Into the fire

I blogged the last few images a little bit out of order. Understand that I was slinging four cameras the weekend of the 7th when I was at the hot springs; three cameras in rotation for the wedding I shot, and a creaky old Nikon D300 that I use for the blog and personal snapshots. The pictures I posted last week and yesterday were taken with one of the pro cameras. I'd forgotten about the ones I took with my old beater! So here's a shot I took on the drive there -- if I'd been blogging in proper sequence, this would have been first. Yes, that's a wildfire, just one of the many that have been burning all over the state for the last several weeks. I could see it from miles away, and as I headed westward, it loomed closer and closer. When I reached the junction of highways 24 and 285 I was forbidden to turn north. It's a good thing I was headed south! This was the Weston Pass Fire, I believe, near Fairplay in Park County, and as of the 11th it was mostly under control. We've had a rough fire season and summer is only halfway gone. Please remember to use your ashtrays, friends, and no firecrackers or open fires out there! We don't need any more loss of property, habitat or life!