'We started to see the smoke and it was kind of settling in the valleys, in the mountains, and we were like 'yup it's time to get to a road and get out of here',' said Dybdahl.
A San Francisco hiker recounts being stranded in the Pacific Crest Trail that was closed off due to the massive McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County.in northern California, near the Oregon border, has burned more than 50,000 acres. Evacuations are currently in place and the popular Pacific Crest Trail has been closed in spots.
"Really erratic winds from the start of the incident, all the way up until now still pretty breezy," said Kelsey Lofdahl of the U.S. Forest ServiceHomes have been destroyed and evacuations are in place in Siskiyou county, but it's not just homeowners being put in life threatening situations. "I saw a big plume of smoke and thought, oh that's not good. It was quite scary and I knew the fire was close and that was pretty scary," said Dybdahl.
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