The South Lake Tahoe Fire: Amid the Destruction, Signs of Life Everywhere.
By Gary Bolen, CRS - Lake Tahoe Real Estate Information
(McCall Realty)
Grief and Gratitude at the same time. ("Signs of Life")It wasn’t until yesterday that the public was allowed to enter the fire zone where homes were lost. It is devastating. Feeling that, and seeing it, it’s also remarkable to see one house standing intact, where in all directions around it everything is gone. It seems like most streets here where the fire whipped us most have one of those. We feel grief for some and grateful for others at the same time.The Angora Fire was stopped literally at the edge of South Lake Tahoe High School. A stand was made there, thankfully one that prevailed. The homes in Angora Highlands were also a remarkable success story. Seeing where the fire was, and then instantly where it wasn’t, and therefore got stopped by the will and skill of anonymous firefight...
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