Thomas_3
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Fire Update
Oct 22, 2020,13:47 PM
The fires in Colorado continue to burn and get worse, Part of Lyons and Estes Park are under mandatory
evacuation orders and there is a fire on the west side of RMNP and the park has been closed to visitors.
If that fire continues it could change the park forever. Our son & his girlfriend are still in the crosshairs,
but no immediate danger, at least as I type this.
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Fire Update
By: Thomas_3 : October 22nd, 2020-13:47
The fires in Colorado continue to burn and get worse, Part of Lyons and Estes Park are under mandatory evacuation orders and there is a fire on the west side of RMNP and the park has been closed to visitors. If that fire continues it could change the park...
This is very humbling...
By: ArmisT : October 22nd, 2020-14:00
The uncertainty of the fires is unsettling and the stress palpable; I’m sorry you and your family are having to deal with this, as well as all the other residents in that region. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Hopefully the homes and families will be safe; the wilderness will return
By: cazalea : October 22nd, 2020-16:01
It's extremely traumatic to see the fires, but the landscape and animals will rebound... we know all too well from the wildfires that have swept across our county over the 50 years I have lived here. Debris from fires 20 miles away on our car Fast-moving ...
Estes is a great place to visit,
By: Thomas_3 : October 22nd, 2020-17:27
BUT we have found the best time to go is in the fall. Much fewer tourists, as school is back in session and the fall weather is much to cool for many. We like the fall weather, changing Aspens and fewer crowds. Elk are coming down from the high country an...