As it does every so often, the Hope Ranch “volcano” rumbled to life this weekend.
“The temperamental geological phenomenon known as the Hope Ranch Volcano awoke Saturday morning, starting a small but smoky vegetation fire on the hillside approx. 1 mile west of Arroyo Burro Beach,” said County Fire spokesperson Mike Eliason in a tweet.
The small blaze didn’t threaten any structures and was quickly put down, Eliason said.