A couple hundred yards.
It was windy Sunday afternoon and the greatest concern was a wind shift blowing the fire in our direction.
Our road was spared.
Uncle Tommy got the order to evac but ignored it. He went up on the roof of his home and started watering it down as well as the perimeter around the home. While loading up his trailer to pack some valuables, he twisted his ankle.
He and his family are safe and okay and so is his home.
Across the road from his house, it was a different story...
The beautiful drive from our house to The Forks at Bass Lake is no more. The apple orchard was spared.
Every July 4th we would go to Pine Drive, park our car, and walk to the large exposed granite rock and watch the fireworks at Bass Lake...the trees and vegetation are charred sticks.
Residents were allowed to return to what was left yesterday. Some sad or teary faces, but some were smiling.
Rise, fall down, rise again.
Oakhurst Strong.
Terrifying fire Photo gallery 
