Here is the latest on the fires burning in the Sierra from the National Interagency Fire Center.

American River Complex (Tahoe National Forest): 2,570 acres at five percent contained. This complex of three fires is 11 miles northeast of Foresthill. Power lines, watershed, and private inholdings are threatened.

Canyon Complex (Plumas National Forest): 8,718 acres at five percent contained. This complex of 30 fires is 16 miles northeast of Paradise. Residences and archeological sites are threatened and road closures are in effect.

Clover (Sequoia National Forest): 15,217 acres at 25 percent contained. Residences are threatened.

North Mountain (Stanislaus National Forest): 1,511 acres at 30 percent contained. This fire is seven miles northeast of Groveland. Residences and a lookout tower are threatened.

Oliver (Merced-Mariposa Unit, Cal Fire): 2,277 acres at 35 percent contained. This fire is 12 miles east of Mariposa. Structures are threatened and evacuation orders are in effect.

Oliver Complex (Sierra National Forest): 1,000 acres at five percent contained. This complex of four fires is seven miles west of Fish Camp.

Silver Complex (Sierra National Forest): 1,031 acres at 75 percent contained. This fire is 12 miles southeast of Mariposa.

Yuba River Complex (Tahoe National Forest): 3,069 acres at 47 percent contained. This complex of 28 fires is 13 miles northeast of Nevada City. Several communities, hydroelectric facilities, and recreation sites are threatened.

So, where do Oreo Cookies come from?

They come from Oreo Cows!!

This one is a double stuff. My favorite!!

I would have taken more pictures of the Oreo Cows, but the mosquitoes were being very hungry and rude. So I grabbed a couple of quick pics and took off.

Ok, I’m going to give this a try. It’s really hard to get any current info on the fires burning in the Sierra because the sites I use for sources are totally bogged down. I’m pulling this info from the National Interagency Fire Center. This site is only updated once a day in the morning, so this info may be a little out of date by now. I’m just copying and pasting this so the format may look strange.

American River Complex (Tahoe National Forest): 1,250 acres at zero percent contained. This complex of three fires is 11 miles northeast of Foresthill. Power lines and cultural resources are threatened.

Canyon Complex (Plumas National Forest): 3,971 acres at zero percent contained. This complex of 34 fires is 16 miles northeast of Paradise. Residences and archeological sites are threatened and road closures are in effect.

Clover (Sequoia National Forest): 13,250 acres at 10 percent contained. Residences are threatened.

North Mountain (Stanislaus National Forest): 645 acres at five percent contained. This fire is seven miles northeast of Groveland. Residences are threatened.

Oliver (Merced-Mariposa Unit, Cal Fire): 1,400 acres at 15 percent contained. This fire is 12 miles east of Mariposa. Structures are threatened.

Oliver Complex (Sierra National Forest): 1,668 acres at five percent contained. This complex of four fires is seven miles west of Fish Camp. Structures and cultural resources are threatened.

Yuba River Complex (Tahoe National Forest): 2,035 acres at five percent contained. This complex of 28 fires is 13 miles northeast of Nevada City. Residences, hydroelectric facilities, and power lines are threatened. Road closures are in effect

There are also 6 fires burning in the Lassen National Forest. Since these are on the far northern borders of the Sierra I left them off.

Here are a couple of satellite images of the smoke in California. They were taken on June 24.

The first of of Southern and Central California. The image ends just north of Yosemite. Mono Lake and Bridgeport Reservoir can be made out in the middle of the image, near the top.

The second is Northern California. The bottom lake is Lake Tahoe. The one just north-east of Tahoe is Pyramid Lake in Nevada.

Just found this third one on the NOAA site. It was taken today, June 25.