The Mazatzal Rest Area cache is probably gone. As I understand it, the backburn backfired, jumped the highway and torched the rest area, and is now burning down Hwy188 as well. Brian Team A.I. ----- Original Message ----- From: "RopingThe Wind" <arizcowboy@hotmail.com> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 8:00 AM Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Caches Lost in the Fires??? > > >From: "Regan Smith" <evilfish@cox.net> > >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > >To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com> > >Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Caches Lost in the Fires??? > >Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:47:45 -0700 > > > >I was wondering is there a count of caches that have been or are in real > >danger of being burnt? > > I was kinda wondering the same thing. I would have to say that Frieza's 2 > caches in from the Barnhardt Trail are probably toast (or close to it!). I > really wanted to get those two as they looked like a nice day hike for both > of them. There is another cache just north of those (or SW of Payson).... > that appears to be in the areas of the fires as well. Also, there are > numerous caches on top of Mnt Graham. I have no idea where those caches are > though in relation to the fires. But, I do know Frieza's 2 caches are right > in the area of the fires in the Mazatzal range. I have been thru Payson > several times recently since the day the fires up there started and have > seen them progress over the past couple of weeks. There are also 2 or 3 > caches in from the Deer Creek Trailhead that I had already found about a > year ago. One of which is pretty far in from the trailhead. I would say at > least 2 of those are possibly toast. The other one is right near the road > going into the trailhead and close to the Hwy 87. It may be spared. But, I > dont know where the fire is burning now as they keep closing the hwy and I > havent gone thru there in several days now. > > The good thing is that this fire has burned in mostly wilderness/rugged > areas and I dont think any structures have been lost to this point. The fire > on top of Mnt Graham did destroy an area of radio towers. But, the > observatory is so far not been effected. > > I heard there was another fire along State route 260 east of Payson. But, I > havent heard anything about that one yet. There is also another fire SW of > Flagstaff. I did a bunch of caches in the Flagstaff area back in May and I > dont think there are really any caches in the very vicinity of that fire. > There are some caches east of Lake Mary Rd. But, I think those fires are > burning well east of that area. > > Scott > Team Ropingthewind > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get tips for maintaining your PC, notebook accessories and reviews in > Technology 101. http://special.msn.com/tech/technology101.armx > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >