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Letter From the Desert: York Fire

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Chris Clarke
Jul 31, 2023
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Looking toward the New York Mountains from Nipton

The above is a dissatisfyingly blurry photo of the southern Ivanpah Valley. I took it in 2008 when I lived in Nipton.

Near as I can tell, the York Fire has burned over the summit of the New York Mountains, the long ridge all the way in the back, and up to just the other side of the lower ridge in middle b…

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