The Basin Complex/Gallery fire that is threatening the small community of Big Sur has grown by 8,485 acres in the past 24 hours.NASA's Earth Observatory has images current as of yesterday. My thanks to the folks at NASA for their imagery.
The evacuation Advisory for Palo Colorado canyon has been made mandatory, and Highway 1 is closed from the intersection of Palo Colorado Canyon Rd to Limekiln. The Red Cross has set up at Carmel Valley Middle school from what I understand. The situation is not good but folks are pulling together to get through this as only Big Sur folk can do. The most current official information can be found here. I ask your prayers for the good people of Big Sur, for their homes, and for their livestock. Thanks!
Update: Several more structures were lost last night...one of them a friends home. She and her dad went up to Oregon for now but will be back.
Some folks have elected to stand and fight at Esalen and at Tassajara
I had thought everyone had evacuated, but apparently not.