Originally Posted by
spingineer
... I asked a park ranger, and he said going through Mt. Eden shouldn't be a problem, but wasn't sure about Redwood Gulch.
Redwood Gulch is a non-issue; I just got home via 9>RW Gulch>Stevens Canyon>Mt Eden>Pierce>DeAnza and I didn't see any reason to alter the original route. The best view of the fire as near as I could tell was coming down RW Gulch before the hairpin. The fire appeared to be further up the canyon by Grizzly Flat.