Unfortunately, I got to test my limits today on forest fires. The Waldo Canyon fire near Manitou Springs, CO is about 50 miles from us in a straight line. There isn't any danger in Pueblo, but we are getting some smoke.

Information is delayed, but it appears like it grew to a few hundred acres in the first 8 hours. Overnight, it officially grew 2 1/2 miles, but from what I see on the TV station it has grown maybe double that.

The problem is, I can see from my deck the smoke is pretty heavy over the area we were going to go hiking. I decided to paint my bathroom instead.

There is currently a live feed of the fire here: http://www.kktv.com/video/live
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