I was outside harvesting some tomatoes when I looked up and saw
a large column of smoke rolling up into the sky and being pushed into a horizontal strata by the wind….
Here’s what I found out from CALFIRE and the MARIPOSA GAZETTE:
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CAL FIRE REPORTED:
| Carstens Fire: | |
| Name: | Carstens Fire |
| County: | Mariposa County |
| Location: | off Carstens Rd., east of 140 in the Midpines area. |
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa- Merced Unit |
| Containment | 1,000 acres Evacuations for Clarks Valley and Jerseydale area. |
| Date Started: | June 16, 2013 2:10 pm |
| Last update: | June 16, 2013 8:00 pm |
Here’s the CALFIRE INCIDENT LINK WHICH WILL BE UPDATED. http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_current
Here’s an article in the Mariposa Gazette and their link: http://www.mariposagazette.com/
Mariposa Pines residents flee
Jill Ballinger/GAZETTE EDITOR
Flames are easily visible from Jerseydale Road just past the Circle 9 Ranch. 
Mariposa Pines resident Alicia Osteen anxiously awaits the arrival of her family at the CHP road block on Jerseydale Road.
A U.S. Forest Service officer talks with a Jerseydale resident at the CHP road block. Residents coming in were allowed to retrieve belongings provided they promised to leave immediately after doing so.Residents of Mariposa Pines have left their homes as this afternoon’s fire advances toward Jerseydale.
Just before 6 p.m., huge flames were easily visible from Jerseydale Road, just past the Circle 9 Ranch.
Mandatory evacuation remains in order for the area.
The Gazette will continue to update the story as details become available
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BACK TO LEW…..
Here are a few 4 second time exposures I took around 2200hrs:
<Below> Looking east towards glow of fire.
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<Below> Looking southeast towards Fresno/Madera – for light comparison. That is the Scorpius constellation above.
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<Below> Light trails from a passing vehicle…. Carstens Fire in the background to the right of the utility pole.
My best to you and yours, Lew
