![]() ![]() Dine at the eat-in kitchen table and then break out the provided board games to fill the home with laughter. When hunger hits, you can stay outside and get grilling on the gas BBQ!īack inside, the fully equipped kitchen features a gas range, toaster oven, and full-size refrigerator to make cooking a breeze. While you might not have WiFi access, you will be able to step out on the deck and enjoy the cool mountain breezes as the towering trees sway above. With a private washer/dryer, everyone will stay looking their best during your stay. Choose a movie from the provided collection to make it a movie night with some popcorn and friends. On chilly summer or fall evenings, lounge on the plush couch as you cuddle up by the wood-burning fireplace. Wood-paneled ceilings and crafted wood accents set the tone for your stress-free getaway in this cozy cabin. Steps from the shores of Fallen Leaf Lake, you'll have plenty of spring, summer, and early fall fun right at your fingertips here! With a secluded location and perfect setting, you may never want to leave! Michael Cabanatuan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.Get away from the stress of the daily routine and surround yourself with filtered lake views, tree-lined trails, and the serenity of the mountains when you book your getaway to this dog-friendly South Lake Tahoe home. “We put the flags up for my dad,” Horn said. She worried about neighbors who live in the mountains year-round as she packed up family photos and a rock that her niece had painted to mark her grandfather’s birthday. Just before the Caldor Fire exploded, Horn went back to her family home. No one has been killed by the blazes, but many lives have been upended. So far this fire season, 6,773 wildfires in the state have burned nearly 1.7 million acres and destroyed 2,037 structures, according to Cal Fire. Nearly 5,000 firefighters were battling the blaze, which is expected to be contained by Sept. The fire was 25% contained by Thursday evening, and evacuation warnings remained in place for Vallecito, Murphys and Douglas Flats.įarther north, the Dixie Fire, the second largest in California history, grew to 749,713 acres in five counties, mostly in national forests, and was 45% contained. In adjacent Calaveras County, near New Melones Reservoir, the Airola Fire started Wednesday afternoon and grew to about 700 acres, racing through extremely dry vegetation in a rugged area not easily accessible by road. Latest updates on wildfires burning across Northern and Southern California The fire, about 81 acres, was 5% contained by Thursday evening. In historic Sonora, the Washington Fire started Thursday afternoon, causing evacuations, including of downtown hotels. Lofted smoke is expected to cause hazy skies. Air quality index readings are expected to be in the moderate range.Īir Quality Advisory: smoke from wildfires in Northern California is predicted to impact the Bay Area Friday, 8/27, and Saturday, 8/28. While more than 2,800 firefighters tried to tame the Caldor Fire, others were battling blazes in foothills communities to the north and south and elsewhere in Northern California.Īir quality officials warned that smoke from the fires is likely to bring hazier skies to the Bay Area on Friday and Saturday but is not expected to exceed federal standards or prompt a Spare the Air alert. ![]() “It feels like all we can do is watch the fire get closer and closer and closer.” “It brings up really bad memories,” Horn said. This time around, she’s feeling the fatigue after long days of scouring Cal Fire updates, online maps and Facebook video streams for any glimpse of the house her family already rebuilt once. Horn lives most of the time in Sacramento but remembers watching the original family cabin burn on a TV news broadcast hours after the 1992 Cleveland Fire ignited. The uncertainty has already been agonizing for people such as Carol Horn, whose family has owned a home near White Hall, just north of Highway 50 on the edge of Eldorado National Forest, for the past 50 years. “Significantly broader areas up to and including South Lake Tahoe could be required to evacuate.” “With Red Flag conditions possible over the coming days, the Caldor Fire could spread rapidly into more populated communities,” the agency wrote in a news release. 1 priority in the nation.” Hundreds of additional firefighters and aircraft have arrived to fight the fire, but Cal Fire officials warned late Thursday that limited visibility and winds expected to arrive in the coming days could hamper those efforts. Cal Fire Director Thom Porter said this week that the Caldor Fire is the “No. ![]()
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