Cold Springs fire still smoldering
Friday, July 18, 2008
By CRAIG BROWN, Columbian Staff WriterThe Cold Springs fire continued to smoke and smolder Friday as crews continued to reinforce fire lines and do mop-up work.
The fire, about 11 miles northeast of the Klickitat County hamlet of Trout Lake, was reported July 12. It was blamed on a lightning strike.
While the fire remains active, the following Gifford Pinchot National Forest and state campgrounds are closed: Cold Springs, Morrison, Bird Creek, Mt. Adams, Horse Camp, Mirror Lake, Bird Lake, Bench and Island.
Also closed are forest roads 80, 82, and 8040 east of Road 23 at the forest boundary. Trail closures are Stagman Ridge, Salt Creek, Buck Creek, Cold Springs (south climb), Crofton Ridge, Morrison and Snipes Mountain.
Summer activities in Trout Lake are continuing as planned.
A fire update issued Friday morning reported the fire is 30 percent contained. One mile of fire line remained to be built, but the fire was smoldering with low-intensity surface fires. More than 1,000 firefighters are on the scene.
Craig Brown can be reached at craig.brown@columbian.com or 360-735-4514. | 
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