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Bouquet Canyon Road, Spunky Canyon to MP 5.7; forest roads 6N18 and 6N19Los Angeles Co., California1,048 acres, 67% containedchecked Oct 6
Trail reports
Rowher Flat and Drinkwater are open again. Bouquet Canyon Road and two forest roads inside the fire stay closed.
By Outdoor Unc
The Bouquet Fire northeast of Santa Clarita is 67 percent contained, the Angeles National Forest said today, and most of the evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted. The fire is holding at about 1,048 acres. Activity is minimal, with some pockets still smoldering inside the burned area; a drone flight overnight showed crews where the remaining heat is.
Evacuation orders are lifted for zones LAC-E018 and LAC-E031, and warnings are lifted for LAC-E016, LAC-E017, LAC-E019, LAC-E020, LAC-E021 and LAC-E029. The forest's update now lists one zone still under an evacuation order, LAC-E030-A. Earlier lists had LAC-E030-A as a warning and LAC-E030-B as an order, and today's update does not mention LAC-E030-B, so check the county's Genasys Protect map for both before going home. The shelter at the Castaic Sports Complex, 31230 Castaic Road, remains open and takes small pets.
For riders, the Drinkwater and Rowher Flat OHV areas are open again; the forest lifted their temporary closure. Inside the fire perimeter, the Saugus del Sur road (6N18) and Quarry Road (6N19) stay closed for suppression work, and Bouquet Canyon Road is still closed from Spunky Canyon to milepost 5.7.
The numbers do not quite line up. The federal incident report filed Monday evening gave 63 percent containment with 215 personnel; today's forest update says 67. This paper uses the forest's figure, which is newer. The federal record lists the cause as undetermined; the investigation continues.
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Glacier Point Road; Chilnualna Falls, Ostrander, Mono Meadow and Buena Vista trailsWawona, Mariposa Co., California6,760 acres, 40% containedchecked Oct 6
Trail reports
6,760 acres and 40 percent contained. A trough brings wind Saturday, then significantly cooler weather and a slight chance of rain.
By Outdoor Unc
The Dome Fire is 6,760 acres and 40 percent contained, the Park Service said Monday morning, with 1,063 people assigned. Crews kept the fire from growing on its north, west and south sides on Monday and made good progress building line on the eastern edge, where it is still active, the incident's InciWeb update says. Helicopters flew 29 missions.
Today crews are working from both the north and the south to close the line on the east side, using broad areas of granite as firebreaks where they cannot attack the fire directly. Mule trains are hauling equipment and supplies to remote crews, which frees helicopters for water drops. The federal incident report filed Monday evening lists 915 personnel and an estimated final cost of $40 million.
The weather is about to change. High pressure keeps afternoons very warm and dry through at least Thursday. A low-pressure trough is likely to reach the West Coast Friday, with winds expected to peak around Saturday, followed by significant cooling this weekend and a slight chance of precipitation early next week, mainly in the mountains. The wind ahead of that system is the risk to watch on a fire whose east side is not yet closed.
On closures, the two federal sources disagree again. InciWeb now says the Chilnualna Falls Trail is open from the trailhead east to Chilnualna Fall and Crescent Lake, and the Alder Creek Trail is open north to the Deer Camp Trailhead. The park's Monday update still lists the Chilnualna Falls Trail and the trails beyond it toward Buena Vista and Crescent Lakes as closed. Until the park confirms a reopening, treat them as closed.
Glacier Point Road remains closed, with no reopening date; the Four Mile and Panorama trails to Glacier Point are open. All trails inside the fire footprint are closed, including every south- and eastbound trail off Glacier Point Road, the Ostrander Lake Trail, and the Mono Meadow and Buena Vista trails. The park had not posted a Tuesday update when this was written.
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Quillayute River, park boundary to Sol Duc–Bogachiel confluenceClallam Co., WashingtonOpen Oct 6; 2 salmon, 1 wild adult; no baitchecked Oct 6
Fishing
Fishing resumes today on the short main stem below the Sol Duc and Bogachiel, under tighter rules while the river stays low.
By Outdoor Unc
The Quillayute River on Washington's coast reopens to fishing today, October 6, under an emergency rule from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, until further notice. The rule covers the river from the Olympic National Park boundary upstream to where the Sol Duc and Bogachiel rivers meet.
The rules are tighter than usual. Bait is prohibited for all species. For salmon, the daily limit is two, no more than one of them a wild adult, with a 12-inch minimum, and sockeye must be released. Game fish are open under the standard sport fishing rules, except for the bait ban.
The reason is water. Recent rain has improved conditions for salmon moving upriver, the department says, but until more rain keeps the river up, the lower limits and bait ban are meant to stretch the season later into the fall. The rule was set with the Quillayute River's tribal co-managers.
The Sol Duc, Bogachiel, Calawah and Dickey rivers are not affected and stay open under permanent rules. Water inside Olympic National Park follows the park's own fishing rules. WDFW's Coastal Region office is at 360-249-4628.
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