Colorado - High Park Fire

[chuckd4735]

Ankeny smells like oregano.

My favorite days are when you're driving up I-35 and you get a nice smell of cinnamon, followed by a sudden stench of ****.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Garlic salt

Is that it? It's kind of a pleasant smell, though I'm not sure I'd want to smell it every day (it seems to vary in intensity based on the wind, etc).

 

[wartknight]

Is that it? It's kind of a pleasant smell, though I'm not sure I'd want to smell it every day (it seems to vary in intensity based on the wind, etc).

I live on the NW side of town and can count on 1 hand the amount of times (Outside the one winter where they used donated leftover garlic salt on the streets) I've smelled anything from Tone's.
Not a bad smell at all, but not nearly as good as living in Waverly when the Nestle factory was rolling.

 

[cytheguy]

Taking the family out to Colorado Springs next week. Anyone know if the fires are anywhere near there?

 

[drlove]

Taking the family out to Colorado Springs next week. Anyone know if the fires are anywhere near there?

Long ways from Colorado Springs.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I live on the NW side of town and can count on 1 hand the amount of times (Outside the one winter where they used donated leftover garlic salt on the streets) I've smelled anything from Tone's.
Not a bad smell at all, but not nearly as good as living in Waverly when the Nestle factory was rolling.

The place I usually notice is at our Ankeny showroom across from Karl Chevrolet. Probably about a 1 in 8 chance of catching a smell on the breeze.

 

[isukendall]

Fire was officially started by lightning.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

250 ground and engine crews are fighting the fire (reported this number is now 400 as of this morning). There are 15 engines on scene.

Sounds like 200 more will be there tomorrow.

 

[drlove]

Obviously doesn't affect many of you in Iowa, but thought some may take interest in some of these pics I took today of the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins, CO. Started Saturday morning and was 14,000+ acres as of this morning (Sunday). High winds will keep this one growing for awhile, they're evacuating places all over in the mountains. My house smells like campfire, and I plan to wake up with my car covered by ash. May not come for awhile, but lets hope for no winds and some rain ASAP.

Titles for pics:
1) Looking north in Old Town, Fort Collins
2) View from top of Horsetooth Reservoir looking east over town
3) View from top of Horsetooth Reservoir looking north over lake, the closest area of the fire
4) View from my front door

Wow, you can really smell the smoke from the fire in buildings in Broomfield about 60 miles south of the fire.
Hope they make some headway on fighting the fire today.

 

[Cy4Patriots]

Any update on this one?

 

[cyclonedave25]

According to this article on CBS, the Waldo Canyon fire is now 45% contained.
National Guard helps patrol Colorado fire damage - CBS News

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Any update on this one?

High Park is 100% contained:

High Park Fire Now 100 Percent Contained