Lois and I drove up in the mountains this morning to Estes Park for a wedding which we just attended; we go next to the reception at the Stanley Hotel--which inspired Stephen King's "The Shining." I really get chills when I near the magnificent Stanley estate, remembering King's scary movie and room 237.
Last night winds stoked up the fire that has been smoldering in Rocky Mountain National Park... since the first of October. Now highway 36 is closed to Boulder and those to the west have been evacuated. There is a heavy haze, and the smell of the smoke which hides the Rockies. Air support and 26 more fire engines are on the way.
In spite of this, the wedding was beautiful in a rustic church of the mountains. We are staying the night here; the man at the front desk assured us that: "Everything will be okay and that the firemen are working hard to keep the fire in check..."
It sounds like an intro for a Steven King thriller--we'll let you know...
Last night winds stoked up the fire that has been smoldering in Rocky Mountain National Park... since the first of October. Now highway 36 is closed to Boulder and those to the west have been evacuated. There is a heavy haze, and the smell of the smoke which hides the Rockies. Air support and 26 more fire engines are on the way.
In spite of this, the wedding was beautiful in a rustic church of the mountains. We are staying the night here; the man at the front desk assured us that: "Everything will be okay and that the firemen are working hard to keep the fire in check..."
It sounds like an intro for a Steven King thriller--we'll let you know...
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