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待ち望んでいた再オープンです！
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Yosemite National Park Reopens to Visitors
Yosemite National Park reopens to park visitors tonight, October 16, 2013. Visitors can access public areas and roads immediately while facilities and other public services are brought back on-line. Yosemite National Park has been closed since October 1, 2013 due to the government shutdown.
“We are excited to reopen and welcome visitors back to Yosemite,” stated park superintendent Don Neubacher. “Autumn is a particularly special season to enjoy Yosemite’s colorful grandeur.”
Major highways and roads leading into and through Yosemite National Park, including the Glacier Point and Mariposa Grove roads, are open to vehicles. Park visitor centers will reopen and Ranger-led programs will resume on October 17. Visitors are urged to consult the Yosemite Guide for a list of programs.
Valley campgrounds in Yosemite will reopen on October 17. Those with reservations will be able to check in by noon. First come, first serve sites at Camp Four, Wawona and Hodgdon are also available.
Delaware North Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., the park’s primary concessioner, is reopening facilities and will begin to welcome guests immediately.
The Ansel Adams Gallery, located in Yosemite Village, will also reopen.

シャットダウンはなかなか辛い状況ですね。
サンフランシスコ・クロニコル紙の記事2本
Forging on: My vacation in a closed national park
Yosemite’s grandeur dimmed by politics

10月1日から全米の国立公園・国立史跡等の国立公園局管理箇所がクローズされました。
これは連邦議会におけるオバマ大統領のヘルスケア法に関する長期間にわたる論争によって、暫定予算法案の成立が遅らせられたことによります。
これによって、一部の政府機関の職員が出勤停止になり、一時閉鎖になっています。
クローズはもちろんヨセミテ国立公園も例外ではありません。
また、国立公園局のWEBサイトもクローズしています。
http://www.nps.gov/shutdown/index.html
いつまで続くかは不明です。
一刻も早い再開を望みます。

今日ベイエリアには雨がかなり降りました。前線はセントラルバレーを越えてシエラの山に移動、現在Tioga Rdは雪のためクローズしています(一時的ですが)。 Rim Fireの沈静化にはかなり貢献しそうです。Web CamではValleyは雨。

Current Situation
Total Personnel 1,321
Size 256,895 acres
Percent Contained 84%
Estimated Containment Date Tuesday October 01st, 2013 approx. 12:00 AM
SR 120
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM CRANE FLAT TO 12 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 /TIOGA PASS/
(TUOLUMNE, MONO CO) – DUE TO SNOW – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE
R 108
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM 7.2 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY TO 5.3 MI WEST OF THE
JCT OF US 395 /SONORA PASS/ (TUOLUMNE,MONO CO) AT 1730 HRS ON 9/21/13
– DUE TO SNOW – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

Special Road Update
Tioga Pass Road (Hwy 120 east) across Yosemite National Park to Tuolumne Meadows and Lee Vining (Hwy 395) opened at noon today. For safety visitors are not permitted to stop along the road adjacent to the fire perimeter.

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3660

http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi

Current Situation
Total Personnel 2,170
Size 255,858 acres
Percent Contained 80%
Estimated Containment Date Friday September 20th, 2013 approx. 12:00 AM
Significant Events
Approximately 9 miles of fire perimeter in the eastern area of the fire and within Yosemite National Park has been declared contained.
White Wolfそばの包囲線が広がっています。

東端のRRRRのラインがTioga RoadからWhite Wolfeへの道路。White WolfeからHarden LakeまでHHHHは林道(Old Tioga Roadの一部)。Harden LakeからTuolumne渓谷のリムまではトレイル。ここが防衛線のようです。

Road Openings
Evergreen Road is opened to Evergreen Lodge. State Hwy 120 is open to Crane Flat. The Big Oak Flat Road is open. Businesses are open and providing services (gasoline food and lodging) for travelers.
Current Situation
Total Personnel 2,764
Size 255,560 acres
Percent Contained 80%
Estimated Containment Date Friday September 20th, 2013 approx. 12:00 AM
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3660

Current Situation
Total Personnel 3,027
Size 253,332 acres
Percent Contained 80%
Estimated Containment Date Friday September 20th, 2013 approx. 12:00 AM
9月8日のデータを赤でプロット。
動員数は約3000とピークから2000にほど減っています。

Highway 120 Opening Today at 12pm
Incident: Rim Fire Wildfire
Released: 11 hrs. ago
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
STATE ROUTE 120 FROM GROVELAND TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WILL REOPENRoad opens at Noon on Friday September 6
State Route 120 (SR-120) from Groveland CA into Yosemite National Park will reopen to all vehicular traffic at noon Friday September 6 2013.
Visitors will have full access to Yosemite Valley via SR-120. However due to continued fire activity in the area stopping along the roadway is strictly prohibited. The public is advised to use extreme caution as firefighting activities continue in this area.
Cherry Lake Road Evergreen Road Old Yosemite Road Harden Flat and all other secondary roads and trailheads off of SR-120 remain closed.
SR-120 (Tioga Road) remains closed from Crane Flat to White Wolf within Yosemite National Park. Park visitors can access the Tuolumne Meadows area from SR-395 via the parks east entrance at Tioga Pass.
For updated road conditions and information visit Caltrans’ website: www.dot.ca.gov/ or call Caltrans District 10 Public Affairs Office at (209) 948-7977.
This highway information is the latest reported as of Friday, September 6, 2013 at 18:58 .
SR 120
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA.
[YOSEMITE NAT’L PARK]
IS CLOSED FROM 8 MI EAST TO 26 MI EAST OF THE
WEST YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY (TUOLUMNE CO) – DUE TO A WILD FIRE
– MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE
FOR YOSEMITE NAT’L PARK ROAD INFORMATION CALL 209-372-0200

Current Situation
Total Personnel 3,634
Size 237,341 acres
Percent Contained 80%
Estimated Containment Date Friday September 20th, 2013 approx. 12:00 AM
9月5日のデータは水色。

火事の原因はハンターによる火の不始末のようです。National Forest内でマリワナなどを違法栽培するケースが多々ありますが、今回はそれとは関係ないとのことです。さらに調査の必要があり、ハンターの名前はまだ公表していません。
Forest Service Releases The Cause of The Rim Fire
Incident: Rim Fire Wildfire
Released: 10 hrs. ago
NEWS RELEASE
U.S. Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Region
Contacts: Stanton Florea, Pacific Southwest Region, Public Affairs (707) 562-9014
Ray Mooney, Pacific Southwest Region, Public Affairs (707) 562-8995
http://www.fs.usda.gov/r5
Investigators discover cause of Rim Fire
VALLEJO, Calif., Sept. 5, 2013 – Investigators from the U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations and Tuolumne County District Attorney’s Office have determined the Rim Fire began when a hunter allowed an illegal fire to escape. There is no indication the hunter was involved with illegal marijuana cultivation on public lands and no marijuana cultivation sites were located near the origin of the fire. No arrests have been made at this time and the hunter’s name is being withheld pending further investigation.
The Rim Fire began Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, on the Stanislaus National Forest near the area known as Jawbone Ridge. The fire has burned 237,341 acres and is 80 percent contained.