Fires in Paradise

It was the wedding of another one of our kids from the church youth group of several years ago that took us back up to Paradise this past weekend. We hadn't been back since the devastating fires that closed down the only hospital in town, destroyed homes and had the fire continued up the canyon wall destroyed the whole town. All of the motels in town were full so we ended up staying in Chico. This is what the parking lot looked like when we arrived as there were still other fires in Oroville and at Shasta. These are young guys that have been working so hard to save towns neighborhoods and agriculture in the area. Signs thanking the firefighters were posted all over the town of Paradise - on almost every corner and in between - very touching.


As we drove up the Skyway into Paradise here are the sights that greeted us...





Hope the fall rains will be gentle enough to encourage new growth and return it to "Paradise" soon.