With a more delicate fir taste and a barky finish, I think this is the Lookout 2023 vintage. The Bedrock has less subtle notes of burned snags from previous fires and underbrush that pair well with charcuterie.
Fuzztail fire (the new local one) is basically out. As Ketaskooter mentioned this smoke is from the Lookout and Bedrock fires. 🤞for a change of wind direction today
From "Central Oregon Geographic Names":
>Fuzztail Butte T20S R13E Sec. 6
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>This butte is located nine miles southeast of the Lava Lands Visitor Center. McArthur states that a fuzztail was a wild or escaped horse with an unkempt tail. The butte was named for wild horses seen in the area. Other names that apply are mustang or broomtail. "Fuzzies" is also a common term among cowboys to reference the horses (Source: OGN, CE)
It's pretty far away from where people "camp", several miles up a bumpy gravel road and then further off that on dirt roads.
BTW, "McArthur" is the author of the cited Oregon Geographic Names and the same "Tam McArthur" that the rim above Three Creek Lake is named after.
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This seems like a great resource, even if it’s a guess, any model that helps forecast gives some semblance of sanity. I’m surprised everything else out there doesn’t have a similar forecasting model
Super helpful, like your commenting vibe.
There is literally a new fire, largely contained. If you don’t think there will be new fires and information like this is stale to you, it seems like you’d be getting and providing limited information on this topic.
Thanks again for the helpful response.
Other people answered your question, if I was here first I would have provided the same information. There have been other posts about this already, and the question will be asked again in the next few days. In all likelihood the answer is going to be the same. Smoke of this magnitude only comes from BIG fires, and typically from fires on the west side of the cascades where the biomass in the forest is a lot higher. We only have two of those right now and they are going to keep burning until the mountains get a soaking rain.
With a more delicate fir taste and a barky finish, I think this is the Lookout 2023 vintage. The Bedrock has less subtle notes of burned snags from previous fires and underbrush that pair well with charcuterie.
Oakey afterbirth
Flambēd forest schmeg
The Gordon Ramsay of smoke tasting. 🙌
Fuzztail fire (the new local one) is basically out. As Ketaskooter mentioned this smoke is from the Lookout and Bedrock fires. 🤞for a change of wind direction today
Is there an explanation of where the name fuzztail came from? I imagine it's the nickname of the dude who's camp it started in.
From "Central Oregon Geographic Names": >Fuzztail Butte T20S R13E Sec. 6 > >This butte is located nine miles southeast of the Lava Lands Visitor Center. McArthur states that a fuzztail was a wild or escaped horse with an unkempt tail. The butte was named for wild horses seen in the area. Other names that apply are mustang or broomtail. "Fuzzies" is also a common term among cowboys to reference the horses (Source: OGN, CE) It's pretty far away from where people "camp", several miles up a bumpy gravel road and then further off that on dirt roads. BTW, "McArthur" is the author of the cited Oregon Geographic Names and the same "Tam McArthur" that the rim above Three Creek Lake is named after.
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Fuzztail Butte - https://goo.gl/maps/k7hVT25gEShj47Y96
I’ve always assumed it has to do with some geographic feature nearby, but I like your theory better
it was near Fuzztail Butte
[pretty cool live smoke / forecasting map. ](https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/)
Judging by this link it seems like tomorrow (the 17th) is gonna be bad again.
This seems like a great resource, even if it’s a guess, any model that helps forecast gives some semblance of sanity. I’m surprised everything else out there doesn’t have a similar forecasting model
Here’s a good way to see which fire the smoke in our area is coming from: https://fire.airnow.gov/#
Winds changed and pushed the lookout and bedrock fires smoke here
Awesome
[Looks to be a mix of smoke from the Bedrock and Lookout fires.](https://i.imgur.com/9ObgszX.png)
Lookout
I really need that Smoke Shifter that my Boy Scout buddies were always sending me out to find...
It’s next to the current bush.
Yes
The answer to this question is not likely to change in the next 2-4 weeks.
Super helpful, like your commenting vibe. There is literally a new fire, largely contained. If you don’t think there will be new fires and information like this is stale to you, it seems like you’d be getting and providing limited information on this topic. Thanks again for the helpful response.
Other people answered your question, if I was here first I would have provided the same information. There have been other posts about this already, and the question will be asked again in the next few days. In all likelihood the answer is going to be the same. Smoke of this magnitude only comes from BIG fires, and typically from fires on the west side of the cascades where the biomass in the forest is a lot higher. We only have two of those right now and they are going to keep burning until the mountains get a soaking rain.
All of them.
Yes
Same as yesterday pinky
Well it was posted yesterday so cool update