Encouraging news! Though we did not get rain, the fire line in the north end of Redstone Canyon is reported to be solid and holding. It is described as “cold” with low risk at this point. However there are still some small areas of active fire on nearby Christ Mountain, which crews are working hard [...]
Sounds like thunder!
Attention is diverted to the 11 fires in Colorado Around the main fire perimeter, south of Poudre Canyon, crews will continue to secure containment lines on the southeast (that's us) and west flanks. Notice the perimeter facing us is "red" while other areas of the perimeter is "black." Fire is NOT contained in the "red" [...]
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The rectangle marks the position of our home. The fire is moving in our direction These times by Joan C. King These are the times that stretch the boundaries of our being if we allow it though sad and uncertain as I was before visiting with dear friends we can choose to open to new dimensions [...]
Blue circle indicates the position of our home Blue arrows show the "red border" not contained Containment Decreases As High Park Fire Grows Firefighters continue to have their hands full and then some with the enormous fire. After gaining some ground on the High Park fire, crews saw some of their progress diminished as the fire [...]
When can we return home? We knew the fire line in the north end of Redstone was damaged by the fire storm last Sunday but thought it simply needed to be re-secured. That is not the case as the damage done by the storm was much more severe - it obliterated the containment line completely [...]
Waiting Joan C King Waiting followed by waiting followed by waiting I’ve waited before for my 16th birthday to get my driver’s license to enter the convent to leave the convent to get married to get divorced to love again Waiting now is different. It lives in the place of no space of no time [...]
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it's destination full of hope. Maya Angelou FIRE OVERVIEW Night shift crews reported that the fire burned actively on the west flank. On the southeast flank, crews will work on line construction in the Redstone Canyon area (our canyon). Structure protection [...]