Just a warning for people coming to visit the valley in the next few days - the air is thick with smoke from the CA fires, so be prepared with a mask or to spend a lot of time indoors. Can't even see the mountains, and there are some flight delays due to visibility and, of course, the domino effect of flight problems in CA.

No one seems to be quite sure when the smoke will clear - any winds strong enough to blow the smoke oout of the valley will just bring more smoke in from CA. Anyway, be forewarned.

Bettie