There are a couple of fires near the PCT in eastern San Diego County, CA.
The Mataguay fire is burning from Lake Henshaw towards
Ranchita. The town of Ranchita was evacuated for a while. Since the PCT runs north/south between Lake Hanshaw and Ranchita, I think it’s fair to assume that the PCT should not be hiked in that area right now; it might even be “al carbon”. This fire was started by bottle rockets near a Boy Scout reservation (there’s no word at this time if the Boy Scouts will be charged for the costs of fire supression and rehabilitation, as in the ongoing case in Utah).
There is a small fire near Lake Morena, probably caused by lightening. I don’t know how close it is to the PCT, but it can’t be far.
http://www.kfmb.com/topstory27214.html
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20040714-9999-1m14fires_update1.html
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/3527690/detail.html
http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/9991843p-10913362c.html
http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/9992277p-10913617c.html
Craig “Computer” Rogers