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Title: Colorado be burning
Post by: HawkerMKII on June 22, 2013, 05:42:52 PM
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Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: ghi on June 22, 2013, 06:34:35 PM
wow! looks like a volcano, where in Co ?  Is this fire still out of control? did you take this shots?
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: ink on June 22, 2013, 06:40:10 PM
 :O

wow man...hope you stay safe
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: GScholz on June 22, 2013, 06:43:28 PM
That looks apocalyptic  :uhoh
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: Tupac on June 22, 2013, 06:58:50 PM
Take care, I'm in CO for work right now and it is indeed very bad here.
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: homersipes on June 22, 2013, 08:15:32 PM
wow another one by pagosa springs??  haven't talked to my folks in a couple days, did they get the Black forest fire under containment? :pray  keep safe out there
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: Buzzard7 on June 22, 2013, 09:09:29 PM
Black Forest is 100%. Most areas back open to residents. East Spanish peak fire is getting bigger and Walsenburg is on pre-evac. West fork complex went from 30,000 to 50,000 acres in 24hours.
Colorado Springs has smoke everywhere from the West Fork fire. I can hardly see Butts field from my house and can't see any of the Springs.
The town of South Fork might be saved according to latest news reports. All fires with the exception of Black Forest are lightning strikes. Black Forest fire is being called human caused.

Update to the West Fork fire. 60,000 acres. Slowed on its way to South Fork but now Creede is under the gun.
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: HawkerMKII on June 23, 2013, 05:29:19 AM
Black Forest is 100%. Most areas back open to residents. East Spanish peak fire is getting bigger and Walsenburg is on pre-evac. West fork complex went from 30,000 to 50,000 acres in 24hours.
Colorado Springs has smoke everywhere from the West Fork fire. I can hardly see Butts field from my house and can't see any of the Springs.
The town of South Fork might be saved according to latest news reports. All fires with the exception of Black Forest are lightning strikes. Black Forest fire is being called human caused.

Update to the West Fork fire. 60,000 acres. Slowed on its way to South Fork but now Creede is under the gun.

GHI ^^^this to answer your questions and no I did not take pics. I live about 100+ miles away from that fire but only 20 miles from the Black Forest fire which killed 2 people and burned 511 homes

short but shows the Black Forest fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU_2-inVPfI
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: Denholm on June 23, 2013, 09:36:50 AM
Eek! Stay safe.

Also, do us a favor and breathe heavily to keep filtering the air with your lungs. The rest of us don't want to breathe that. :D
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: HawkerMKII on June 30, 2013, 08:27:51 AM
South Fork fire update....100,000 acres and going strong
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: Buzzard7 on June 30, 2013, 11:46:47 AM
They are just letting it burn through the fuel. Trying to save towns or infrastructure while it goes. Pretty much the same thing happened before we had wild land fire fighters.
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: 68ZooM on June 30, 2013, 12:04:12 PM
Our company is providing logistics firefighting supplies and heavy equipment I just got my wildland firefighter certification and I'll be hauling another fire catch trailer to Colorado again that's why I haven't been online flying.
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: rpm on July 01, 2013, 07:30:04 PM
This was taken from the ISS a week ago. The fires are in SE Colorado and we were driving thru smoke in NE New Mexico.
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Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: Buzzard7 on July 01, 2013, 09:00:45 PM
That West Fork smoke parked itself over Colorado Springs for three days last week.
You should roll through the Springs and holler on chan 23 I might pick you up on the old Galaxy.
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: rpm on July 01, 2013, 09:31:33 PM
That West Fork smoke parked itself over Colorado Springs for three days last week.
You should roll through the Springs and holler on chan 23 I might pick you up on the old Galaxy.
It was a quick trip to fish in Silverthorne. Good thing we didn't chose Pagosa Springs. We're looking for a couple of lots/small acreage in the mountains for a cabin or RV.
Next time I'll give you a shout. I've got a Galaxy w/Texas Star 667. Longest DX I've made is to Tazmania. :devil
Title: Re: Colorado be burning
Post by: Buzzard7 on July 02, 2013, 08:33:13 PM
Living up at 6500 feet is sometimes a headache when the 10 meter band is wide open. The DX94 is almost a curse up here.