Yep, another fire. This one is the Lefthand Canyon fire. The evacuation area is just southwest of the still-burning Calwood fire northwest of Boulder, Colo. Lefthand Canyon runs west from north Boulder, and connects Boulder with Ward on the Peak-to-Peak Highway. At 7 pm the newest report I can find says 312 acres, and currently contained north of the canyon (not sure what that means); at 2:22 pm it was reportedly just 5 acres. Aircraft were assigned to the fire quickly because a low ceiling was keeping them off the Calwood fire. Ward and Gold Hill were ordered to evacuate, with people west of the fire being sent to Nederland.
I could do without this added tension. My brother’s house is south of the evacuation area on Sugarloaf Road between Boulder and Nederland. He’s still in the clear, but we don’t need another fire starting further south.
Not what you need – more fire.
Nope. Done with it. Unfortunately, it isn’t done with us.
Whether it helps of not, wishing/positive thinking hopes the winds don’t stir up – and all the firefighters and residents stay say
Much appreciated.
There’s a video update on both the Calwood fire and the Lefthand Canyon fire on Facebook this morning.