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Re: Spring Creek Fire

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thank you so so so so much for sharing donation links!!! =D>
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Bad news last night...

http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/bre ... on-raising
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This sucks.
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Re: Spring Creek Fire

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justiner wrote:This sucks.
Amen to that. I had quite the visceral reaction as I was driving north from Taos towards Ft. Garland on Saturday.

Not a silver lining, and not trying to sound insensitive; but the fire is making for some fascinating photography.
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I haven't read this anywhere official, just a facebook page from some folks in the Cuchara area, but they are saying containment has gone up to 35%. Hopefully that is correct, as it would be substantial progress!
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Spring Creek Fire seen from the summit of Little Bear, Wednesday, July 4th.
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Here's a brand new mapping program. There is a detailed fire progression tab and smoke forecast, although the smoke forecast isn't quite working for me on my computer.

http://nifc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSer ... 543c5aebec
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Looks like Hwy 160 is going to reopen Saturday at 2pm.

On my way up from TX, Hwy 69 was open at the time (it’s closed to their traffic now). I was able to speak to one of the residents watching the fire come over the ridge. They didn’t seem worried much at the time, but I presume by now they’ve had to evacuate. Image attached is from their property.
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pfiore1 wrote:Here's a brand new mapping program. There is a detailed fire progression tab and smoke forecast, although the smoke forecast isn't quite working for me on my computer.

http://nifc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSer ... 543c5aebec

Thanks! Very helpful for us looking to hike the Sangres.
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Re: Spring Creek Fire

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Cuchara Village.jpg
Cuchara still stands another day! Only the firefighters are allowed in at this point. A HUGE thank you for their hard work!! This fire truck is parked in front of the Dog Bar. Maybe a well deserved brew?
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Re: Spring Creek Fire

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I've been watching this progress on the fire map


but I haven't read much about what's going on right now.

from the look of it though -- this fire may be pushing towards the spanish peaks? seems like this could really reach a new shitty level if it manages to do that.
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jibler wrote:I've been watching this progress on the fire map


but I haven't read much about what's going on right now.

from the look of it though -- this fire may be pushing towards the spanish peaks? seems like this could really reach a new shitty level if it manages to do that.
They're largely just performing mopup operations at this point. Not a lot of fire activity expected. I think we can feel mostly assured that that any further/significant growth with this fire is done with.

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5875/
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