What a strange 2 days it's been. Arriving back in Denver from Austin, TX yesterday, we were greeted by a plume of smoke stretching toward our car from the Boulder Foothills. Fast forward 45 minutes, and we had reached Boulder and were driving under an enormous cloud to get out to our house in Gunbarrel. Tiny particles of ash fell on us and the light was orange through the smoke. Fortunately, we are several highways and outside of the forest (approx. 9 miles from the fire), so we found out we're not in danger. But it's wild seeing the sky lit up with smoke and an orange glow over the hill at night and then hazy smoke clouds during the day. It also smells like an intense camp fire anywhere you go, even inside. So far, the fire has burned 3500 acres and countless houses but it seems no one was hurt.
We are safe and not in the fire zone. We're keeping track of course, and I registered us for emergency updates to be texted to us from the County. If you want more info or to keep track with us, here's where we're getting our info:
wildfiretoday.com/
Boulder Fire - Google Maps
Here's what we were seeing yesterday on our drive home
Love you guys
7 comments:
That is totally wild. (punny!)
First, I'm really really glad you guys are safe, how tragic for people who've lost their homes or have been displaced. Second, are folks saying that this is a global warming/ humans fucking things up fire or a naturally occurring/ econogically beneficial in the long term fire? Third, on the up side now you don't have to throw down for one of those high-end soy candles in the "firewood" scent. Fourth, why were you in Austin? Tilley-Manulik abode #5? Darth called me to let me know that he's really uphappy with how few climates he's been exposed to and he'd really like it if you could throw "tundra," "amazonian" and/or "subsaharan" into the mix.
Stay safe and head to Sam's Club to stock up on marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate.
Sorry, I know that's not funny for people who are actually affected.
Maybe it's a good time to bring back to smokey eye?
Ok. Seriously done. I promise.
well, i was going to comment, but then i saw erica's post, and i'm not sure how to follow that.
which, really, is how i approach erica in general. tokar: a tough act to follow.
anyway, be safe nnt-m :) we love you all (except ziggy doesn't love darth -- but otherwise, love is all the mcspadden-jhirad household has for you guys), so try to stay only medium-rare.
can that be my new tag line? I like it because it sounds like a compliment, but probably isn't.
moreover, it is i, fair spadden, that is merely an appatizer- - your firecrotch will always be our main course.
(Hooray! Another pun! Oral sex and disastrous acts of God! Sorry again, my bad, work is boring... cheerio.)
1. HAHAHAHAHA
2. Fires should occur naturally, but there's been a no fire thing law for the past 3 years. So that, plus the beetle epidemic (natural) that is running rampant through the forests means an over abundance of dead, dry timber. So a bit of both, human and natural causes. Although, I think the cause of the fire was an accident (car crash) by a human. So in the grand scheme of things was probably more human caused...
2. Firecrotch!
Oh dear dear dear. I am glad you are not in the fire's path, Nicky. Kind of a neat experience to have though? Makes a good tale for grandchildren?
I feel that way about both Tokar and 'Spadden's posts.
Update: this the biggest fire in Boulder history. Unfortunately, tonight it jumped towards the city; the winds have been high. We're still good, but being this close is pretty unsettling. Hurricanes, snowapalooza sure- but this fire thing is a whole nother beast.
Oh shoot, oh shoot. Fill the tub up and lay in it!!
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