=QyYDJ0z4G5g
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
> kenharker at kenharker.com
> http://www.kenharker.com/
> 
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