This was the view from my home town on Wednesday; the third day of a fire that began small and rushed through dry brush into the back country of my mountain home last week. Let me just say, we are a town now full of gratitude and humility! Our home is safe and of all the "nicest things" I could write of today, I am the most happy that my home is still here and all the town's inhabitants here to enjoy it!
This is a map that shows the vast span of the fire's path. The blue arrow is pointing to where our house is; which is also very close to where the origin of the fire was. The ridge was the stopping point for most of the flames, and the 3,000 people who came in to battle the fire were doing everything in their power to keep the flames from breaching that ridge line. More information about The Mountain Fire can be found
here, if you're interested.
All the firefighters and support crew that made their way into our town to allow us to stay where we are today are the only thing I want to praise today. No amount of thanks is enough. My home town is intact, charred in the high country, but the forest will regrow and that is a beautiful thing as well. These men and women are true heroes, and every single person in this town is grateful for each and every one of them.
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