Waldo Canyon Fire, June 26, 2012

A quick video I took this afternoon, June 26 2012, of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs at the foot of Pikes Peak. This is the fire that forced the evacuation of Manitou Springs the other day. It is one of several fires currently burning in the State. I took this from my roof, which is 5-10 miles from the fire but offers a good view of the entire area. The main road West goes through that valley - Waldo is a canyon off the main valley - and it has been closed for two days. There really isn't an alternate route, you either go north through Denver or South over rough roads if you want to head West into the mountains right now. I had to detour through Black Canyon on Sunday, which was quite an adventure, but great for taking pictures. I hiked Waldo Canyon this past Spring and have many pictures which I also will be sharing. It sure won't look the same after this devastation, but at least I can show the beauty that was.