i'm shaking ash out of my hair and praying for my mountains

[fizzgig]

it's ugly here in northern colorado, about as bright as dusk from the fire with a blood red sun drifting in and out of the cloud of smoke. the outlook is grim, sheriff and fire officials say there is no hope for containment right now.

it's eerie here.

we here in town are in no immediate danger, but it is bone dry up there and the wind keeps whipping up. slightly cooler temps early in the week but no real chance for rain any time soon.

i've seen some nasty fire seasons here, but never a fire this big.

[fishwax]

1. saw a post from a cousin last night that it spread from 50 to 5000 in a matter of hours

and I saw an article today that had it at 14000. "No hope of containment," they said on the Coloradoan online.

[fizzgig]

2. just read that article

the fire got big fast with the winds the way they've been the last couple days. didn't help that yesterday was so hot.

i've been at my dad's most of the day and he's on the west side of fort collins. i can hear the aircraft flying over, but it gives me little comfort right now.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Please stay safe, my dear fizzgig!

It is a scary situation for sure.



I hate to see the beautiful forests burning...

[fizzgig]

11. it's the fourth fire in as many weeks here

i hate this, too

[auntAgonist]

4. That is so horrible :(

I'm glad you're safe and hope you stay that way fizzgig



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[fizzgig]

12. we're pretty deep into town

but i have a number of friends i'm getting increasingly worried about

[elleng]

5. We're all praying for our mountains, fizz.

[fizzgig]

13. i don't believe the good energy is wasted

that's about all we can do at this point

[elleng]

18. I'm sure its not.

Hope you and yours are OK.

[bluesbassman]

6. That's a real mess going on, hope they get some breaks in containing it.

In the meantime, you stay safe.

[fizzgig]

14. i hope so, too

it's the wind that scares me the most

[kwassa]

7. keep your car packed and ready to go.

There is not a lot of warning in these things, sometimes. I saw to many of them living in Los Angeles and watching fires march across the Santa Monica mountains.

[fizzgig]

15. will pack a bag when i get home

as far into town as we are i'm not all that worried at this point, but i know how fast these things move

[KamaAina]

8. Um, how far is this from Denver?

Going there next Wednesday.

[fizzgig]

16. denver is 60 miles south of here

[applegrove]

9. Take care of you and yours.

[fizzgig]

17. thank you

[Rhiannon12866]

10. I've been following this on the news and the last report did not look promising.

I have a lot of family in Colorado, was just thinking of calling my cousin to make sure she's safe. Now that I know I have DU family in Colorado, as well, you'll be on my mind, too. Stay safe and don't take chances. And let us know how you are...

[fizzgig]

19. it is ugly

and dry with no real rain in the foreseeable future.

where is your cousin?

i'll make sure to check in when i can.

[Trunk Monkey]

20. I'm in the Springs

and we can smell the smoke.

It sucks but fires are part of the natural cycle and over all benefit the forest

[fizzgig]

21. it is necessary for the health of the for the health of the forest

still scary when they say there's no hope for containment

[fishwax]

22. man, looks like it's still getting worse

Saw some pictures last night from somewhere in Fort Collins (couldn't tell exactly where) in which flames were visible in the night. And I just read that they've closed Harmony Road from Masonville all the way in to Taft Hill.

I'm having a hard time imagining all of this. Stay safe, fizzgig.

Be well, Fort Collins!

[fizzgig]

23. i saw the light from the fire coming up from behind the foothills last night

it double in size overnight, winds are just not in our favor right now. there's a lot of road closures and evacuations to the south of the fire, i'm wondering if they didn't expect it to start moving south during the night.

the thing has to cross or come around the reservoir before i'm going to start seriously worrying, but it should get easier to fight if it does come down out of the foothills.

keeping my fingers crossed here.

[BarbaRosa]

24. From SW New Mexico, I hear you fizz,

we've had plenty of smoke here, stay safe, be ready, and best of luck.