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magnusfide
Explorer II
May 28, 2013

Santa Barbara CA wildfires force 4000 - 6000 campers to flee

The fire broke out about Monday afternoon in Los Padres National Forest about 15 miles north of Santa Barbara, and hours later had grown to 1,000 acres — or 1.5 square miles — amid winds of about 20 ...
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skipnchar
Explorer
May 28, 2013
It's NEVER a good way to end up a camping trip, being chased away by fire. We were forced out of St Mary Campground in Glacier National Park a few years back. The smoke had been getting worse and worse for the last couple of days so we weren't really wanting to stay around any longer anyway but other area campgrounds filled up quickly from folks moving.

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