Friday, December 25, 2009

Mystery Christmas smoke plume in Washington State

Took a Christmas walk with family along Willows Beach in Oak Bay and spotted a smoke plume in what I believe was Washington State. Here's a highly magnified view of the mystery plume. I've assumed it was from a fire rather than an industrial site such as a pulp mill.

Checked Google News but didn't find anything about it.

December 26, 2009 Update: Checked Google Earth and plotted a path. The line extends through Whidbey Island, Camano Island, Stanwood and possibly Everett, Washington State. There is a waterfront mill operation and an adjacent U.S. naval station  at Everett, so more than likely the smoke plume originated from one of those two sites.

Mystery Christmas 2009 smoke plume, Washington State, from Victoria, BC

Here is a screen shot of "Mill Town" at Everett, Washington, from Google Maps Street View showing the mill with a thin plume of smoke.
Google Maps Street View Everett, WA, Mill Town

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