I lost my house in the 2012 high park fire. It was surrounded by trees both live and dead. We stayed till the fire was pretty close and started to surround the house. Burning pine cones and embers were falling all around us. That fire jumped 16 miles in one night.
We rebuilt and did a lot of mitigation just like Bob.
When the Cameron Peak fire started it was 40 Miles to the Northwest. In three nights it was almost at our door step 2 miles away pushed by 70 MPH winds. It was like looking into the gates of hell. Fortunately the wind switched to coming from the North and the fire blew right past us.
I can see why the forest service closed all GMU units. I would not want to be camped in the woods within a 100 miles of these fires. Winds switch and its right in your face. Nothing survives a fire pushed by high winds
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So its a shame to drive out here and not be able to hunt but there are a lot of people that have lost a lot more.
Lefty C
