Gang:
Although the campground ran out of spaces, and I will not be able to attend, I thought I would give all potential attendees a heads up about the possibility of smoke in the air from the Rim Fire at the rally. This morning the Sacramento KCRA weather had a map up with air-smoke conditions. Jackson made it just into the red, unhealthful level. Although Sacramento was not shown as having smoke problems on the map, I could smell it this morning, and the weather person said that the Rim Fire was the cause of this smell in Sacramento. This fire smoke seems to come down the mountains during the cool of the night, and be most prevailent in the lower elevations during the early morning. The fire IS now 80% contained, and burning in higher, less forested elevations now, so the smoke should be lessening this week.