Instead we decided to drive to Huntington Lake for a late lunch. From Shaver Lake, the Lakeshore Resort at Huntington Lake is 40 minutes by car and about 2,000 feet higher.

The Blue Fire is burning west of Bretz Mill Campground in Blue Canyon south of Shaver Lake. As of Wednesday afternoon, it had burned 400 acres and was 25% contained.

The Blue Fire is burning west of Bretz Mill Campground in Blue Canyon south of Shaver Lake. As of Wednesday afternoon, it had burned 400 acres and was 25% contained.

A wildfire that broke out near Shaver Lake in the Sierra National Forest has prompted evacuation orders as authorities urged people seeking relief from the Labor Day weekend heat wave to stay away ...