Smoke from wildfires

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Smoke from wildfires

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I was looking at maps and forecasts for smoke this weekend to see what areas are affected. Answer - all of them ](*,) . Looks like pretty much the entire state in listed as a smoke zone. Of course prevailing winds may alter this some here and there but it looks to be the worst smoke season in years.
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Wasn’t the best in the sawatch, certainly cut down the views. Kinda of becoming normalized unfortunately
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I was in the Sawatch Weds and it was horrible. Gave me a headache it was so bad.
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desertdog wrote: Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:12 pm I was in the Sawatch Weds and it was horrible. Gave me a headache it was so bad.
Well that sucks. Was planning on K49 tomorrow. Wondering if we should head south to the SDC range or if it would even make a difference....
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Re: Smoke from wildfires

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I live in Santa Fe and it lasted until past Alamosa. That said it wasn’t too bad Tuesday when I drove up. May the winds be forever in your favor. :)
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