Advertisements
Author Archives: Joshua
2018 Video Recap
Did you miss a video from last years adventures into the Golden Trout Wilderness? Well don’t worry as you can watch them all on our YouTube channel. Click on the video above and watch all 11 short clips of people’s … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to everyone! May your day be filled with laughter, memory making, and dreams of next season’s adventures.
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Website Update: History
Updated the history portion of the website. Now there is an additional section on the page for purchasing historical information. The previous two sections contained a link or two to buy a book. It may have been confusing on which … Continue reading
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Wildfire Update: Fires Continue to Smolder
Amazing on how dry it is in the mountains. The three wildfires continue to smolder even after the Thanksgiving rain/snow. Sounds like the old Soda Fire from a few years ago. Anyway, we shall see what happens after these current … Continue reading
Posted in General, Wildfire
Tagged Alder Fire, Golden Trout Wilderness, Moses Fire, Mountaineer Fire
Leave a comment
Wildfire Update: All Three Fires Grow
Source on InciWeb The Alder wildfire, now 4,503 acres, continues to slowly advance northwest, towards an area burned in the 2016 Hidden wildfire. The Alder wildfire is being held on a strategic containment line in Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest. … Continue reading
Wildfire Update: Fires grow slowly and official update pace slows.
Click images to enlarge – From InciWeb ALDER WILDFIRE Location: Five miles north of Camp Nelson above North Alder Creek Acres Burned: Approximately 2,903 acres Fire Discovered: October 4, 2018 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% contained Resources: 125 total personnel: 3 crews, 5 engines, 2 – type 1 helicopters, … Continue reading
Posted in Wildfire
Tagged Alder Fire, Golden Trout Wilderness, Mountaineer Fire, Sequoia National Forest, wildfire
Leave a comment
GTW.org Turns 7
Celebrating 7 years of goldentroutwilderness.org existence on the internet! To date there have been over 300,000 views, many trips completed, maps downloaded, and resources used. Thanks to readers like you for keeping the site going. Seeing how many people have … Continue reading
Wildfire Update: Fire Acreage Increases
MOUNTAINEER FIRE Location: About ½ mile north of Summit Trailhead, in the Golden Trout Wilderness. Acres Burned: Approximately 528 acres Fire Discovered: October 13 Cause: Lightning Containment: 0% Resources: 70 total personnel: 3 Crews and 3 engines Summary: The Mountaineer Fire is burning north of the Summit … Continue reading
Wildfire Update: Increased Acres, but Increased Containment
The Alder Fire is now up to 55% containment as it slowly increased in size over the weekend. The Mountaineer Fire still does not have any containment and increased slightly in size. More details are from InciWeb below. MOUNTAINEER FIRE … Continue reading
Posted in Wildfire
Tagged 2018, Alder Fire, Moses Fire, Mountaineer Fire, Sequoia National Forest, wildfire
Leave a comment
Wildfire Update: Growth, but with containment jump!
Here is your latest update for the Alder, Mountaineer, and Moses Fires. The Alder Fire has grown quite a bit since the last update here on GTW, but so has its containment. Now 1400 acres, it is almost 50% contained! … Continue reading
