This past weekend was a frightening experience for us all. A wildfire broke out about 3 miles from our home on Saturday morning and with the Santa Ana winds blowing with gusts upwards of 50 mph the fire became HUGE and came precariously close to our home.-- The fired burned up to about 25 feet from our back fence. In the end, almost 100 homes in Yorba Linda alone were destroyed. The fire spread along Yorba Linda and to the surrounding communities of Brea, Anaheim Hills, and Chino Hills where more homes and businesses were destroyed. We were evacuated for approximately 36 hours but were lucky to come home to a house untouched. Thank you firefighters!!
The burned hills behind our neighborhood.. the pictures just don't do it justice.
What is left of Bryant Ranch Park.. one of our kids favorite places to play. So sad. Three out of the four parks we go to burned down.
How the orange groves escaped the flames is anybody's guess. Everything around them is gone.
The blackened hills.. Again, hard to tell how bad it is in these pics
The riverbed behind our house. You can now see all the way across..
Holding still long enough for a pic in front of the giant candycorn
