FIRE UPDATE JUNE 28th

Late report June 28th:  The 4:00 PM news has just reported that 346 homes were destroyed over a 35 block area in Mountain Shadows.

June 28 AM:

Just to update everyone about the fire.  On Tuesday, June 26 at around 4:00 PM winds came down from a storm up north and created 65 mile an hour wind shears that pushed the fire up on the mountain range down into the Mountain Shadows Subdivision and then the Peregrine area burning upwards to 300 homes. Several friends have lost their homes.  Around 32,000 people are evacuated from their homes.  This is a succession of photos I took this morning from inside our car coming down from the east on Woodmen:

Off the the right is the Blodgett Peak Mountain above and west of the Peregrine area still burning:

As we come down Woodmen you see what is called "The Scar" and the area to the right appears burned.  I have a dear friend whose home was in that area.

The area to the left and right of The Scar is Mountain Shadows where many homes are burned - very lovely homes.

TRIP TO BOULDER, COLORADO

With fire raging on the mountain range west of Colorado Springs, we had already decided to spend the day visiting our daughter Holly in Boulder, Colorado.  It was a very hot day and we did a lot of walking around the downtown Pearl Street Mall area and the park.

Holly and her Dad:

 I am "The Big Girl" on the right.  That's what I call myself lately since I have put on some pounds.    

We had breakfast at the historic cultural center known as Chatuauqua Dining Hall.

This photo below was taken this morning and you can see how bad the smoke is from the 3 areas of fires,  Waldo Canyon, Williams Canyon and Queens Canyon all on top of the mountain range.

We appreciate your prayers for the firefighters and personnel involved as 4600 acres are involved.  No homes destroyed yet. Also, if this is an arsonist -pray whoever it is - is CAUGHT!

FIRE UPDATE JUNE 23, 2012

These photos were from 6/23/2012 at my store.  This is very upsetting as you can see the smoke right down the street

from Old Colorado City.

 Over 5000 acres are involved in the fire up on top the mountain range.  No homes have burned or loss of life for which we are so thankful.  

Looking over,

this is up beyond Manitou Springs