Tag: San Juan National Forest
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Observations of a wildfire lookout: Eyes in the sky for vast Four Corners area | RICK FREIMUTH
The writers Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder and Norman McLean all staffed high-elevation fire lookouts in the West — their experiences rich fuel for their work. But Jack Kerouac’s reaction makes me smile. After he searched for smokes from Desolation Peak Lookout in Washington during one summer in the 1950s, Kerouac complained that his brain was…
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Plumtaw fire now over 600 acres
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Plumtaw fire north of Pagosa Springs has grown to over 600 acres and was still zero percent contained, the U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday. The agency said the fire had reached Fourmile Road, and firefighters were trying to stop the flames from spreading west…
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Popular alpine lake in Colorado to stay closed for summer
While it’s prime time for high-alpine adventure in Colorado, one destination will remain closed this summer. The U.S. Forest Service expects the Ice Lakes area in the state’s southwest mountains to be off-limits until Sept. 15, according to an agency news release. This part of the backcountry near Silverton has been closed since last October,…
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Colorado traditions could be different this summer: ‘The nature of camping has changed’
Last summer, Jed Botsford was camping in a lesser-known canyon in Colorado’s lesser-explored San Luis Valley when he was surprised to see a group driving in to join him. They were from Denver. Wow, thought Botsford, a resident of Bayfield, about two hours away. “Isn’t this drive from Denver like five hours?” he recalled asking.…