Seems like all of Colorado is on fire

[SkiNurse]

At the Weston Pass fire ... I mean, a tornado in Fairplay?? The world has gone insane.

I received the tornado alert when I was at work today. Seriously.
PS We got about 100 drops of rain this afternoon.

 

[Ron]

We have a few small fires around us and one was put out that was due to idiots with fireworks... Smoke was noticeably heavier today. Hoping we dont have a repeat of last year when it became really hard to breath.

 

[Ron]

@SBrown did you take that??? Holy Sh*t that's insane

 

[SBrown]

@SBrown did you take that??? Holy Sh*t that's insane

Oh no, sorry ... I should have included the link. It was on twitter. It was from the Wellington Fire crews on location.

 

[SBrown]

PS We got about 100 drops of rain this afternoon.

Braggart!

 

[Ron]

storm clouds are gathering here now.... Fingers crossed for at least 101 drops and no lightning. You can see the sun streaming through the smoke. Not happy.

 

[SkiNurse]

we even had 46 raindrops today.

We got about 100 drops of rain this afternoon.

Fingers crossed for at least 101 drops

And you, @Ron are the next contestant on the Price is Right!

 

[Ron]

And you, @Ron are the next contestant on the Price is Right!

womp, womp..... nada, nil, sti*t.... not even a drop.

 

[SkiNurse]

womp, womp..... nada, nil, sti*t.... not even a drop.

 

[Ron]

Supposedly, 30% chance of T-Storms around 3 today.... we'll see.

 

[jmeb]

 

[SBrown]

^^ ugh ugh ugh.

Back in June, the report was that the monsoon would come early! so I'm not believing this yet... except ...

 

[Doug Briggs]

So true.

Yea, only thing is the sheer amount of dead trees nowadays due to bettle kill. When I first came to Colorado in 1989 the forests were MUCH healthier.

Those trees are just standing there waiting to burn or fall. Would be cool to harvest them for wood or something.

There are a lot fewer waiting to burn in Grand County now.

Good point. I do see a lot cut down; not sure about them getting moved.

They build stacks of trees and burn them during 'controlled burns' in the fall once there is snow on the ground. You've seen the stacks driving around the county, those become the 'controlled burns'.

At the Weston Pass fire ... I mean, a tornado in Fairplay?? The world has gone insane.

Crazy, right? The moisture on the road is more than I've seen in weeks.

 

[Ken_R]

^^ ugh ugh ugh.

Back in June, the report was that the monsoon would come early! so I'm not believing this yet... except ...

Been like that all year, same deal with the winter, "the snows will come, the snows will come". They never really did. Only a few spots got it. Dry and Warm (Well Above Average) has been the default weather condition in Colorado since last summer.

 

[Ron]

yeah, I keep hearing about the Monsoon.....

 

[Tricia]

At the Weston Pass fire ... I mean, a tornado in Fairplay?? The world has gone insane.

Holy crap!

Meanwhile, this aerial photo was taken of the Roaring Fork Valley a couple days ago. I'm not sure I want to see what it looks like now.

 

[SBrown]

Meanwhile, this aerial photo was taken of the Roaring Fork Valley a couple days ago. I'm not sure I want to see what it looks like now.

It's much better now!

 

[Doug Briggs]

And because some people seem to live under rocks...

This is at a job site on Summit Gulch Road. I don't know if it was the construction guys or some passer bys. The materials, except for the book, were from the job site.

I reported this to the volunteer Trail Hosts at the Dredge parking lot. One of them had lost their home in the Morgan fire so this was rather poignant for her.

 

[Doug Briggs]

The ride on Galena Ditch and ZL was sweet. We beat the crowds, starting at 7:30. The lot was full on our return at 9:30.

 

[Monique]

And because some people seem to live under rocks...

This is at a job site on Summit Gulch Road. I don't know if it was the construction guys or some passer bys. The materials, except for the book, were from the job site.

I reported this to the volunteer Trail Hosts at the Dredge parking lot. One of them had lost their home in the Morgan fire so this was rather poignant for her.

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GRRRRR. (Inadequate response, but there you have it.)