The California fires smell diferently than Colorado fires do. The chapparal brush makes the smoke a different flavor than the pinyon/juniper fire smoke we are used to here. The olfactory association takes me back to days of sitting in the lineup on the OC Coast in Santa Ana conditions, taking a moment between waves to experience the orange glow and the mixed odors of saltwater and brush fire smoke. I think I'll go surf some dirt now...
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The California fires smell diferently than Colorado fires do. The chapparal brush makes the smoke a different flavor than the pinyon/juniper fire smoke we are used to here. The olfactory association takes me back to days of sitting in the lineup on the OC Coast in Santa Ana conditions, taking a moment between waves to experience the orange glow and the mixed odors of saltwater and brush fire smoke. I think I'll go surf some dirt now...
JD
Funny how that happens. Sometimes I get a whiff of smoke at a certain time of year that reminds me of an African excursion a few years back. People over there cook over wood fires as a fact of life so the smells permeate the air. I get that whiff and images flood back like yesterday.....................
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The California fires smell diferently than Colorado fires do. The chapparal brush makes the smoke a different flavor than the pinyon/juniper fire smoke we are used to here. The olfactory association takes me back to days of sitting in the lineup on the OC Coast in Santa Ana conditions, taking a moment between waves to experience the orange glow and the mixed odors of saltwater and brush fire smoke. I think I'll go surf some dirt now...