Smoking Weed

It looks like the town of Weed has been hit by a wildfire. We drove through Weed on our way to (and from) Lava Beds last month. At the time, visibility was poor because of smoke from other fires, Mt. Shasta had less snow on it than I've ever seen before, and an atmosphere of apocalypse hung in the air. Despite what one might think due to the irreverence of the title I've saddled this post with (because I couldn't resist), my heart goes out to the people who have suffered through this fire and others around the state.