Central Oregon on Fire again

There are times we do not even have to leave Snowshoe Inn for an adventure.  A series of Thunder storms have started multiple forest fires in Central Oregon.  At the moment none are any were near Snowshoe Inn.  This could change at any time with a sleeper fire waking up.  Wednesday the air was full of smoke, Thursday the winds had changed from out of the west and air was clear here in Bend, Friday I woke to blue smoke haze and hard to know what the rest of the day will bring.  Weather has been cooling off to more normal temperatures 38 degrees this morning at Snowshoe Inn.

View north from Skyliner road over Miller School 7/17/2014

Same fire from top of Triangle peak, north of Snowshoe Inn. Black Butte in foreground

The air was so nice and clear for us in Bend on Thursday 7/17/2014, but sorry for those north and east.   Bobbe and I have a view point north of Snowshoe Inn called Triangle peak.  We can see much of the surrounding area from there the remaining photos were taken from there on 7/17/2014 about 5 pm.  Below is the same fire from Triangle Peak. We will see what today and the future brings. 

Note smoke coming from west around the base of Mt. Hood

This smoke is due south of Triangle peak  Not sure what fire

Another smoke southeast of Triangle Peak

 Last months fire Two bulls fire and Tumalo res