The coastline of Big Sur is partially obscured by smoke from a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 3, 2008. California firefighters made a desperate stand as darkness fell on Thursday to save more than 4,000 homes and other structures from a pair of out-of-control wildfires burning about 170 miles (273 km) apart along the California coast.
The coastline of Big Sur is partially obscured by smoke from a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 3, 2008.
A group of firefighters from the Hoopa Indian Reservation Fire Department look out over the Pacific Ocean at the sun obscured by smoke from a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 3, 2008.
This false-color image of the Santa Lucia Range Mountains near Big Sur, California, was captured by Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASAÕs Terra satellite on June 29, 2008 and released by NASA July 3. Smoke from the Big Sur fire is visible. Vegetation is red, naturally bare ground is tan, burned ground is charcoal colored, and smoke is light blue. Clouds over the Pacific Ocean to the southwest are bright bluish white.
