[Az-Geocaching] Caches Lost in the Fires???

[Brian - Team A.I.]

The Mazatzal Rest Area cache is probably gone.  As I understand it, the
backburn backfired, jumped the highway and torched the rest area, and is now
burning down Hwy188 as well.

Brian
Team A.I.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RopingThe Wind" <arizcowboy@hotmail.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 8:00 AM
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Caches Lost in the Fires???


>
> >From: "Regan Smith" <evilfish@cox.net>
> >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> >To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> >Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Caches Lost in the Fires???
> >Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:47:45 -0700
> >
> >I was wondering is there a count of caches that have been or are in real
> >danger of being burnt?
>
> I was kinda wondering the same thing. I would have to say that Frieza's 2
> caches in from the Barnhardt Trail are probably toast (or close to it!). I
> really wanted to get those two as they looked like a nice day hike for
both
> of them. There is another cache just north of those (or SW of  Payson)....
> that appears to be in the areas of the fires as well. Also, there are
> numerous caches on top of Mnt Graham. I have no idea where those caches
are
> though in relation to the fires. But, I do know Frieza's 2 caches are
right
> in the area of the fires in the Mazatzal range. I have been thru Payson
> several times recently since the day the fires up there started and have
> seen them progress over the past couple of weeks. There are also 2 or 3
> caches in from the Deer Creek Trailhead that I had already found about a
> year ago. One of which is pretty far in from the trailhead. I would say at
> least 2 of those are possibly toast. The other one is right near the road
> going into the trailhead and close to the Hwy 87. It may be spared. But, I
> dont know where the fire is burning now as they keep closing the hwy and I
> havent gone thru there in several days now.
>
> The good thing is that this fire has burned in mostly wilderness/rugged
> areas and I dont think any structures have been lost to this point. The
fire
> on top of Mnt Graham did destroy an area of radio towers. But, the
> observatory is so far not been effected.
>
> I heard there was another fire along State route 260 east of Payson. But,
I
> havent heard anything about that one yet. There is also another fire SW of
> Flagstaff. I did a bunch of caches in the Flagstaff area back in May and I
> dont think there are really any caches in the very vicinity of that fire.
> There are some caches east of Lake Mary Rd. But, I think those fires are
> burning well east of that area.
>
> Scott
> Team Ropingthewind
>
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