Fire in the Rogue Valley

Yesterday was an eventful day in the Rogue Valley. There were two major fires scarring the mountain sides and dozens of homes were threatened and at least one burned to the ground. There was a fire on Roxy Ann Peak and another one down near Ashland, Oregon. We have had very hot, windy weather - I believe that it hit 109 today in Central Point.

Here is a picture (credit to the Mail Tribune) for the Roxy Ann fire.


Whenever a major fire like this hits close to home, I think about how vulnerable we are where we live. We also live in a heavily treed and sometimes dry mountainous area. Granted our house has been around since the 1930s, so I think it has a decent chance of survival as it has survived pass fires. It is just one of those days, where I am reminded that nothing is permanent, and a healthy person emotionally needs to be ready to part with their material possessions or accept Nature's sometimes destructive will when they cross Its path.