I'd be very surprised if the cause of the Siphon fire is found, but I have a theory that hikers and the like should consider. First, it was extremely hot on Tuesday, so the odds of someone hiking around flatiron is pretty slim. It's also hunting season, and unless a rogue hunter was trying to hunt illegally, I see no reason why a hunter would be up there. However, it might be possible someone took the journey with no ill intention, then fell into a precarious situation and started a signal fire for help. Or simply, someone intentionally started the fire. All these very unlikely. What I believe happened was created by humans. And all signs point to people's trash. Someone during hiking season either unintentionally (or intentionally) threw a glass bottle or can on the ground and left it there. The sun, in a rare instance of luck, created an intense beam of focused light either through the bottle, or reflected off the can that ignited a patch of highly flammable non-native grass that are blanketing the desert's floor. There's been instances of this happening as the cause of wildfires in the past, and sometimes the scenerio has gone as far as to have been setup maliciously. Seems crazy, but likely. So if we're to take away something from this theory, take out what you bring in. And if you have room, pick up after people who don't deserve the desert.
I hope Tortilla Flat does not burn. It is a little landmark store that has been there forever.
That would be devastating.
Can someone tell me why news people keep saying that 'high winds fueled the flames?'
I'd be very surprised if the cause of the Siphon fire is found, but I have a theory that hikers and the like should consider. First, it was extremely hot on Tuesday, so the odds of someone hiking around flatiron is pretty slim. It's also hunting season, and unless a rogue hunter was trying to hunt illegally, I see no reason why a hunter would be up there. However, it might be possible someone took the journey with no ill intention, then fell into a precarious situation and started a signal fire for help. Or simply, someone intentionally started the fire. All these very unlikely. What I believe happened was created by humans. And all signs point to people's trash. Someone during hiking season either unintentionally (or intentionally) threw a glass bottle or can on the ground and left it there. The sun, in a rare instance of luck, created an intense beam of focused light either through the bottle, or reflected off the can that ignited a patch of highly flammable non-native grass that are blanketing the desert's floor. There's been instances of this happening as the cause of wildfires in the past, and sometimes the scenerio has gone as far as to have been setup maliciously. Seems crazy, but likely. So if we're to take away something from this theory, take out what you bring in. And if you have room, pick up after people who don't deserve the desert.
HAHAHAHA
Everyone TURN ON ALL YOUR WATER HOSES AND FOSSETS BEFOR YOUR EVACUATION
Lol
Faucets*
Before
Spell check