The whole state of Colorado has been dry this spring and summer - so dry that wildfires have broken out all over the state. There were obviously a few huge fires, like the High Park Fire up by Fort Collins and the Waldo Canyon fire down by Colorado Springs. There have been some other, smaller fires, such as the Treasure Fire in Leadville, or an unnamed fire in Glenwood, but nothing terribly close to our house. That all changed Thursday evening when a storm came through. The storm left no rain, but brought some lightning and thunder. Apparently one of those lightning strikes started a fire. This fire was referred to as the Eby Creek fire.
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| we could see the smoke from our front porch |
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| helicopters left the airport behind our house, filled up with water from the river, and dumped it on the fire |
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| an orange moon, colored by the constant smoke in the air |
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The Eby Creek fire is apparently mostly contained at this time and not spreading. Continue to pray for rain, cool weather, and no winds so that fires statewide can be controlled and new fires do not start.
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