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Slink Fire Update

The Slink Fire enters Little Antelope Valley above Coleville, California.

The Slink Fire left Slinkard Valley yesterday and came over the hills to burn above the towns of Coleville and Walker last night. It was listed as 6500 acres and 5% contained.

As I drove away, the brightest spot in the panorama above turned into a fire tornado at least two to three hundred feet tall. A pillar of flame. I’ve seen smaller ones, but nothing like that.

Here are some photos and a time-lapse video of the Slink Fire Sunday night August 30, reported as 5% contained and 4762-acres.

Slink Fire on the night of Sunday, August 30.
The nearly-full moon was bright over the Slink Fire and smoke last night.

As of the morning of September 5, the Slink Fire is reported as having burned 18,665 acres, with 15% containment.

Sadly, the historic Golden Gate Mill near Walker is reported to have burned:

Jeff Sullivan

Jeff Sullivan leads landscape photography workshops in national parks and public lands throughout California and the American West.

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  • My son has property in Coleville along hwy 395 next too the post office. How close to the property is it? No buildings on it.

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