Hootyhoo
A Indian fire does not leave a cloud of smoke that can be seen or smelled. Thats the difference. Both the material, how dry it is, and how the fire is built will determine whether there is any smoke.


BoyNhis dog
Your photo of that fire brings home the extreme differences between our locations. Here in Oregon there are places as barren as your photo, but they're covered with sharp black volcanic rock. Everywhere else is deep in pine needles... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> We couldn't just light a fire like that in an arroyo here in Oregon. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

In the Sierras, which is really very sterile, there are lots of bare granite places. Here in Oregon I nolonger camp on sharp broken granite, instead its covered with plant life or nasty rock, except for a few protected meadows. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
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