The last smokey bout,  my dog tried to die.  Two days in the doggie ER and ICU,  and he is now a compromised dog.  Congestive heart failure.  Couldn't get oxygen enough,  which wouldn't allow his heart to get the water out of his lungs,  so it was O2,  diuretic drugs,  and now he is fine.  But on a heavy dose of "ril" drugs for the heart and getting water removed.  This shot of smoke is slowing him down, but not in death spiral.  I have to guess there are many people who will find out how compromised they are,  soon.

So we are up to 500,000 acres burned this year.  More on the way.  My over/under bet on Chetco Bar is over 260,000 acres by fall rains.  Am thinking the new Gorge fire will hit 30,000 acres by Friday, (no wind yet--gorge wind--30mph plus to 50 on the next cold front),   and maybe threaten Bull Run before it is over. 

The Horse Creek/Separation Creek fire was where I went cutthroat fishing as a kid,  in September,  when the spring chinook were spawning.