The Hayman Fire in Lake George, Colorado - June 12, 2002
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The fire doesn't look that bad from Divide (Route 67 & 24)
looking northwest, but right now over 85,000 acres have burned ... twice the size of Washington D.C.! |
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Upon approaching Lake George, things get very smoky! Look how gray that is! |
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It smelled like a really large campfire outside! At the center of town, only local residents are allowed to proceed. |
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We sat at a friend's house across in Lake George and there was a large explosion of black smoke that suddenly rose behind the mountain. |
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Many of the firefighters are camping out in the town park - it looks like it's own little community. |
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Those are my two friends, John and Kenn, who are part of the same church as mine. |
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In some parts, there was a distinctly orange glaze. |
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The same view, except this time I zoomed out and turned the camera vertically. |
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I am going to say something rather serious here. Any structure north of Route 24 in Lake George is in serious trouble. |
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A boy nicknamed "Big Al" uses binoculars to watch the fire. |
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An estimation of the fire's boundaries as of 9 am on Wednesday, June 12. I included a rough estimation of the vicinity of Boki's cabin. |
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Airplanes flew around all day attempt to thwart the fire. |
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Helicopters too! |
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One last shot of the haze in Lake George. |
