Make the McKenzie Connection!

Articles from the July 28, 2016 edition


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  • Blue Pool closed by fire

    Jul 28, 2016

    Tamolitch Pool Blue Pool and portion of McKenzie River Trail temporarily closed as firefighters respond to wildfire MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Fire crews are responding to the 2-acre Blue Top Fire near Blue Pool and Tamolitch Falls along of the popular McKenzie River Trail (Trail #3507). To protect both the visiting pubic and to allow firefighters to safely manage the fire, the McKenzie River Trail is temporarily closed between the trailhead at Trail Bridge Campground off Forest Road 2600-355 and the trailhead at Carmen Reservoir. “We realize this is a...

  • Blue Pool Fire update

    Jul 28, 2016

    Blue Pool Fire Map Blue Pool will remain closed through weekend of July 29 & 30 MCKENZIE BRIDGE: 16:00 hrs: Fire crews are continuing to work the 2.5 acre Blue Top Fire near Blue Pool and Tamolitch Falls. “Our firefighters made great progress today. The fire is playing hide and seek in the steep cliffs and making it impossible for us to simply walk in there” said Randy Harbick, Fire Management Officer. “Instead what we are doing is hooking up a series of hoses and sprinklers, pumping water from portable tanks and essentially making a rain showe...