Zaca Fire Keeps Burning

I was in Lompoc the past two days and while the smoke from the Zaca Fire was quite visible, it wasn't anything like what I found when I got home this afternoon in Santa Barbara. The smoke is thick and its falling everywhere. The car is covered, there's ash in the house, and i expect a very red sunset this evening.

As of this morning the fire had burned 105,000 plus acres and is now only about 58% contained. Three weeks ago this fire which began on July 4th was 80% contained. The good news is that the Santa Barbara area -- South Coast -- no longer seems in danger as the fire burns to the north and the east. Still, this remains surreal.

Information can be found here, and more photos and article in the Independent here.