There is much I could say about these photos, but suffice to say follow the crack left of center up and off the photo in the bottom. Definitely looking interesting.
Timber Fire: Fire information: (831) 285-7006 Fire email: 2026.timber@firenet.govWebsite: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/calpf-timber-fire https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/calpf-plaskett-fire Location: Southeast of Loma Vista, Monterey CountySize: 25,190 acresStart…
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Timber Fire: Fire information: (831) 285-7006 Fire email: 2026.timber@firenet.govWebsite: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/calpf-timber-fire https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/calpf-plaskett-fire Location: Southeast of Loma Vista, Monterey CountySize: 24,970 acresStart…
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a tad scary
We’ll see. The Julia Pfeiffer Burns slide, which is much larger, took years to ‘stabilize’. The spoils west of the highway slide away a few times in dramatic fashion and required more drainage work. Paul’s is apparently one big slide but reducing the slope angle should make it move more slowly (we hope).
Those cracks cannot be stabilized or fixed easily. We see the surface, not the junction of subsurface rock and surface soil. The movement is way under the surface and the cracks will allow the winter rain to grease the sled. My recommendation, from working with such things for a lifetime, is to stock up on supplies before the first rains, and consider that the Hwy. will be closed again for an extended period.
Nature has her ways....?
"Stock up" may be the price we pay for living alongside a restless mountain hanging over the beauty of the Pacific?