This picture was taken at about Noon. Just 1/2 an hour after the fire was first reported. Dan took this from our back patio.

The big news for today is that there is a big fire on Casper Mountain. It started about 1130am and has burned about 200 acres. There are several homes on Casper Mountain and they are all being evacuated and have closed Casper Mountain Road.

The smoke is unbelievable. On the 6:00 pm news they said it was at 200 acres and there were 100 fire fighters working the fire along with two helicopters doing water drops.

I will attach some pictures. Dan took some pictures at Noon around when the fire first started, then at 2pm and just again at 8pm. It has really grown. It's kind of unnerving seeing it so close to our house, but it has a long way to go. The smoke plume is just so big.

Dan figures at night we will be able to see some flames or at least the glow of the fire. I hope no one's home burns. There is also a lot of livestock up there, mostly horses.

On another note, my blood pressure is way up today and I'm feeling pretty good. Dan goes into therapy tomorrow to get his new knee brace. The one he has now is neoprene and is black, it is very hot and also pushes his knee the wrong way. So, he is getting a new one.