Inbox: No Camp for You

Our summer week at Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe is now an official casualty of the Angora Fire:

Sadly we need to cancel week 4 at Sierra Camp. Yesterday morning, both highway 50 and 89 were open, and power and phones had been restored at Camp. Dave Bunnett reported yesterday that the winds then picked up significantly yesterday afternoon, and the fire that was burning on a portion of Gardner Mountain spread toward South Lake Tahoe. At present is not contained on one side of Garnder Mountain that is relatively close to the north end of Fallen Leaf Lake. Dave Bunnett told me at 7am this morning that Fallen Leaf Lake and Camp are fine, but that winds predicted for the north end of Fallen Leaf Lake may be 10 knots, with gusts up to 35-40 knots, and humidity at 10%. Because the fire is not contained near Fallen Leaf Lake, and the wind is predicted to continue for the next three days, the earliest Fallen Leaf Road will be open is Monday, July 2nd. Once the road is open, and the area is declared safe, Sierra Camp staff will return to camp. They will then need a few days to clean camp and bring in new provisions. As a result, Camp will not be ready for guests until the end of next week. We apologize for the last minute change to your plans.