Thursday, Aug. 30, 2006

Coverage of a large lightning storm as it passed over San Luis Obispo County in the early morning hours. (Click on a image for an enlarged view.)

Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007

Continuing coverage of the Zaca Fire burning north of Santa Barbara. (Very delayed posting as I realized it had never made it on the blog.) In the first two shots, helicopters are pulling water out of the Santa Ynez River as the fire burns just beyond the canyon. The third shot is of two dozers creating a fire break in the heavy, thick bursh above the Santa Ynez River. The last two photos are panoramic shots, one just before sunset and the other later in the evening, showing the size and scope of the fire. As of the date of this posting, the fire is pretty much out but not until after burning over 240,000 acres.