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Preface to the Sixth Edition

Naturally occurring fires have always played an integral role in the ecology of the Klamath Mountains, but decades of fire suppression, paired with climate change, seem to be exacerbating the recent effects of forest fires in the area. Over the years, both fires in the immediate vicinity and fires in more distant locales filling the sky with smoke and unhealthy air have altered my own personal plans to update the trails covered in this guide.

Most of these events have been triggered by lightning strikes, and obviously there is little that can be done to prevent them from a human standpoint. That said, a heightened awareness of fire danger and a rededication to the sound principles of fire protection should be at the top of every person’s list of ways to minimize any future human-caused events. In the summer of 2018, while this book was in production, sparks from the rim of a trailer’s flat tire started the devastating Carr Fire, which torched the trails in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (see ssss1), burned more than 225,000 acres, and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. Please be extra cautious when recreating in the Trinity Alps and vicinity.