Fire in the Bighorn Mountains

[Engorgeous George 2,331]

80,000 acres ablaze 11 miles from a home I own in Story Wy.  Weather relief by way of rain and snow is not in the cards for at least 48 hours.  The prevailing winds and topography have it likely moving towards Story.  The Home is a family home originally built by my wife's grandfather.  The home is log construction as is the barn and tack shed and stables.  The current renter just notified me he recieved a pre-evacuation order.  The nice thing is the property is on the right side of a road and a stream so the area may be defensible.  If not, well there is insurance.  I think my wife's brother and sister are happy I bought the home off of them a few years back.  If it burns I will rebuild. 

[Hawkeye21 2,400]

Good luck.  I hope somehow it avoids your home.

[thegeneral 3,229]

Be safe, buddy. Beautiful country there. 

[Engorgeous George 2,331]

3 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Be safe, buddy. Beautiful country there. 

I am down in Colorado so no worries for myself, just the property.  Unlike folks in N. Carolina this is not my primary residence so I will have inconvenience and my wife will suffer some emotional loss, but in the end we will be just fine.  Some of our neighbors there will not be nearly so luck.  also there is a water treatment plant and a fish hatchery which are both threatened which could effect fishing in Wyoming for years to come and could really cripple Sheridan.  I was going to be up there next week to do a bit of hunting, but not now.

[Engorgeous George 2,331]

6 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Good luck.  I hope somehow it avoids your home.

I worry more about the general area than the second home.  The area is quite beautiful and after fire will come rain and snow runoff which will fould streams and lakes for some time and the fire will also reduce ahbitat for a few years, though often in the aftermath the land produces miricles of meados and wildflowers supporting renewed animal life.  

[thegeneral 3,229]

13 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

I am down in Colorado so no worries for myself, just the property.  Unlike folks in N. Carolina this is not my primary residence so I will have inconvenience and my wife will suffer some emotional loss, but in the end we will be just fine.  Some of our neighbors there will not be nearly so luck.  also there is a water treatment plant and a fish hatchery which are both threatened which could effect fishing in Wyoming for years to come and could really cripple Sheridan.  I was going to be up there next week to do a bit of hunting, but not now.

That’s good news I suppose. Hopefully no family stuff or irreplaceable stuff in there. Good luck to all up there.

[Hawkeye21 2,400]

24 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

I worry more about the general area than the second home.  The area is quite beautiful and after fire will come rain and snow runoff which will fould streams and lakes for some time and the fire will also reduce ahbitat for a few years, though often in the aftermath the land produces miricles of meados and wildflowers supporting renewed animal life.  

That’s the beauty of nature. It has a habit of recreating itself after something like a fire.