WALDO CANYON FIRE: Hell in the rearview mirror
This was the view from Chapel Hills Mall when the Waldo Canyon Fire exploded down into Colorado Springs' foothills neighborhood of Mountain Shadows on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. . On Tuesday, June 26, I...
View ArticleWALDO CANYON FIRE: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Dozens of homes on Courtney Drive in the center of the photo were burned to the ground by the Waldo Canyon fire on June 26, 2012, as the inferno exploded down the foothills and into the Colorado...
View ArticleAS FLYING W SMOLDERS, RUSS WOLFE PERSEVERES
Russ Wolfe, owner of the Flying W Ranch, surveys damage from the Waldo Canyon fire. The mosaic in front of him was part of the Ute Theater in downtown Coloraodo Springs. He salvaged much of the...
View ArticleHELP THE PIKES PEAK REGION SHAKE THE STINK
. For days after the Waldo Canyon fire, my Jeep smelled like smoke. I couldn’t get the stink out. The entire Pikes Peak Region is experiencing the same phenomenon. It can’t shake the stink of the...
View ArticleSHOCKING WALDO CANYON FIRE ANIMATION
The top photo shows the Waldo Canyon Fire on Monday, June 25 as it burned above Colorado Springs. The bottom shows the fire after it exploded Tuesday, June 26, and roared down the foothills into...
View ArticleIS PLEASANT VALLEY COUPLE ON DOORSTEP OF DISASTER?
. Since 1976, Frank and Barbara Sanders have lived quietly on the northern edge of Pleasant Valley along the banks of Camp Creek, giving them a front-row seat to Rock Ledge Ranch and Garden of the...
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