was barely visible and our air
was, despite the map, looking pretty good out here…at least for most of the rest of the week.
Looking north however
there was a hint of something and by the time the kids pulled in from BC
on the third the Aspen Acres conflagration
had become impossible to ignore, not to mention worry about…
Bad air, low vis…and an early
beer can chicken followed by – because, Libre, where everything has to happen all at once – a visit to Leon and Ariel’s for a tour of greenhouses, poultry and homemade ice cream…
Next day L. and I had our first appointments in Gardner with Desireé from where the fire’s
inroads into steep roadless areas the other side of Greenhorn were ominously evident.
Air quality and visibility remained, um, compromised
unto Tuesday, by which time
Not good. [We’re the blue dot]
To be continued…
Michael, thanks so much for the photographic documentation. I’m glad that there’s no immediate danger to you, but these are scary times.
Scary times indeed…and not just from Fire Season [though this is one of the worst in memory]…stay safe.
Second photo of stormy, sky and beautiful meadow is a familiar and loved image; welcome back to Colorado! However, the fire is definitely worrying and I hope the smoke is not so bad you have to stay indoors.
Well it has been at times [though indoors gets smoky too] but Saturday was clear all day…finally.
Wow, that does not look good. Sorry!