Just wanted to post in case anyone had a trip planned for the Gatlinburg area in the near future. There are currently several fires here causing evacuations and closures. There are several campsites I have been told that are closed so I wanted to pass along the info.
Closed Backcountry Campsites include 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, Mt. Le Conte shelter, and Mt. Collins shelter.
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Hopefully this rain (yes I said rain) we are getting tonight and tomorrow night will put an end to these fires. First ran over .10" since August. FINALLY!
Yeah, it's been bad
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hate to see that...do they know the cause?
Dry weather and carelessness or intentioinal in some cases I read something on whiteblaze I think but idk about Gatlinburg my parents were just there like a month ago or so. Its sad for sure but the conditions aren't helping anything either.
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There has been a fire burning here for a while. I have heard several stories from that one spreading due to high winds to cigarettes or another form of arson. We were under a voluntary evacuation earlier today but now the entire city has been evacuated and parts of Pigeon Forge
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Such sad news. I love this area of TN
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The mountains were so dry last week it would only take one small ember to get things started. It made catholes easy to dig. The dirt was like powder.
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The good news is they had .50" of rain this early this morning with a lot more to come tonight and Saturday. The bad news is there were homes and hotels burned down so this is not a small fire by no means.
Here's a few videos that are not for children due to the language that shows how bad it really is. I can't believe this wasn't reported on the news.
http://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2016/1...videos-photos/
Last edited by TrailSlug; 11-29-2016 at 08:22.
Wow those videos!!Originally Posted by TrailSlug
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