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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Bybee Creek fire jumps into Crater Lake caldera ... Fire damages White City mobile home ... Emergency Services, August 2 ... Bybee Creek fire jumps into Crater Lake caldera ... Fire damages White City mobile home ... Emergency Services, August 2 ... CRATER LAKE FIRE Bybee Creek fire jumps into Crater Lake caldera By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman MailTribune.com By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman Posted Aug. 2, 2016 @ 10:43 am By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman Posted Aug. 2, 2016 @ 10:43 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK — Flames from the Bybee Creek fire leaped into the Crater Lake caldera Monday as it nearly doubled in size despite attacks by firefighters to corral the four-day-old fire in Crater Lake National Park. Spot fires that forced the closure of a portion of West Rim Drive Monday found their way over the Crater Lake rim, burning in a small cluster near a closed portion of the road, according to firefighters. "They're monitoring it, and as of now they're not going to go down there to actively fight it," fire spokeswoman Lucinda Nolan said this morning. The fire was listed today at 720 acres, up from the 425 acres listed Monday, and it remained at 10 percent contained, with eight hand crews, five water-dropping helicopters and two retardant-dropping airplanes attacking the blaze. "Even though we've done some great work around the sides, it's still at 10 percent (contained) because of that growth," Nolan said. A stretch of West Rim Drive from Discovery Point to North Junction remained cordoned off today for public safety and to keep rubberneckers from clogging lanes needed for moving firefighting equipment. All other roads within the park remain open, as are both entrances. Visitors can bypass the West Rim Drive closure by traveling on East Rim Drive, Nolan says. The fire, southwest of The Watchman overlook and north of Highway 62, began early Thursday afternoon, about 300 yards off the Pacific Crest Trail. Flames cut through a section blackened in 2006 by a 2,900-acre blaze that burned for three months. Another fire hit the area in 1994. The cause of the fire remains unknown and under investigation, fire crews said. The fire is burning in a proposed wilderness area in the far upper reaches of the Rogue River watershed. It features a native plant commonly known as the Mount Mazama Collomia, a purple-petaled member of the phlox family, found in the Rogue River and Winema national forests as well as the park. The Pacific Crest Trail remains closed from Dutton Creek Camp north to the PCT parking lot on North Entrance Road. PCT hikers should use Dutton Creek Trail to the Rim Trail as an alternate route. Lightning Springs Trail and its backcountry camp are closed. Reach Mail Tribune reporter Mark Freeman at 541-776-4470 or [email protected] . Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MTwriterFreeman . By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman MailTribune.com By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman Posted Aug. 2, 2016 @ 10:43 am » Comment or view comments Terms of Service /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501