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Another Colorado Wildfire 9-12-10 As I left church this morning I was shocked to see another huge plume of smoke billowing North of Boulder. I drove north up 75th street and then west on Hygiene Road. I took a few photos along the way. I noticed the helicopters and tankers were already moving in....

Boulder Colorado Saturday Sunshine It is a beautiful sun shiny day here in Boulder Colorado. When I stepped outside early this morning I could not see or smell any smoke from the forest fire. It is the first time since the fire started that it has been so clear. Because of the smoke I hadn’t bicy...

Boulder Forest Fire: More Evacuations Possible Officials hope to achieve up to 40% containment of the Boulder Forest Fire overnight but the optimistic outlook it tempered by a prediction of high winds in the area. Weather reports are warning of wind gusts up to 50+ mph this evening blowing out of...

Boulder Sunrise—We’re Still Here  9-8-10 Here are some sunrise photos from Boulder this morning. I was up on the side of the mountain around 6am. The smell of smoke from the forest fire was extra strong this morning but it wasn’t until I got up on the mountain that I could see how thick the blank...

Boulder Forest Fire Time Lapse Night Video The time lapse video below of the Boulder Forest fire was shot Monday Night. In it you can see the span of the fire as the flames race over the mountainside. The small moving lights in the foreground are emergency vehicles navigating the mountain roads. ...

Rain in Boulder It’s raining in Boulder. Ordinarily that would be no big news but for the 300+ firefighters and the many people displaced by the Fourmile Canyon fire, it’s a much needed relief. The rain is not super hard but at this point anything is better than nothing. The sheriff’s department ...

Boulder Fourmile Canyon Fire Update Tuesday 9-7-10 @ 5pm Here are a couple of more photos of the fire that I took this morning. The first photo was taken in town near Glenwood and 30th St. looking up behind the Safeway in North Boulder. The second was taken from the front deck of my apartment. Th...

Boulder Fourmile Canyon Fire Update This afternoon I watched as the sky grew orange and the sun was masked by the dense smoke from the wildfire. Around 4:30 I drove to Settler's Park and was turned away. I then drove to Lost Gultch above Flagstaff where over 100 people had gathered. It was a horr...

Boulder Fire In Four Mile Canyon There is a huge fire burning here in Boulder Colorado in Four Mile Canyon. Boulder is completely enveloped in thick yellow smoke. Ash is falling from the sky. The smell of smoke permeates everything. The sky is yellow and the sun is a strange burnt red color. Earl...

Trail Ridge Road Bike Ride in Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park (Part 3/3) This is the third set of photos on my ride up Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. There was road work just before the Alpine Visitor Center which is where I turned around. There was about a 20 minute wait for constru...