No, not the Bear. The air. It had been fresh all day but the smoke has moved in during past 30-40 minutes. The wind direction must have changed. Unable to see city lights or the towers on the Sandia Crest three miles away.
The New Mexico Department of Health is advising residents to take special precautions due to smoke and ash from several wildfires burning in New Mexico and Arizona. Sensitive groups such as the elderly, small children or any individuals with respiratory or heart problems should leave the area where the smoke levels are high until the smoke dissipates or stay inside as much as possible. People with chronic respiratory or heart disease are also urged not to use swamp coolers as they will pull the smoke inside.
I was at the Apple Store last night and watched the smoke roll in… What a strange phenomenon. The temps go down, the wind picks up, and the smoke rolls in… It was windy and smoky in Santa Fe yesterday but not bad. Once that sun started going down it got icky again. I fell asleep on the couch with a wet bandana over my face.
Truly… Smokey the Bandit-ish. It was the only way I could breathe. The Westside was bad!! Here’s hoping they get those fires under control. Unbelievable that it went from 6k to 60k to 100+k in just three days!!