Steve - Nature is gorgeous and cruel. However, every single one of these fires has been man created, not "natural" (lightning/etc). Usually by (Zuzu's gonna get mad now) careless smokers flicking a cigarette butt out the window while driving. I've seen it too often and my own father has created a couple of fires that way. When it gets this damned dry, there will be alerts that ask people to call *CSP (Colorado State Police) if they see someone throwing out a cigarette out their car window w/the license plate as it's a ticketable offense, especially if it causes an actual fire.
No wind today, so hopefully the fires will be brought under control soon.
http://www.9news.com/news/loca... It's up to 1125 acres from a little bitty 5 acre fire on Sunday.
