Pictures Of Poudre River And The High Park Fire Damage

[Tim Smith]

Took a trip up the Poudre River today to see how it is faring in the aftermath of the High Park fire (136 square miles burned and 250 homes destroyed).

It wasn't pretty, but the news wasn't all bad. Fort Collins is resuming use of the Poudre for drinking water this week.

http://brooksmith.blogspot.com/2012/09/high-park-fire-beginning-recovery.html

[gramps50]

Nice read and great photos, thanks for the update on the region.

[Tim Smith]

Thanks, Gramps.

[ness]

I know I'm only seeing a small slice, but that doesn't look as bad as I would have thought. But, what do I know. I'm sure it's plenty bad for the folks that lost their homes, livelihoods, retreats, etc.

[Tim Smith]

That was my reaction too, Ness. 250 burned homes is a pretty awful, but quite a bit is already being rebuilt. The stream was beat to heck but the fire itself was pretty scattered. It's not 136 square miles of charred woods. I'm sure there are bad pockets I didn't see but in general there is plently of standing timber even in the burn zones.