Day: August 14, 2018

Fire in Salinas

UPDATE; there eventually were two unrelated care fires on 101 in Salinas,  it both were controlled by about 6 pm.
Note: Flames are approximately 1 story high…
Incident:  00219   Type:    Report of Fire   Location:   Us101 N / Laurel  Loc Desc:  NB JSO    Lat/Lon:  36.697500 -121.664167   
Detail Information
5:29 PM 11 [15] B27-050T FIRE HAS STARTED ON RS, IN THE BRUSH AREA
5:27 PM 10 [13] B27-050T #2 LANE SHUT DOWN
5:25 PM 9 [12] 1039 MTY COMM
5:25 PM 8 [11] [Notification] [CHP]-AT THE NORTH END OF THE FIRE FLAMES ARE APX 1 STORY HIGH [Shared]
5:24 PM 7 [8] 27-FSP101S PER FSP101S #2 1125 BY FIRE, TRAFFIC SLOW IN THE #1
5:23 PM 6 [7] 70 – SUBSTANTIAL VEG FIRE IN CD, JSO LAUREL
5:23 PM 5 [6] [Notification] [CHP]- and 1 UNIT ON SB SIDE A 1/2 BEFORE THE FIRE STARTING POINT ON THE NB SIDE [Shared]
5:22 PM 4 [5] [Notification] [CHP]-HAVE 1 CHP UNIT WHERE FIRE STARTED [Shared]
5:13 PM 3 [3] TRANS FSP101 SOUTH TO MTY COMM
5:13 PM 2 [2] IN CD and RHS
5:13 PM 1 [1] VEG FIRE

 

Tourist Tuesday – Easter Island limits visitors

It’s a five-hour flight to Chile’s Easter Island (Rapa Nui) from the nation’s capital of Santiago.
Mysterious, hard-to-get-to and isolated, the volcanic island in Polynesia automatically makes it a dream destination for intrepid travelers who long to get off the beaten path.
The island is famous around the world for its iconic moai — enormous paleolithic structures in the shape of human heads. Rapa Nui National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1995.
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New theory paints more sophisticated picture of ancient Easter Island

But now, the island is one of many destinations around the world trying to balance popularity with preservation.
A new initiative both limiting the number of people who can visit the island as well as length of stay for said visitors has changed the accessibility factor further.
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