Near the end of an 11-mile-long dirt road that winds into the highest elevations of the Pinal Mountains south of Globe, there’s a rambling cluster of thirteen historic cabins. Each of them is privately owned and perfectly situated in an enviable montane forest setting not far below Pinal Peak. At …
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On May 8, 2017, a discharge of cloud-to-ground lightning struck an oak tree in the Pinal Mountains. It was a dying tree with smooth grey deadwood in its canopy and offered little resistance to a bolt of super-heated lightning that delivered 50,000 degrees F. of fire- starting power. The smoke …
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May 24, 2017 Fire caused by lightning May 8 in Tonto National Forest, Globe Ranger District, 6 miles south of Globe near Pioneer Pass. Current size: 3,927 acres Containment: 21% [images style=”0″ image=”http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globemiamitimes.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F05%2Faq-report.png” width=”893″ align=”center” top_margin=”0″ full_width=”Y”] Smoke: Smoke levels may increase over the next few days due to weather conditions and …
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The Pinal Fire which began on May 8th due to a lightening strike is a controlled burn which now covers over 1400 acres. It is being allowed to burn underbrush which has accumulated in the area for nearly 65 years since the last fire in 1952. Linda GrossWriter, photographer. …
Read More »So I brought along an old camera that wasn’t so sensitive to dust and met a passel of people in front of The Huddle Sports Bar for my adventure to the top of the Pinals and beyond. Owners, Steve and Tracy Quick moved here in 2003 and Tracy says one …
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