Ghost Town Photograph

During the late 2020 Colorado wildfire season, a series of significant wildfires burned almost at will in the Rocky Mountains. In a part of the Poudre Canyon west of Ft. Collins, the Cameron Peak Fire burned over 200,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire recorded in the state of Colorado surpassing the Pine Gulch Fire, previously the largest. Shown here, the Cameron Peak fire ignited on August 13 on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests near Cameron Pass and Chambers Lake. Burning in heavy timber over rugged terrain, high winds combined with critically dry fuels drove the growth of the fire. This photograph was made from the western side of Loveland, Colorado looking northwest toward the fire. Although many houses in the area required evacuation, the ones in the foreground survived while others did not. Further west, on the opposite slope of the continental divide, the East Troublesome Fire near Grand Lake, Colorado also experienced explosive growth on October 21 creating a huge pyrocumulonimbus cloud that rose to about 40,000 feet. This fire was about 37 percent contained as of November 5, 2020. A couple married for 68 years who wanted to stay with their dream home adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park died in the East Troublesome Fire after refusing evacuation help from friends, family and local authorities, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Office. The East Troublesome Fire invaded parts of Rocky Mountain National Park on both the western and eastern slopes of the Continental Divide. Currently Rocky Mountain National Park is partially closed to the public. Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Image copyright 2020 Jon Burch Photography.

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Size:36 W x 24 H x 0.1 D in

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