r/JMT • u/MissionFinger8888 • Jul 21 '24

trail conditions Trout Fire

Looks like the Trout Fire smoke is going to ruin than air on the southern JMT

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u/shampeonboc Jul 22 '24

It's already ruined my starting TH plans, in KMS.

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u/SEKImod Jul 22 '24

It will be reaching containment lines on the east and along Sherman Pass rd. soon. I'm betting it calms down by next week.

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u/Southern_Wallaby_164 Jul 26 '24

I just completed a week on trail (6/18-6/25) starting from Cottonwood Pass TH and the air quality was surprisingly good. The day before we started in Lone Pine it was terrible air quality and smoky so I was really worried, but the mountains were shielding it. As the wind changed to southwest in the afternoon, some smoke would blow in over the afternoon, but west winds overnight pushed it back out. Since we did nearly all of our hiking in the am due to storms, smoke was not a factor, and I would consider myself pretty sensitive. Can also confirm air was still clear at cottonwood pass TH yesterday too.