US Navy: The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the second of three scheduled explosive events for Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST), July 16, 2021.

Photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Jackson Adkins

Alpine County, California: National Forest officials in eastern California announced Sunday that they were closing a 26-mile stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail as a lightning-sparked wildfire rapidly exploded nearby and critically dangerous wildfire weather and erratic winds threatened to make the situation worse. The Tamarack Fire, which began on July 4 in Alpine County, grew from 500 acres Friday night to 18,299 as of Sunday morning, with zero containment. U.S. Forest officials originally estimated that the fire had expanded to 21,000 acres but later decreased that estimate at 11 a.m. Sunday based on more refined mapping tools. Officials with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest say the rapid growth was fueled by strong winds on Saturday, coupled with critically dry forest land and low humidity.

Video: Tamarack Fire from the Mesa looking toward Diamond Valley at 8:30 pm & scene at the top of our road on hwy 89. Driving cattle out of threatened meadow.