The High Park fire in Fort Collins, still only 10% contained, has burned over 46,000 acres and added a campfire smell to life in my ‘hood — more than an hour away from the fire. 4 days of haze and smoke – done, check. Ready to move on to something new.
Don’t worry (next week’s) visitors! I’m re-planning your Colorado vacation to limit smoke exposure. Our state is HUGE — so many things to see and do. Western Slope is more than 3 hours west — no smoke there 🙂
High Park (Ft Collins) fire
UPDATE (6.17.2012): Fire still only 20% contained and expects to burn through the summer (until snow flies again). Crazy to think that my April 7th Greyrock Mountain hike no longer exists. The mountain of course would still be there but all vegetation is gone. It’s nature’s way, but mighty destructive.
Red-flag warning up for High Park fire that already burned 181 homes
Find courage USA – don’t be afraid of change! Taxation is not the only way to fund American socialism.
North Dakota considers eliminating property tax
Quote I find most disheartening, unforgiving:
“It’s mind-boggling, really,” he said, in an interview, of the effects of such a ban. “We’d be changing everything, frankly.”
Our generation is college-educated and were MIND-BOGGLED over change? Our founding fathers were home-schooled on slates yet formed a nation. What happened to our COURAGE? When did WE evolve into the Roman Empire destined to unravel?
We learned taxation from the English. 250 years later, how ’bout an American solution? Learn from history, take from history, do not scan-copy doctrine from generations past. Come on — someone else catch fire. Get involved!
THEY really don’t have the solutions. THEY don’t climb mountains. THEY’VE completely lost touch — and like any muscle…have lost the ability, the ability to govern.
Our generation: we’re not afraid to lead — just painfully complacent. Get inspired!
