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Thanks, it's not very close to my house in downtown Colorado Springs, but they have evacuated most of Manitou Springs. Huge hit for tourist industry--Pike's Peak is closed (highway and cog railroad), many attractions in the area, hotels, etc...

Evacuation area map:
http://goo.gl/maps/Qtaf

by asdf on Sun Jun 24th, 2012 at 08:59:03 AM EST
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The whole area around a national monument closed down. No close encounters scheduled, are there ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Jun 24th, 2012 at 09:49:08 AM EST
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Prep for an alien landing, you mean? Could be. Lots of mysterious stuff goes on out here. Secret markings inside Denver International Airport, military bases with UFO connections, underground tunnels.

Last week, aircraft operations when fighting another nearby fire were suspended when some of the airplanes were hit by meteorites...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57457571/meteor-reports-briefly-ground-aerial-assault-on-colorad o-wildfire/

by asdf on Sun Jun 24th, 2012 at 10:46:01 AM EST
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asdf,
Here's the fire forum that we like for inside info. http://wlfhotlist.com/threads/27538-CO-PSF-Waldo-Canyon
It's the wildfire firefighters list.

by ElaineinNM on Sun Jun 24th, 2012 at 10:41:21 AM EST
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Thanks, that's a good site...

by asdf on Sun Jun 24th, 2012 at 10:47:10 AM EST
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http://www.kktv.com/video/live I'd be packing if I lived in those houses!

by ElaineinNM on Sun Jun 24th, 2012 at 02:04:15 PM EST
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