Smoke and Haze
The Big Fish fire near Steamboat Springs (approx. 200 mi NNW of Four Mile) blew up yesterday to 3000 acres. Smoke spread eastward over the Front Range near Ft. Collins, Loveland and Denver. Had people from all over calling 911! When the front blew though from the north last night it brought a lot of smoke and haze down to us in four Mile.

So it looks like there is a fire nearby, but it there is no fire near Four Mile. All this junk in the air is from the Big Fish fire near Steamboat.

The fire is officially known as the Lost Green Complex and apparantly includes the Lost Lakes, Green Creek and Big Fish fires. They started (lightening) in early July. The Forest Service has been letting them burn because they have not been threatening structures and were in a wilderness area. Also, due to the precipitation we've had recently, they have not been burning very quickly. Sorta like turning a wildfire into a controlled burn...

Well, the Big Fish ate Trappers Lake Lodge last night! I think the Forest Service might start to get serious about putting this thing out.