More pictures

 It's been a hard day as I've come to the realization that some wonderful hiking trails are gone.  I'm thrilled that no lives nor structures have been lost.  I'm less than thrilled with my anxiety level every time I see a whiff of smoke.  Maybe PTSD from the 2012, 2013 forest fires in Colorado Springs.

Some photos from today:

my panic tonight - this view from Camp
Bird Road appeared to be a new flare-up

Looking north, a clear delineation between
clear sky and smoke from us all the way 
to Grand Junction

Leaving Montrose, all that smoke was my first 
clear realization those hiking trails were gone

Firefighters are heroes!  Can you imagine
climbing this to get to the hotspot with all
that equipment?  Picture is at Whispering
Pines Bridge