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Watching Colorado's Fires June 26, 2012 4:58 pm podrock

Getting bad here along the Front Range of Colorado. Fires everywhere, 100+ degrees, dry thunderstorms and their outflow winds.

There’s one burning six miles south of Chez Podrock, lightning strike, hundreds of acres in two hours.

Thirty miles north, 90,000 acres burned in a fire that started three weeks ago. 200 + structures lost.

And down in Colorado Springs, The Southern Rampart Range is ablaze. Mom’s only 2 miles from the flames and is about to bug out.

I grew up with these mountains as my everyday skyline, I’ve hikes all over them, conducted geologic studies… I love these mountains like no other. My favorite place on earth is up there. It hasn’t burned yet, but right now it will be a miracle if it doesn’t.

The way this fire is going, it could burn the Air Force Academy.

I hope to be back later with links, etc; but right now I have the sheriff’s radio in the right speaker, the county fire department radio in the left speaker, the laptop on with the live feed from a Colorado Springs news station, all while flipping through the local TV stations….

…more later…

  • Time Lapse view by podrock 2012-07-01 17:43:23
    • Tricky. by TB 2012-07-01 19:49:27
      • Ya know, I recently saw that there was some sort of contest doing just this sort of geo-locatiopn. Wish I ... by podrock 2012-07-01 20:28:08
        • One of the problems I have: by TB 2012-07-01 21:13:56
          • Also...the old navigation tools for GEarth were better than they are now. by podrock 2012-07-01 21:42:20
            • Rarely use street view for these sorts of things. I triangulate in Google Earth using the ruler tool, lining up ... by podrock 2012-07-01 21:37:04
              • Street view by TB 2012-07-02 08:28:44
                • There are radio towers on the mountain directly under Pikes Peak that make a good bearing. The distinctive red light ... by podrock 2012-07-02 09:18:47
                  • Using the tower is a good idea. by TB 2012-07-02 09:39:40
                  • And, of course, every now and then you get a lucky break. by TB 2012-07-02 09:00:26
                    • Excellent work, TB. by podrock 2012-07-02 09:16:26
        • Please be safe...no heroics. by Jody 2012-06-27 16:39:16
          • My brother lives in Colorado Springs, although not in any danger. Yet. by TB 2012-06-26 23:24:46
            • Keep us posted about your brother Tom. I am so frightened of fires...they take on a life of their own. by Jody 2012-06-27 16:40:17

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