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High Park Fire Update in Northern Colorado - A Distraction
High Park Fire Update in Northern Colorado - A Distraction
Tonight marks the 7th day since we were evacuated from our Little House on the Poudre due to the High Park fire in Northern Colorado.  To call this a distraction is an understatement of phenomenal proportion.  We were able to leave our home with our dog, his toys and kennel, our portable electronics, some clothes, official documents, a few sentimental items, my fishing gear, and some power tools (we had much of this already gathered from an evacuation order 3 weeks prior).  
We knew the fire had been advancing quickly but it didn’t seem anyone knew just how fast.  By 10:30 Saturday night the fire had been devouring timber at a rate better than a mile an hour and was closing in on our section of the canyon.  Just before 11 p.m. our power flickered – then went out.  Several minutes later, our old-style phone rang* with a reverse 911 call notifying us that the fire was advancing rapidly in our area and that we should leave immediately.  In pitch blackness, we scrambled to find our flashlights, lit some candles, and set about loading our vehicles and preparing to leave.  In ... more

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