It is fire season here in Colorado. With our dry, hot temperatures, everything is drying up quickly which makes perfect tinder. Currently, there are a few fires raging through the state. One of them is the Pine Gulch fire, which has already burned 50,000+ acres and is only 7% contained. It is currently the 7th largest fire in Colorado’s recorded history. Last night when we out for dinner, we saw 5 separate slurry bombers fly directly over us.
The air definitely has that hazy, smoky quality about it, and smells heavily of smoke. The only good thing was this gorgeous view of the sun as it was setting.
Stay safe and stay well Everyone!. ‘Til next time.
It red sun is so pretty… if only it didn’t mean there were fires!
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I know, right.?!
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True
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Oh no Jeanne, wildfires are THE WORST. I live in Sonoma County and we almost lost our whole neighborhood to the Tubbs and Nuns fires in 2017. Then, last year, we had to evacuate again because of the Kincaid fire. The first time we truly thought our home would be gone. The second one they evacuated 100,000 people, but the fire wasn’t as close to us. PG&E was also turning the electricity off every time it got windy, sometimes for DAYS. California is the worst place to be, but now I see it’s not the only state with wildfires. I’m dreading this year.
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Be safe and be careful. here are a lot of hot, dry, arid places where wildfires are a serious threat.
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We were out in Napa about 8-9 years ago for our niece’s wedding, and a fire broke out at one of the wineries. Everyone, myself included, even though I was dressed for a wedding, did what we could. Fortunately the fire was contained very quickly. You be safe and be careful too.
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The sun is so pretty!! But the wildfires!!💔💔
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I know. As someone else just said, beautiful but sobering.
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It sure is…..
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Wow… beautiful but sobering.
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That is a very good way of describing it.
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Take care my friend!
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Thank you. We are safe. The fires are nowhere near us. They are in the mountains.
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Does fire season extend into Sept. or Oct. when we will be traveling to Steamboat Springs? Do you know of any other natural disaster tips we need to be aware of Then?
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It can, but usually not into October. It all depends on the weather. Up in Steamboat, if there is snow at that time, you could see avalanches, but an October heavy snow is pretty rare.
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Yes the passes can be treacherous up there. Thank you for the info.
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You are very welcome.
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Would you say Golden would be a nice place for an Air B&B stay? We were thinking up breaking up our Steamboat vacation to two or more places instead. I am not familiar with SE Colorado where we would be heading. Do any towns stand out there? Thanks.
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Sure. Golden would be good or Boulder. There are so many pretty places, it’s hard to say just one. I think I would do Golden over Boulder, but that’s just me. I prefer more quaint than busy. 🙂
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Stay safe!
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Thank you. We’re OK. The fires are in the mountains. We are only getting the smoke, and haze and smell.
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Smoke inhalation is no joke.
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No it sure isn’t, but we are far enough away I think we are OK.
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Stay safe Jeanne!
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Thank you. We’re OK. The fires are mostly in the mountain areas. We are just getting the smoke and haze and smell.
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Be safe! That’s not good 😓
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Wow, I hope the fire is contained. Wild fires are not part of our reality here, but I can imagine how devastating it is. My wish is that the causes are mitigated so that there will be less incidents in the future. Stay safe!
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Let’s hope they end soon.
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That looks really hot. Stay safe
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Thank you. The fires are all up in the mountains. We are good here. 🙂
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How about Granby as a base to explore Estes NP.?
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Granby and Estes Park are both beautiful. I have only driven through Granby a couple of times, so I don;t know it that well, but it is beautiful.
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