I guess I'll never get to visit Griffith Park :\
 

I'm sure that most of you are aware the Griffith Park is burning down as I type this. I've never taken the time to go there, and now it seems like there won't ever be a reason to. It's upsetting.

LA Times Blog
Boing Boing Coverage

Eh, it's a pretty major burn, but it's burned before and it'll burn again.

WTF?!?

No, I wasn't aware of it. I've been having myself a news black-out for the past week or so ... because I didn't want to spoil the love vibes I needed to feel for the wedding ceremony I was performing last weekend.

It felt so good to be newsless that I've kept off the new till now. So, um, WTF? How bad is it???

I haven't even been up to the new Observatory yet. Crikey. Griffith Park used to be one of my main hangouts when I was in college. Oh, jeebus, that was a quarter century ago. Christ, I'm old!


(But I'll never feel like it. Even outlasting Griffith Park.)

Pretty bad. No major structures gone yet, but lots of homes threatened, major hiking areas scorched, and no containment in sight.

300 acres and growing...

It's only May! This is going to be one yucky, dangerous year.

All structures in GP have been evacuated of people(Autry Museum, Observatory, Zoo and several schools), but the animals are still at the zoo. Homes in Los Felez are also in danger. Heidi and Tom are close by, but probably not close enough for evacuation - or at least I hope not.

It's aproaching the Greek Theater. The fire is contained around the Observatory, and it looks safe for now. The gardens are gone, but the zoo and carosel are ok.

They have a suspect who is at the Groseman Burn Center. If this was intentional I think they should set him on fire again! I hate arson!!

They're on the other side of the hill. If it gets to the point that they're evacuated...yikes.

Christing Hell. I hate the Apocalypse already!!

At least it is supposed to start cooling off around here. it should be back in the 70's in a few days. Now.....about that rain we need........