Exciting Days on Westridge

As Monte and I were returning to Wenatchee on the late afternoon of the 7th, we emerged from the mountains and near Dryden noticed a big plume of smoke down the valley. I noted that it looked awfully close to our house. And so it was! A careless paintballer had set off a smoke bomb in Monitor, and with the prevailing winds headed east, it pushed the fire into Sunnyslope and up and over Burch Mountain. It was an exciting two days as the copters and planes dropped water and retardant all around our neighborhood. Then to top it off, on the 8th the water main in our street broke and made a big mess. The utility guys thought it had been affected by all the hydrant action associated with the fire. Check out the small video clip taken by KR as the fire raged. (July 7-8)