Burned

 

The Labor Mountain fire near Blewett Pass has burned 42,000 acres and still counting. We expected to see more devastation along the highway, but it reached the road in only a few places on the north side. That's a tribute to the firefighters who have been working this area since it was started by a lightening strike on September 1.

Anyway, we stopped at the flag point, settling in for a long delay, but no sooner had we reclined the seats when traffic started moving. Lucky timing.  A few minutes earlier, they opened the highway in both directions  

An unhealthy stop at the Diary Queen in Cle Elum (involving onion rings) and we were home by early afternoon. 

Big baseball game in Seattle last night, did you hear?  I tried to stay awake through all those innings but didn't make it past the 10th. I went to bed expecting a heartbreak finish anyway (Oh ye of little faith) but they're ff to Toronto next week.  Go Mariners.