High Sierra Topix

Members,

Our fellow HST member Kristine aka "Gazelle," lost everything to the Tamarack Fire. Let's step up and help her back onto her feet so she can once again enjoy the Sierra again soon. Thank you!!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/our-fellow-h ... are-flow-1

Is it possible to keep this thread at the top so that everyone sees it?

I'm sure any help we can all give Kristine will be appreciated.

I have requested the thread to be stickied since I am unable to do it myself because of some tech issue Lawrence.
I’ll continue to bump it up every so often until is.

Donated.

Kristine, this sucks. Sending you all the moral support.

Thank you to anyone who donates and thank you for this site, i had a great backpack trip planned it was going to start the day my world burned, last thursday. It was to have been to Ladder lake and all its surrounding peaks for 10 days. But as life would have it I am now dealing with all the consequences of a wildland fire, my house and all the surrounding property burnt, do not think there is a live tree left for a mile in most directions, I was right on hwy 395 to the east where if you followed the fire it was the section that jumped the highway. Again thank you at anyone who donates or anyone in general, just be kind to each other.
Kristine

Fellow Members,

Seeing the photos of what is left of Kristine's home is gut-wrenching; I cannot imagine losing my home and all my belongings.

We all have an opportunity here as fellow human beings to show our compassion, even if we don't know the person personally.

So first, thank you very much to everyone who has stepped up and donated so far!

Second, I ask everyone who has not to please consider doing so; the cost of a pizza or a bottle of wine, if enough of us donate, would benefit Kristine and help her along to get through this horrible tragedy.

Thank you,
Mav

Hey Mav,
Thanks for taking the lead on this, and I hope the response continues to be as promising as it started out. Good luck to Kristine as you pick up the pieces. Having watched a fire get within a quarter mile of our house, I know the margin for error is slim. Yikes! Cameron

Growing up in SoCal you never forget the smell of a brushfire. I've witnessed first hand said devastation of losing personal property. Sucks, but somehow they are "things"; but they were your things you worked hard for, took care of and cherished and found joy in. Seeing that burned toolbox hit home as I still have some tools that went through one of the fires that burnt our barn... Happy to donate.

Kristine, Any before pictures? I have a similar config with 20' containers and I'm surrounded by land with eucalyptus. That propane tank in the pic shows the heat.
That must have been one hot, rolling fire.

Just now seeing this, how tragic.

Best wishes to you Kristine.

Thanks Mav for taking the lead, as always, to help make this happen.