read full article here Pagosa Springs Daily News: In the Line of Fire, Part One
"The Little Sand Fire, which was started by lightning on Sunday, May 13, is now estimated at 77 acres in size... The naturally ignited wildfire is currently being managed for its natural resource benefits in a remote, defined area."
— Official U.S. Forest Service press release, Wednesday, May 23
Once again, the little town of Pagosa Springs awoke to the smell of smoke. Today, Thursday, May 31 — eighteen days after the first reports of a wildfire in the rugged hills above the Little Sand Creek, about 14 air miles from downtown Pagosa Springs — the fire continues to burn, and has grown in size to more than 3,700 acres. Smoke and ash continue to fill the air just west of the Piedra River bridge, maybe two miles from some of my friends' homes at the north end of Piedra Road up in Hinsdale County.
The fire is currently about eight miles from our little suburban community at Hatcher Lake.
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