Joshua Tree Wild Fire

[SunBloc]

I'm on the east coast & just picking up pieces of this news. Anyone closer have more info?

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-yucca12jul12,0,5395789.story?coll=la-home-headlines

 

[Carek1230]

Wow this is the first I have heard of this. I am in San Diego, south county. It would be sad if "the Joshua Tree" which is now only a memorial burned......but there are TONS of Joshua trees in the park and region. They are gorgeous. Sad if too many of them burned. I don't like fires.

I will try to find out from some other friends if they have any more info on this. Thanks for posting!

 

[Bono's shades]

On the news tonight they talked about the wildfires and showed a brief clip of some Joshua trees with the sky around them all orange from the fire. I have no idea exactly where these trees were or if they were anywhere near where THE tree was, though.

As for the famous U2 Joshua tree, didn't it fall down a long time ago anyway?

 

[BAW]

"the" tree is in Death Valley National Park, quite a distance from the fire near Joshua Tree National Park

 

[shart1780]

OHM ooohhh nooooes we better go form a shield around it with our bodies!!!!1

 

[david]

"the" tree is in Death Valley National Park, quite a distance from the fire near Joshua Tree National Park

and it also fell over a few years ago as well.

 

[Ellay]

h t t p://www.joshuatreenationalpark.net/u2tree.htm

There's another site as well If I remember correctly with some more good picture, but I can't find it right now..

 

[tiny dancer]

I have a friend who lives in Joshua Tree. I was just there visting her in last November. I hope she's alright.

 

[Carek1230]

I thought about you, Tiny. I hope your friend is alright. This is really sad news because the Joshua Trees are really SOOOO beautiful.

 

[JCOSTER]

the trees.....hope noone gets hurt.

 

[Carek1230]

I know. ANY fire is sad.